Fine of nearly Rs 34 lakh imposed on NCFSC group of institution: Officials

A hefty penalty of nearly Rs 34.05 lakh has been imposed NCFSC group of institution by the state's educational commission for violating the regulations of a teacher education programme, officials said.

Seventeen institutions have admitted students in two years Diploma in Nursery Teacher Training (DNTT) and one-year Nursery Teacher Training (NTT) courses after getting affiliation from NCFSC in violation of Regulations on National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), the officials said.

Declaring the admissions as invalid, the double bench of the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPEIRC), comprising Chairman and member, Major General (Retd) Atul Kaushik and Sashi Kant Sharma directed the erring 17institutions to refund the fee with nine per cent interest.

The HPPEIRC imposed a penalty of Rs 34,05,480 on the NCFSC group of institutions, kaushik said.

The fee charged for DNTT and NTT course was Rs 38,940 and Rs 24,780 and the total fee recovered