“The Ministry of Education has issued guidelines stating that students under 16 years old are not allowed to enrol in coaching institutions or receive home tuition. Non-compliance is said to be a punishable offence. The central government has mandated that each state government is required to implement these guidelines”
What FACTLY found
The Ministry of Education issued guidelines on 16 January 2024, stating that coaching centres are required to hire tutors with at least a graduation qualification. Enrollment of students under the age of 16 is prohibited. These measures have been introduced to address the increasing incidents of suicides and to control the unregulated growth of private institutions. However, these guidelines set by the Indian government will only be enforceable if individual state governments decide to adopt ...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 January 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 March 2024, 42 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.