'Tel to complete edu institutes permission process by Apr 30'

The Telangana government today decided to complete by April 30 the process of granting permissions and recognition to educational institutes for the next academic year.
The decision was taken as educational institutions are now applying for different permissions without any regulation on time, leading to various problems and irregularities, Deputy Chief Minister K Srihari, who handles education portfolio, said.
No applications would be entertained after April 20, he said.
Srihari was speaking after a review with officials on the decisions taken by the education department in the last 40 months and plans for the future.
The state government is initiating various reforms in the education department to ensure that students get quality education, the minister said.

Srihari said he has asked the officials to prepare plans by December 10 this year for implementation in the next academic year.
The common entrance tests for admissions into higher educational institutions would be conducted online from the next academic year, he said.
The private and corporate educational institutions should not conduct classes during holidays and they need to obtain permission if they want to conduct classes for entrance tests in summer, he added.