Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to put brakes on illegal tuition centres and home tuitions, the Commissioner of Public Instruction Dr. R. Vishal recently instructed all BEOs and DDPIs in the State to stop the menace of illegal tutorials.

In a circular dated Oct. 18, the Commissioner has stated that the President of Private Educational Institutions’ Federation, Bengaluru, had given a written complaint urging to stop the menace of illegal tutorials.

The Commissioner has further stated that it is necessary for tuition centres to register their centres under Karnataka Education Act, 1983, as per the Government order dated May 5, 2003 and the Deputy Director has been appointed as the Registration Authority.

The circular further states that the rules in detail has been mentioned in the Karnataka Tutorial Institutions Registration and Regulations Rules, 2001 and accordingly, for the registration of tutorials teaching students from 1st standard to 6th standard and from 7th standard to 10th standard, the concerned District Deputy Director is the Registration Authority.