WE DON'T REQUIRE AN APPROVAL FROM ANYWHERE: RIOS BOARD
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The education system of India has taken a shape wherein there seems to be no need for a board to get approved by the ministry of HRD to become a board and start awarding senior and higher secondary certificates. Anyone, who has got political power and government support, can declare itself a valid board at anytime without having the MHRD approval. Neither police will ready to investigate the case nor will the government bodies see any ill in such operations. One is distributing certificates for money and police is waiting for criminal complaints. All of it makes for the worst scene on educational front. Ministries and police department are noted shifting responsibilities on one another. It was the news Published in the last issue of the magazine about RIOS being valid or a not valid board ? with various inconsistencies and misconduct of practices that some strict actions were expected which the government has failed to take. Either it permits provision of certificates without holding examination or it doesn’t want to bring the truth out.
As the news was first broken by the iConnect in its Aug volume, this so-called open-school board RIOS (Rural Institute of Open Schooling), registered as a society under the societies registration Act XXI of 1860 govt. of NCT of Delhi, thousands of students belonging to rural areas of India; at more than 50 information centers/ examination centers/ study centers; under the ODL (Open and Distance Learning) system. The RIOS is not registered with COBSE (Council of Boards of Secondary Education) either, as COBSE denies having given an approval to the RIOS.
Now, the first question that people ask is, “Can an NGO or a society registered under a state Act be authorized to award certificates/ marks-sheets by itself as a valid board?”
The RIOS director Mr. vikas , in his statement, had remarked that RIOS provides certificates to students in secondary classes without needing them to appear for writing the examinations, which people could not digest and asked, “How can a board provide certificates without examination; and how can it not be in the knowledge of the MHRD, when RIOS openly declares to be running with more than 50 centers throughout country, having taken admissions of many thousand students?”
POLICE ALWAYS WAITING FOR COMPLAINTS
The police team, when contacted, informed that they cannot even start investigating about a case unless a criminal complaint is lodged. On the other hand, government body which is established only to govern educational sector, the MHRD, seems backing out by saying that they do not have anything to do with these cases is criminal as it is the responsibility of the Police to deal with the matter. The way how the top government bodies and regulators should behave. If the MHRD will not take the matter into concern, who else will be there for the students? If the police will keep waiting for complaints, how come law and order could be maintained?
People say that even if a certificate provided without examination is valid and unapproved board, still how can a board say that documents/ certificates provided by it are valid in jobs and for admission in M.B.B.S, B.D.S, LLB ect, without the board being approved by an authorized body?
‘poor’ students, who have aspirations and want to make themselves, their parents and the country proud by achieving the greatest feats, get trapped in the mix of all the maligning actions of few ill-thinking individuals. Those with authority don’t take concerning issues seriously. There is a famous adage “might is right” which suits the RIOS issue perfectly. Those with power in their hands are never the sufferers. They can cheat the ‘weak’ and could get away with it.
Fight for Students
Students cannot take the fight to the upper level should not mean they have no right to know the truth. They demand for truth to come out. If the RIOS is an approved and authorized board, the MHRD must declare it by including the name on its website or else boards like RIOS must shut immediately, say the people in anger and frustration.
NEW WAY TO PRINT MONEY IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION
The RIOS also approves its franchisee, open study center/ information center/ examination center on payment of Rs. 25000 and to be a regional center or state coordinator on paying Rs. 5 lakhs as processing fee. It is headquartered in a small block in the Laxmi Nagar area of East Delhi.
CONSTITUTION IS SAME LAW IS DIFFERENT
The matter is also in the knowledge of the Delhi police, but they have not taken it into consideration while they boast of being alert 24x7. Earlier, many of fake-certificate scams have been busted by various police departments. There was a case at the start of 2013 wherein Visakhapatnam Police had arrested every person involved and ceased approx 600 degrees/ certificates. Delhi police boasting of being busy in maintaining the law and order have been beaten by the fraudulent acts of only a few people running a setup.
The reason behind police’s not taking corrective steps could be the power and authority of those who are conducting the whole educational scandal. If the people in public-service and protection do not have any accountability of what all is going on, who else can be held responsible for the mishaps that happen every now and then? There is a lot of hue and cry about various other subjects but no one is there to think about future and career of students. While everyone, from politicians, official working within government systems to other people, considers that it is the youth that shapes the future of a nation; it is not acceptable if few people with malicious acts are playing with their sentiments, are destroying their aspirations and distorting their dreams.
The government authorities and regulatory bodies must take RIOS matter into consideration and should act tough on those who are trying to destroy people’s faith in the system.
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