The State School and Mass Education department has banned fixing of banners or posters for publicity of coaching centres near the High School Certificate (HSE) examination centres. It has been noticed that several coaching centres are putting up posters near the HSE examination centres and also distributing pushing cards and leaflets for their advertising purpose. This causes dilution of attention of the examinees, said departmental Additional Secretary RN Nayak in a circular on Monday.
In this context, Nayak has issued a letter to all District Education Officers directing them to take necessary steps to prohibit fixing of banners, posters of various coaching centres in front of gates, boundaries and prohibited areas of the examination centres.
Earlier, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has banned running of integrated courses that combine subjects in the school syllabus and coaching classes for various competitive examinations in schools.