New Delhi: In the backdrop of attacks on
Indian students in Australia, the government will soon make it
mandatory for education agents to get themselves registered
with it to help track the whereabouts of students and ensure
that they are not cheated.
Secretary in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs K
Mohandas said government will soon come out with a "foolproof"
mechanism in coordination with Australian Government to ensure
quality education for Indian students in that country.
"We will soon make it compulsory for education agents
to register themselves with the Ministry. We are determined to
create a foolproof mechanism so that Indian students get
quality education there and do not land in trouble," Mohandas
said.
He said the government is also concerned about some
students taking the route of some vocational courses in some
ordinary institutes to get permanent residency in the country.
"There will be foolproof mechanism under which there
will be some sort of monitoring. The Australian side is also
working on this mechanism," he said.
The Australian government has recently expressed its
unhappiness over the quality of Indian students going to the
country.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, September 08, 2009, 15:21