Monitoring committees have been formed to prevent charging extra admission and readmission fees in different schools and colleges across the country, according to the education ministry.
Four monitoring committees led by a deputy secretary on Wednesday visited a number of educational institutions to check whether the authorities concerned are taking admission fees, development fees and others for 2023 session following the admission policy of the ministry, said a media release of the education ministry signed by its public relations officer M Abul Khayer.
Besides, 16 monitoring committees formed by the directorate of secondary and higher education, eight divisional committees in Dhaka Metropolitan area, 55 district monitoring committees and upazila monitoring committees are also visiting educational institutions to check any violation of the government policy.
Steps will be taken against those concerned if irregularities are found, it said.