The Government of Karnataka on June 25, 2024, issued the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Issue of No Objection Certificate and Control) (Amendment) Rules, 2024, to further amend the Karnataka Education Institutions (Issue of No Objection Certificate and Control) Rules, 2022.
This shall come into force on June 25, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In rule 3 – “Conditions for Grant of No Objection Certificate”, sub-rules (5) and (6), shall be inserted:
o “(5) Only those private educational institutions, which have been registered under Section 30 and 31 and recognized under Section 36 of Karnataka Education Act 1983 are eligible for issue of No Objection Certificate under these rules.”
o “(6) The private educational institution shall ensure that, land conversion of the premises of such institution for educational purposes has been obtained from the concerned competent authority.”
• In rule 6 – “Role of the State Government”, sub-rule (2), the words "Second or Third language", shall be substituted with the words "First or Second language”.
• In rule 6 – “Role of the State Government”, sub-rule (7) shall be inserted:
o "(7) The private educational institution shall lose State Board Affiliation and must discontinue teaching of State Syllabus on grant of Affiliation of the concerned board."
• In rule 8 – “Renewal of No Objection Certificate” in item (f), the words “after getting an approval shall remit an amount", shall be substituted with the words "shall submit application for renewal accompanied by a fee”.
• In Form - 1, in serial number 3, the item (vi) and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
• In Form – 1, in serial number 8 the words, "non-agricultural", shall be substituted with the words, "educational purpose".
• In Form – B, serial numbers 6, 23, and 24 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
[Notification no. - EP 167 PGC 2023]
