Parents Condemn FIITJEE’s Closure Of Centres In Noida, Ghaziabad; Demand Govt’s Intervention – News18

Last Updated:January 26, 2025, 10:41 IST

The founder of FIITJEE and 11 other people were booked after several of its centres in Delhi-NCR abruptly shut down, the Noida Police said on Saturday

After FIITJEE shut down its coaching institutes in Noida and Ghaziabad, several parents in the institute’s Noida Sector 62 centre denounced the company through slogans. They also demanded the government’s intervention to get the management punished.

Satsang Kumar, a resident of Greater Noida said the institute’s Sector 62 centre was open till January 21 but was closed an hour before schedule, reported PTI. He claimed that more than 2,000 students studied at the centre.

The coaching centres were closed due to growing unrest between the faculty and the management over “ghost teaching and subsequent unpaid dues” for over the past six months. This unfolded in a mass faculty resignation at several centres prompting sudden closure of operations, leaving students in limbo at the peak time of preparation when entrance exams are around.

Mrinal, the father of an 11-year-old class 11 student, said, “I have deposited more than Rs 3 lakh in fees for my daughter who took admission for the March session. I submitted the entire fee, but suddenly I got this news of the closing of the centre.” He said the closure shook him and demanded a refund of the amount.

Father of a class 10 student, Alok said he paid the fees for an entire session for his son whose future he is now worried about. “My son has a Board exam, but now this situation has come up. I have paid the entire fees for the course. They are spoiling the next generation’s future. We want some response from the institution and government, so that our money and the future of our children can be saved. We are also planning to take legal action in this case,” he said.

Avijit, another parent, said he deposited Rs 1.5 lakh in advance for the July session. “They took fees in advance and now they have closed the institute. This is very worrying for every parent. There are about 1,500 students studying and everyone is in deep shock about what would happen,” he said.

He added, “To utter shock and surprise for the parents, they even not issued any notice or communication regarding the closure.” According to FIITJEE’s website, it runs 73 centres across the country, providing coaching for competitive exams to engineering aspirants.

The founder of FIITJEE and 11 other people were booked after several of its centres in Delhi-NCR abruptly shut down, the Noida Police said on Saturday. FIITJEE founder DK Goyal, Chief Financial Officer Rajiv Babbar, Chief Operating Officer Manish Anand and its Greater Noida branch head Ramesh Batlesh have been named in the FIR, a Noida Police spokesperson said.