Minister Pant Said NOC Should Not Be Issued Without Diploma Pass
Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Raghuj Pant, stated that students should not be granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) without completing their diploma level studies.
He made this remark on Saturday while addressing the national dialogue program focused on the sustainability and excellence of community campuses.
Concerns Over Premature Student Migration
He emphasized that students who have just passed Grade 12 should not be sent abroad under any circumstances. He explained that most students are still very young after Grade 12, and it is crucial for the government to take this seriously.
Minister Pant stressed the need for bold and unified decisions by all political parties. He warned that allowing students to go abroad for higher education without completing a diploma was putting the country’s future at risk.
A Call for National Consensus
He said,
“If I speak honestly, what I truly feel is that we need a national-level debate. I strongly believe that students who have only passed Plus Two should not be sent abroad. They are not mature in age. Some consultancies take 10 to 15 lakhs from families and send them to Korea, claiming that they will earn several lakhs in salary. But those universities are not of good quality. We try to stop it, but we cannot. While formal banking records may show that about NPR 1.1 trillion has been sent abroad, if we include the illegal flow, nearly NPR 2 trillion has already left the country. Whether we can stop it or not is uncertain—but the nation must come together and take a bold step.”
Scholarships for Exceptional Talent — A Limited Exception
Minister Pant clarified that there can be exceptions in cases where students are exceptionally talented and receive scholarships from reputed universities, even after completing Grade 12. But he was firm in saying that if such conditions are not met, students should not be allowed to go abroad.
He continued,
“If someone is extraordinarily talented and receives a scholarship from a well-known university, then yes, let them go. But otherwise, we must not allow it. We’ve seen cases where people who spent a crore (NPR 10 million) were deported by Trump himself. If political parties don’t unite and make decisions together, one minister alone cannot stop this trend of students going abroad after Plus Two. If we truly care about the country’s future, we must stop issuing NOCs to those who haven’t passed their diploma. This is what the current situation demands.”
Urging for Control Over Overseas Obsession
Minister Pant stressed the need to curb the growing obsession with foreign countries. He said the country was becoming hollow from within and reminded everyone that the Ministry of Education is responsible for reforming this situation.
He expressed personal concern over student migration, saying he often loses sleep worrying about what can be done to prevent it.
