Kathmandu, June 13 -- The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, starting Wednesday, will stop issuing 'No Objection Letters' to students who want to study only diploma or language courses abroad.

The decision was taken after increasing cases of Nepali diploma students facing problems abroad came to light, said Maheshwor Sharma, chief of the No Objection Certificate Management section at the Ministry of Education.

Furthermore, going abroad for diploma courses that last just a few months is against the existing legal provisions, said Sharma.

Clause 3(b) of the Scholarships Act of 1964, and its regulation issued in 2003, make it mandatory for students to acquire a 'No Objection Letter' before going abroad for studies.

The Act sa...