India, July 12 -- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar slammed coaching centres in Rajasthan's Kota on Saturday and said that they have turned out to be "poaching centres". He made the remarks while addressing the 4th convocation of Indian Institute Of Information Technology in the city.

Kota is a hub of coaching centres where students from across the country come to prepare for several competitive exams, mainly for engineering and medical admissions such as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) respectively.

Coming down heavily on coaching centres, the Vice President said that they have become "black holes for talent in regimented silos", indicating that they don't provide much opportunities for ...