Hours after mid-day exposed coaching centres offering Bachelors of Education (B. Ed.) degrees without having to attend college and in some cases write exams, Mumbai University's Director of the Board of Examination Dr Vinod Patil ordered an enquiry into how the touts are procuring genuine degree certificates for candidates. In addition, the state's Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant took cognisance of mid-day's report.

We got to know about this malpractice after your media report. We are calling for a meeting with the officials of Mumbai University and the state administration. We will take strict action against the guilty. The touts operating under the garb coaching classes will be dealt with legally. All these centres will be shut with immediate effect," Samant said.