Malappuram (Kerala): The syllabus of unaided schools in Kerala will be unified from the next academic year, state General Education Minister V Sivankutty said here on Monday.

Commercialisation of education centred around unaided schools would not be allowed and that is the firm stance of the government, he said.

“From next year, the syllabus in unaided schools will be unified. They will not be allowed to teach their own syllabus,” he said.

The minister was speaking after inaugurating a new building constructed at a cost of Rs 3.90 crore funded by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).

Sivankutty further said that collecting donations for first-grade admission is against the norms of the National Education Policy and that unaided school managements should pay fair salaries to teachers.

Those who oppose educational reforms with a conservative attitude should be ready to embrace the changes of the times, he added.