The Gujarat government has shelved a Bill it had planned to move in the Assembly’s budget session to regulate private coaching centres. A policy will be framed instead.
Additional Chief Secretary (Education) Mukesh Kumar confirmed it to a section of the media. The earlier plan of moving a Bill has been dropped, he confirmed. A committee is now working on the rules and regulations that will go into the new policy.
Gujarat had been studying Rajasthan’s recently passed Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025. But the state has decided against the legislative route for now.
The move to regulate coaching centres has been on the anvil. Student suicides, fire incidents, poor facilities and alleged malpractices in the sector had pushed the state to act, with student safety, mental health and transparency as the stated priorities.
On the policy itself, the expert committee is drawing from the Guidelines for Registration and Regulation of Coaching Centres 2024, issued by the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education. The Supreme Court had directed states to enforce these uniform national standards.
What the policy is expected to cover is fairly wide. Misleading advertisements will be banned. If a student leaves mid-course, coaching centres will have to refund the fees. Government teachers will not be allowed to moonlight at private coaching centres. Classes cannot be held during school hours.
On the infrastructure side, there will be norms for minimum space per student, fire safety, ventilation, drinking water and CCTV.
There is also a significant focus on student wellbeing. Centres will have to offer career guidance and psychological counselling, including psychotherapeutic support. Batches cannot be divided based on student performance. And awareness programmes on the mental pressure that comes with excessive academic ambition will be built into the framework, aimed at both students and parents.
Officials disclosed that centres that don’t comply stand to face penalties and cancellation of registration.
Amid Student Safety Concerns, Gujarat Drops Coaching Bill, Frames Policy Instead
The Gujarat government has shelved a Bill it had planned to move in the Assembly’s budget session to regulate private coaching centres. A policy will be framed instead.
Additional Chief Secretary (Education) Mukesh Kumar confirmed it to a section of the media. The earlier plan of moving a Bill has been dropped, he confirmed. A committee is now working on the rules and regulations that will go into the new policy.
Gujarat had been studying Rajasthan’s recently passed Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025. But the state has decided against the legislative route for now.
The move to regulate coaching centres has been on the anvil. Student suicides, fire incidents, poor facilities and alleged malpractices in the sector had pushed the state to act, with student safety, mental health and transparency as the stated priorities.
On the policy itself, the expert committee is drawing from the Guidelines for Registration and Regulation of Coaching Centres 2024, issued by the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education. The Supreme Court had directed states to enforce these uniform national standards.
What the policy is expected to cover is fairly wide. Misleading advertisements will be banned. If a student leaves mid-course, coaching centres will have to refund the fees. Government teachers will not be allowed to moonlight at private coaching centres. Classes cannot be held during school hours.
On the infrastructure side, there will be norms for minimum space per student, fire safety, ventilation, drinking water and CCTV.
There is also a significant focus on student wellbeing. Centres will have to offer career guidance and psychological counselling, including psychotherapeutic support. Batches cannot be divided based on student performance. And awareness programmes on the mental pressure that comes with excessive academic ambition will be built into the framework, aimed at both students and parents.
Officials disclosed that centres that don’t comply stand to face penalties and cancellation of registration.
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