The Centre is considering a national law to regulate the coaching industry due to rise in student stress and suicide cases in coaching hubs. It is also looking at changing entrance exams so that private coaching becomes less important for exams like JEE, NEET-UG, and CUET-UG, reported Times of India.
This comes after a nine-member committee set up by the education ministry found that the problem cannot be solved only by checking coaching centres or taking action against false advertisements. The committee said the issue is also linked to the way entrance exams are designed, low trust in board exam marks, the rise of dummy schools, and students starting exam preparation at a very young age.
The proposals are part of a report being prepared by the
committee, which was formed in June 2025 under higher education secretary Vineet Joshi. The committee was asked to study students’ dependence on coaching, the spread of dummy schools, and whether major entrance exams are fair. The final report is expected to be submitted to the government in the next couple of weeks, the report added. Its main aim is to regulate the coaching industry while also making it less necessary for students.
The report suggests doing this by improving schools, making board exams more reliable, designing entrance exams that are closer to what students learn in school, and making coaching centres more transparent. It added that the coaching industry has become so large and influential, there should be common rules for transparency, accountability, and student protection.
One of its key recommendations is that coaching centres should be required to clearly share the qualifications of their teachers and provide verified data on student enrolment and success rates. It also calls for strict action against misleading advertisements.
The draft also recommends that the government consider limiting daily coaching hours for school students, with a suggested cap of two to three hours. It also proposes looking at whether intensive coaching should mainly take place after Class 12, clearly defining the roles of schools and coaching centres, using real-time biometric attendance to reduce dummy schooling, and introducing stronger measures to protect students’ well-being.
The move comes after the Delhi government directed coaching centres in the capital to follow mandatory safety rules and warned that institutes failing to meet the required standards will not be allowed to operate. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced that coaching centres have been given one month to meet safety requirements as the government works on a law to improve regulation and student safety.
