Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025

• 26 Mar 2025

Why in News? 

The Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to control and regulate coaching centres . 

Key Points 

• About: 
  • Objective:  
    • The aim of this bill is to curb the commercialization of coaching institutes, ensure student welfare and prevent the increasing incidents of student suicide. 
• Need:  
  • Every year lakhs of students in Rajasthan, especially in Kota , prepare for various competitive exams but due to excessive pressure, mental stress and fear of failure, incidents of suicide are increasing. 
• Key provisions
  • Compulsory registration: Registration of all coaching institutes has been made mandatory. Notably, coaching centres with 50 or more students will come under the legal ambit. 
  • Penalty provision: If a coaching centre violates the registration conditions, a penalty of Rs 2 lakh will be imposed for the first time and up to Rs 5 lakh for the second time. Repeated violations can lead to cancellation of registration.  
  • Establishment of Regulatory Authority: To effectively implement the new rules, 'Rajasthan Coaching Centre Control and Regulation Authority' will be formed. 
• Fee control: 
  • There will be a ban on arbitrary fee collection by coaching centres and the fees will be made reasonable and rational. 
  • It will be mandatory to provide receipts for all types of fee payments . 
  • If a student leaves the course midway, the remaining fee has to be refunded on a pro-rata basis within 10 days. 
  • Taking the entire fee in one go will be prohibited and students will be given the option to pay in at least four installments . 
• Prohibition on misleading advertisements:  
  • Advertisements that make false claims or guarantee higher rankings or points are prohibited. 
• Maximum class time limit:  
  • To reduce fatigue among students , the maximum duration of coaching classes has been fixed at 5 hours per day . Also, one day off in a week will be mandatory. 
• Counselling System:  
  • Keeping in mind the mental health of the students , provision has been made to develop a counselling system in the coaching centres. 
• Grievance Redressal Committee: A committee will be formed at the district level to redress the complaints of students, parents and teachers , which will provide a solution within 30 days.