**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer to Unstarred Question No. 335 in Lok Sabha, answered on February 2, 2026, regarding the streamlining of coaching centers for NEET/IIT/JEE. It outlines the government's efforts to regulate private coaching centers, address misleading advertisements, and provide equitable access to quality education for competitive exams. Key actions include circulating guidelines to States/UTs and launching the SATHEE initiative.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Regulation of Coaching Centers:**
* Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Centers were circulated to States/UTs on January 16, 2024, and followed up with another letter on July 16, 2024, for consideration and legal frameworks. These guidelines are accessible at: [https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Guideliens\_Coaching\_Centres\_en.pdf](https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Guideliens_Coaching_Centres_en.pdf)
* Guidelines cover defining coaching centers, registration requirements, fees, infrastructure, code of conduct, mental well-being, counselors, no batch segregation, and record maintenance.
* Several States/UTs have their own regulations to regulate private coaching.
* **Misleading Advertisements:**
* The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued guidelines on November 13, 2024, prohibiting false or misleading advertisements.
* Coaching centers cannot use names, photographs, testimonials, or videos of successful candidates without written consent.
* The guidelines regulate unfair contracts and impose penalties.
* **Equitable Access to Education:**
* The central and state governments are working collaboratively to provide equitable access to education.
* SATHEE initiative was launched in November 2023 to provide free, high-quality content for JEE and NEET, including an online assessment module.
* SATHEE uses a web platform, mobile app, YouTube, and DTH channels.
* It offers over 15,000 multilingual video lectures, has over 15 lakh registered students, and 400 mentors.
**Impact Analysis**
**States/UTs**
* **Impact:** Expected to implement the guidelines and regulations.
* **Action Required:** Consider the circulated guidelines and take further action by creating appropriate legal frameworks to regulate coaching centers. Implement the provisions for regulating coaching centres.
**Coaching Centers**
* **Impact:** Subject to new regulations and guidelines, including those related to advertising and ethical practices.
* **Action Required:** Adhere to the guidelines and regulations set forth by the government and CCPA, including those pertaining to advertising, fees, and infrastructure.
**Students**
* **Impact:** Increased access to quality education resources, protection from misleading advertisements, and improved mental well-being support.
* **Action Required:** Utilize available resources like the SATHEE platform and report any unethical or misleading practices by coaching centers.
**Parents**
* **Impact:** Protection from misleading advertisements and unethical practices, assurance of the quality of education for their children.
* **Action Required:** Report any unethical or misleading practices by coaching centers. Ensure coaching centres adhere to guidelines.
Key Entities Referenced
Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Center to States/UTs: Guidelines circulated by the Ministry of Education to States/UTs for regulating coaching centers. Encompasses aspects like registration conditions, fees, infrastructure, and code of conduct.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019: The act under which the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued guidelines to address misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.
SATHEE: An initiative launched by the Central Government to provide free high-quality content for competitive examinations like JEE and NEET.
Ministry of Education: The primary government body that circulated the guidelines for regulating coaching centers and oversees education initiatives.
Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA): Authority that issued guidelines under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 to address misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 335
ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026
Streamlining Coaching Centres for NEET/IIT/JEE
†335. Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale:
Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to streamline various coaching centres for
NEET/IIT/JEE running across the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the manner in which the Government proposes to provide such coaching to students in rural areas
of the country;
(c) whether the Government has received any complaints against such coaching centres which
adversely affect the health of students and if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to provide equal opportunities to students from rural and urban
areas and economically weaker sections of the country?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)
(a) to (d): Keeping in view the growth in number of unregulated private coaching centres; instances
of such centers charging exorbitant fees from students; loss of precious lives due to fire and other
accidents and many other malpractices being adopted by these centres, Ministry has circulated
Guidelines for Regulation of Coaching Center to States/UTs on 16.01.2024 for consideration and
taking further action by way of appropriate legal framework. This has been followed up with another
letter to the States/ UTs on 16.07.2024. The guidelines for regulation of coaching centres are
accessible at
https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Guideliens_Coaching_Centres_en.pdf
The Guidelines encompass several key aspects, including defining coaching centers, specifying
conditions and necessary documents for registration, issues related to fees, outlining infrastructure
prerequisites for establishing coaching centers, establishing a code of conduct for coaching centers;
lay emphasis on significance of mental well-being, advocating for the prioritization of counsellors
and psychologists' support within coaching centres; no batch segregation; maintenance of records etc.
Also, several States/UTs have brought out guidelines / regulations / legislations to regulate the Private
Coaching and tuition classes in their respective States/UTs.Under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the Central Consumer Protection
Authority (CCPA) has also issued comprehensive guidelines on 13.11.2024 to address the issue of
misleading advertisements in the coaching sector. These guidelines prohibit coaching centres from
making false or misleading claims/advertisements to promote their services and from engaging in
deceptive or unfair practices. It also provides that any person who is engaged in coaching shall not
use name, photographs, testimonials or videos of successful candidate in an advertisement without
candidate’s written consent. The guidelines also regulate unfair contracts and impose strict penalties
under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, ensuring accountability and ethical practices in coaching
sector. CCPA imposes penalty on coaching institutes and directs them to discontinue the misleading
advertisements and unfair trade practices.
Education is subject of concurrent list and both Central and State government work collaboratively
to provide equitable access to education. Centre, various State and UT governments are providing
remedial classes to students for competitive exams. SATHEE is one such initiative of Central
government, launched in November, 2023, to provide free of cost high-quality content for the
competitive examinations like JEE and NEET, along with providing an online assessment module
for students. It leverages Web Platform, Mobile Application, YouTube live sessions & DTH channels
for delivery. More than 15,000 + multilingual video lectures of curated learning content are available
across topics and subjects for the learners. As of now, more than 15 lakh students are registered and
400 mentors (from IITs, AIIMS etc.) are available on the platform.
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