What's the ministry going to do? There is no law that allows regulation of coaching centres by the state yet. This is just yet another smokescreen by a department that has done nothing to improve the state of education in this country for a long time now.
Here's more sad news. Today an 18-year-old collapsed and died at a coaching center in Indore while attending classes. This is caught on video. Coaching centers are killer centers.
This is terrible. Even here on this platform, we see young people stressed out about how one NLU is better than another one, depressed about not getting their preferred university or education loan, dropping a year (even two or three drops). I am sure that the 18-year-old having a heart attack at a coaching center must be due to stress, lack of sleep, bad diet, etc. One also cannot absolve the parents of putting pressure on their children. Yes, even parents are partly responsible.
While this is a great step, no doubt, but the rich who can afford private tutors will just engage those for their kids. But then, two steps forward, one step backward is still one step forward.
I am sooooo soooo glad that finally some decision like this has been taken. Going to coaching so early had far reaching negative effects on children. Also, it created an unnecessary sense of FOMO among other parents and children and they would send too. A 6th class student going to school like 3 and then coaching till 8 pm is brutal and unnecessary
You guys are really gullible, like the rest of the Indian public. Do you think this guideline will make any difference? It's unenforceable and can be easily bypassed, especially in case of online and correspondence courses.
The root cause for the rat race and inhumane competition is that too few college seats being chased by too many kids. Unless that underlying issue is sorted out all these would only be scratching the surface.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/no-intake-of-students-below-16-years-no-misleading-promises-ministry-of-education-guidelines-for-coaching-centres/cid/1994630
This will have a far-reaching impact on JEE, NEET, and CLAT coaching centers.
At least gives the kids a chance to dream!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lm5ZyOdIo0