Government should properly regulate coaching institutes with a robust law

Jaipur: After the issue of stress due to studies came to light in the police investigation of student suicides linked to coaching institutes, questions are being raised about the teaching and learning methods in schools. Educationists have questioned the need for children to go to coaching institutes to prepare for competitive exams, despite paying huge fees in schools. “Why don’t schools teach in a way that enables children to take exams like IIT and NEET? Studies in school and coaching institutes create unnecessary stress among students. The government should pay attention to the teaching methods in both government and private schools,” they said.

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, has demanded a law to curb suicides among coaching students under stress. Jaipur province’s rganization Minister, Puran Singh Shahpura, stated that pressure will be put on the state government to form a separate authority to control these coaching institutes.

Kailash Chandra Sharma, former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, associated with the campaign for the new education policy in the country, says there is a need to end the mad rush for coaching institutes in society. “Everything cannot be done by relying on the administration. If the government makes Class 12 marks the basis for competitive examinations, then the arbitrariness of coaching institutes can be curbed,” he said.