TheRajasthan governmentis set to enact a law establishing a regulatory authority to keep tabs on private educational institutes includingcoaching centres, ensuring that they open counselling cells, end “glorification” of toppers and deal with the kind of Stress that possibly led to three students committing suicide recently. The draft law proposes Aptitude tests for students before they join a coaching centre for competitive exams, and a helpline if they find that they cannot face the stress.
“The Rajasthan Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Bill – 2022”, which has been in the making since 2020, is likely to be introduced in the next session of the state assembly.
It covers schools, colleges as well as centres, like in coaching hub Kota, that prepare students for competitive exams. Recently, three students studying at a Kota centre committed suicide, allegedly because they could not cope up with the pressure of studies there.