New Delhi, Jan 18: Coaching centres cannot enroll students below 16 years of age, make misleading promises and guarantee rank or good marks, according to new guidelines announced by the Ministry of Education.

The guidelines for regulating coaching institutes have been framed to address the need for a legal framwork and manage the unregulated growth of private coaching centres.

It comes following complaints received by the govt about rising cases of student suicides, fire incidents, lack of facilities in coaching incidents as well as methodologies of teaching adopted by them.

"No coaching centre shall engage tutors having qualifications less than graduation. The institutions cannot make misleading promises or guarantee rank or good marks to parents for enrolling students in the coaching centres. The institutes cannot enrol students below 16 years of age. Student enrollment should be only after secondary school examination," the guidelines said.

Check guidelines for coaching centres-

-No coaching centre shall engage tutors having qualifications less than graduation.

-The institutions cannot make misleading promises or guarantee rank or good marks to parents for enrolling students in the coaching centres.

-The institutes cannot enrol students below 16 years of age. Student enrolment should be only after secondary school examination.

-The coaching institutes cannot publish or cause to be published or take part in the publication of any misleading advertisement relating to any claim, directly or indirectly, of quality of coaching or the facilities offered therein or the result procured by such coaching centre or the student who attended such class.

-Coaching centres cannot hire the services of any tutor or person who has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude.

-An institute will not be registered unless it has a counselling system as per the requirement of these guidelines.

-Coaching centres shall have a website with updated details of the qualification of tutors, courses/curriculum, duration of completion, hostel facilities, and the fees being charged.

-Coaching centres should take steps for the mental well-being of students and may conduct classes without putting undue pressure on them.

-They should establish a mechanism for immediate intervention to provide targeted and sustained assistance to students in distress and stressful situations. The competent authority may take steps to ensure that a counselling system is developed by the coaching centre and is easily available for the students and parents.

-Information about the names of psychologists, counsellors and the time they render services may be given to all students and parents.

-Trained counsellors could be appointed in the coaching centre to facilitate effective guidance and counselling for students and parents, the guidelines stated.

-It also mentioned that tutors “may undergo training in mental health issues to convey information effectively and sensitively to students about their areas of improvement”.

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