Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Coaching Association Seeks Review of Proposed Rules
The Maharashtra Class Owners Association wants the state to review rules being planned for coaching classes.
It says the rules should protect students but also work for different kinds of coaching centres.
The association wants younger students to be allowed to attend with suitable safeguards.
It also says penalties should reflect how serious a violation is.
For fire safety, it wants clear requirements and a way to appeal decisions.
It thinks classroom space and fee refunds should be judged with more flexibility.
It also proposed changes to toilet, registration and teacher qualification rules.
The association says it supports regulation, but wants the final rules to be practical and fair.
The Maharashtra Class Owners Association asked the state government to reconsider 11 provisions in proposed coaching-class regulations.
It proposed replacing the under-13 ban with age-appropriate safeguards, including parental consent, breaks and limits on coaching hours.
The association sought scaled penalties, transparent inspections and a practical fire-safety checklist with an appeals process.
It questioned uniform classroom-space and fee-refund rules, citing urban rent costs and expenses incurred during courses.
It called for flexible sanitation, registration and teacher-eligibility requirements while maintaining student-safety protections.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Class Owners Association (MCOA).
- What
- It asked the Maharashtra government to review 11 provisions in proposed regulations for coaching classes.
- When
- The article does not specify when the representation was submitted.
- Where
- Maharashtra, with concerns including implementation in Mumbai.
- Why
- The association says the rules should protect students while accounting for practical and financial constraints faced by coaching centres.
Proposed regulation
Association's requested changes
Student age limits
Proposed regulation
The proposed regulations include a ban on students below 13 attending coaching classes.
Association's requested changes
MCOA seeks age-appropriate rules instead, including coaching-hour limits, breaks, parental consent and child-safety guidelines.
Penalties and inspections
Proposed regulation
The proposed framework includes penalties and fire-safety clearances for coaching centres.
Association's requested changes
MCOA wants penalties scaled to centre size, turnover and violation impact, with time to fix minor first-time breaches, transparent inspections and an appeals process.
Operating requirements
Proposed regulation
The proposed rules include one square metre per student, a uniform pro-rata refund formula, separate male and female toilets at every centre, and formal teacher-eligibility requirements.
Association's requested changes
MCOA seeks flexible standards that consider classroom conditions and course costs, allow alternative safe sanitation arrangements, and assess teachers using competency as well as qualifications.
- Association
- Maharashtra Class Owners Association (MCOA)
- Number of provisions challenged
- 11
- Recipient
- School Education Minister Pankaj Bhoyar
- Age restriction concern
- The association opposes a blanket ban on students below 13 and proposes age-appropriate safeguards.
- Classroom-space proposal
- It questions a requirement of one square metre per student and proposes considering usable space, seating, ventilation and emergency movement together.
- Registration proposal
- Five-year registration validity with simplified renewal.
- Teacher eligibility proposal
- Consider subject knowledge, experience and demonstrated competency alongside formal qualifications.