Pune: Maharashtra Government to Regulate Private Tutoring ‘Tie-Ups’ with Junior Colleges
Pune, 18th July 2025: The Maharashtra government is set to crack down on the widespread practice of junior colleges collaborating with private coaching classes, a trend that has reshaped the state’s education landscape, especially in preparation for competitive exams like JEE, NEET, and CET.
School Education Minister Dada Bhuse announced during the ongoing Assembly session that a comprehensive law is being drafted to regulate private tutoring institutions and curb their unchecked growth. The move follows growing concerns about colleges entering into unofficial agreements with coaching classes, where students are formally enrolled in junior colleges but spend most of their academic time at private tutorials.
“This is not just a city phenomenon—such tie-ups have become common even in rural areas,” Bhuse said while responding to a starred question raised by MLA Hiraman Khoskar. “We are taking steps to ensure that education is not reduced to a mere formality in junior colleges while actual teaching happens elsewhere for a hefty fee.”
The trend involves students registering in less reputed junior colleges that have informal partnerships with coaching institutes. These students are technically present on college rolls to meet regulatory norms but spend their academic year at coaching centres preparing for entrance exams. As a result, many high-performing students—those who score over 90% in SSC—choose these ‘tie-up’ colleges over more established institutions.
The practice has distorted admission patterns, with lesser-known colleges seeing unusually high cut-offs due to their links with popular coaching centres. Bhuse said this undermines the formal education system and leads to “privatization through the back door.”
“If any institution is found collecting fees under the pretense of education without offering proper academic infrastructure or classes, action will be taken. We are committed to bringing in a law that will ensure accountability and transparency in the operation of private tutoring classes,” Bhuse stated.
The proposed legislation is expected to outline mandatory registration for private coaching classes, define their operational limits, and restrict exploitative arrangements between colleges and tutorials.
The announcement has sent ripples through both the junior college and private coaching sectors, with educators and parents watching closely as the state prepares to regulate a long-unchecked grey area in education.
