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Abstract
The rapid proliferation of private coaching centers across India has engineered a parallel, hyper-commercialized educational ecosystem, widely characterized as "coaching culture." This paper evaluates the socio-legal, constitutional, and regulatory dimensions governing this unregulated landscape. While the Right to Education is recognized as a fundamental facet of the right to life under Article $21$ of the Constitution of India, the systematic shifts toward a highly competitive, commercialized mechanism of supplementary training raise significant constitutional challenges under Articles $14$, $19(1)(\text{g})$, and $21$. Analyzing the evolution from early piecemeal state legislations to the central Guidelines for Registration and Regulation of Coaching Centers 2024 and the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Guidelines 2024, this study identifies ongoing regulatory arbitrage, structural loop-holes, and enforcement deficits. To bridge the gap between theoretical frameworks and ground reality, this paper features an empirical study conducted in Pune, Maharashtra. The empirical data highlights severe systemic issues, including unsafe infrastructural setups, exploitative fee refund regimes, widespread consumer fraud through deceptive advertisements, and a pervasive mental health crisis driven by rigorous academic stress. The paper concludes by presenting actionable, multi-tiered institutional recommendations and statutory reforms aimed at reconciling the commercial liberties of private operators with the state’s paramount obligation to safeguard student welfare and preserve educational equity.
Keywords
Shadow Education, Coaching Culture, Article 21, Guidelines for Registration and Regulation of Coaching Centers 2024, CCPA Guidelines 2024, Consumer Protection, Dummy Schools, Pune Empirical Study, Academic Stress, Regulatory Infrastructure.
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Dr. Hanumant Dodake "The Legality of "Coaching Culture" and the Regulation of Private Coaching Centers in India" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 12 2026 Page 2020-2026 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719006
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Dr. Hanumant Dodake
"The Legality of "Coaching Culture" and the Regulation of Private Coaching Centers in India" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(12) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719006
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