Which Indian states regulate coaching centres, and how far has each law got?
Rajasthan has an enacted coaching Act whose start date is still unconfirmed, Assam and Haryana have laws we have seen only in secondary sources, the Ministry lists Andhra Pradesh’s 2026 rules and Maharashtra has a draft, a few states have older laws, and the Ministry of Education’s 2024 guidelines remain a national model rather than a binding law.
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Where does each state stand?
| State | Law | How far it has got | What we checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | Act No. 16 of 2025 | In the Gazette on 26 Sep 2025; start date not confirmed by our review | Gazette text, section by section |
| Assam | Act 32 of 2025 | Reported as passed | One secondary source |
| Haryana | 2024 Act | Rules reported as notified on 24 Aug 2026 | One secondary source |
| Andhra Pradesh | Rules 2026 | Listed by the Ministry of Education on 12 Aug 2026 | Ministry reply; operative text and commencement not checked |
| Maharashtra | Draft Act, Aug 2026 | Draft | Secondary source |
| Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir | Older state Acts, 2001 to 2017 | Reported as in force, with very different student thresholds | Secondary source |
| All states | Ministry of Education Guidelines 2024 | A model for states to adopt through their own laws | Ministry of Education site |
When does a state get its own page?
- We have read the law itself in a Gazette or India Code copy, not only in news reports.
- Every fact carries a section number and the date we checked it.
- The page includes a worked example from our free calculators, so you can test the numbers yourself.
- Our build fails if the page’s review date is more than 90 days old, so stale pages cannot ship.
For a side-by-side view of thresholds, refunds and penalties across states, read the state coaching laws comparison. For the national model, read the 2024 guidelines explained.
What can a centre do before its state law starts?
- Use the Ministry of Education 2024 guidelines as your baseline; the Rajasthan Act repeats many of the same duties.
- Offer fees in instalments and write down a pro-rata refund policy that includes hostel and mess.
- Keep classes within 5 hours a day, give a weekly off and keep test results private.
- Watch your state Gazette and education department notices, and ask the district office before you rely on a start date.
Questions about state coaching laws
Why is there a page only for Rajasthan?
It is the only state law we have checked against an official copy of the text. Another state gets a page once its Act or rules are checked the same way.
Is the Ministry of Education guideline binding on my centre?
The 2024 guidelines are a model that states are asked to adopt through their own laws. Whether they bind you depends on your state’s law or orders, so confirm with your district office or lawyer.
Our state has no coaching law. Do we need to do anything?
Consumer and advertising rules still apply, including the CCPA guidelines on coaching advertisements of 13 Nov 2024. Following the model guidelines now also makes a later state law easier to meet.
How do I tell you about an error or a new notification?
Write to us from the contact page with the notification number or a link. We re-check the facts and change the review date when we update a page.
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