PUNE | September 8, 2026
Maharashtra’s School Education and Sports Department has extended the deadline for objections and suggestions on its proposed law regulating private coaching centres to September 15, after receiving 11,410 submissions from stakeholders, including parents, according to a press release issued by the state education authorities.
The draft, titled the Maharashtra Private Coaching Centre (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2026, was published in Marathi and English on the official website of the School Education and Sports Department. Stakeholders had initially been given until September 4 to submit written objections and suggestions on the proposed legislation.
The extension was announced by Dr Mahesh Palkar, Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. The department said the additional time would allow parents and other interested parties to submit their views on the draft. Objections and suggestions can be sent by email to doesecondary1@gmail.com until the revised deadline.
The proposed Maharashtra private coaching class regulation would make registration compulsory for coaching centres with 25 or more students. It would also prohibit such centres from admitting children below the age of 13 and limit coaching instruction to a maximum of five hours a day. Centres would be required to provide at least one weekly holiday.
Other provisions in the draft concern the qualifications of teaching staff and the involvement of school and college teachers. The draft proposes that coaching centres appoint qualified individuals for teaching, while full-time teachers employed by recognised schools or colleges would be prohibited from conducting private coaching classes.
The draft also includes requirements related to the premises used by coaching centres. It proposes a ban on operating coaching classes in building basements. The provision places the proposed law within the wider question of how educational businesses use urban buildings and whether premises meet appropriate safety and regulatory requirements.
The draft prescribes strict penalties for violations. Depending on the nature of the breach, a private coaching centre could face a fine ranging from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 50 lakh. The proposed action could also include cancellation of registration and closure of the coaching centre.
The department’s decision to extend the consultation period follows the receipt of more than 11,000 objections and suggestions within the original deadline. The number indicates that the proposed framework has drawn responses from a broad set of stakeholders, although the available announcement does not provide a subject-wise classification of the submissions or identify the provisions that have attracted the most objections.
The consultation will remain open until September 15. The state government has not, in the information available, announced a date for finalising the draft or introducing the legislation after the consultation process. Further decisions will depend on the examination of the objections and suggestions received by the education department.
