Coaching centres for competitive exams like NEET and JEE are growing rapidly, with some even affecting junior college admissions. Many of these centres run without permission or proper facilities. In some cases, they work together with junior colleges and admit thousands of students, even though they don’t have enough resources.
Students aiming for success in medical and engineering entrance exams often join coaching classes right after Class 10. These coaching centres usually guide them to junior colleges they are tied up with, helping ensure regular admissions to those colleges.
Government rules limit class sizes to 60 students in rural areas and 80 in urban areas. However, many colleges linked to coaching centres break these rules by admitting 1,500 to 2,000 students per class—often without approved infrastructure or enough teachers. Surprisingly, many of these students never even attend the college in person.
The online admission process for Class 11 has started, but only 43,000 students have registered so far, leaving 55,000 seats still vacant. After several rounds of admission, the remaining seats are opened for general enrollment—a loophole that coaching centres take advantage of to get students into their partner colleges.
For example, a college in Bhojapur (Kuhi) runs out of a temporary shed with only two classrooms, serving students from KG to Class 12. Despite this, it claims 100% admissions for Class 11. Such cases raise serious concerns about the lack of proper checks in the centralised admission process.
According to a local daily report, while self-financed colleges with dubious affiliations thrive, government-aided junior colleges face severe shortages. Chetan Hingnekar of the Vidarbha Junior College Association warns, “Aided colleges are shutting down due to dwindling enrollments. The government’s indifference suggests a deliberate move to phase out grants, making education inaccessible to poorer students.”
Sapan Nehrotra, divisional secretary of Shikshak Bharati, pointed out the lack of regulatory enforcement: “Colleges must submit details of infrastructure, teacher strength, and approvals during registration. Yet, no action is taken against institutions admitting thousands without proper facilities. The Central Admission Committee must enforce accountability.”
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