The Education Department, Government of Bihar has made it compulsory for all coaching institutes to register under the Bihar Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Act. The Education Department has also given one week, inviting suggestions from the stakeholders on the email ID of Director, Secondary Education at directorse.edu@gmail.com.
In an official release, the authorities have stated that the revised act will be known as Bihar Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Rules 2023 and will be prepared by using powers under section 9 of the Bihar Institutes (Control and Regulation) Act, 2010. The revised rules and regulations will be enforced across the state from the date of release of the notification.
The Bihar State Education Department has also released the set of instructions for coaching institutes such as after the enforcement of rules, any person who intends to establish or run a coaching institute will be required to submit the application to the District Magistrate in the prescribed format along with the prescribed fee.
The revised rules also state that every coaching institute running before the enforcement of these rules will be required to submit the application to the District Magistrate in the prescribed format within 30 days from the coming into force of these rules.
Criteria for grant of registration
The following criteria should be fulfilled by the coaching institute for grant of valid registration
(1) The minimum carpet area of each class of the coaching institute should be 300 sq.ft.
(2) Seating arrangement in each class i.e. bench-desk/chair etc. shall be such that each student has at least one square meter of space
(3) Proper electrification, adequate lights-fans in each class and there should be the facility of air ventilation.
(4) There should be proper sanitation within the premises of the coaching institute along with drinking water facilities and separate washrooms for boys and girls
(5) Each classroom of the coaching institutes should be equipped with fire extinguishers and first aid facility.
