Rajasthan govt tables Bill to regulate coaching centres amid student suicides

A Bill to regulate and control the coaching centres was introduced in the Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) with the objective of offering a secure and supportive learning environment to students. The Bill came amid the continuing instances of student suicides in the coaching hub of Kota.

Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa, who holds the higher education portfolio, tabled the Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2025, in the House, calling it a welfare measure for the coaching students. The debate on the Bill will be held in the Assembly on March 21.

As many as 28 students died by suicide in Kota in 2023, while 17 died in 2024. At least seven coaching students have committed suicide so far this year. With a sharp decline in the number of students joining the NEET, IIT-JEE, IIM, and CLAT coaching institutes, the city has responded to the signs of distress and launched various initiatives to bring them back.