Central Govt Committee on Coaching for NEET UG & IIT-JEE 2025: India’s competitive entrance exams, NEET UG for medical admissions and IIT-JEE (JEE Main + JEE Advanced) for engineering decide futures of millions of students every year. The extreme difficulty level of these exams, coupled with the limited number of seats, has created a massive coaching industry worth thousands of crores.
But this growing dependence on private coaching has become serious national issues. Students today face rising mental stress, while families struggle with the extremely high coaching fees. Cities like Kota continue to report increasing cases of student suicides, highlighting the emotional burden created by intense competition.
The “dummy school” culture has further distorted the purpose of formal schooling, and academic inequality between urban and rural students has widened sharply. At the same time, the entire ecosystem of entrance preparation has become heavily commercialised, making quality education feel like a privilege rather than a right.
In June 2025, the Central Government constituted a high-level committee to study and reform India’s coaching culture and evaluate the fairness of competitive exams. This committee is expected to reshape how students prepare for NEET, JEE, CUET and other national-level tests.
Why the Central Government Formed the Committee
Over the last decade, coaching dependence has reached alarming levels:
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Cities like Kota, Hyderabad, Delhi, Patna, and Pune have become “coaching hubs,” where lakhs of students relocate for training, often at the cost of emotional well-being.
Rise in suicide cases
Repeated suicides in coaching hubs pushed the government to assess student stress, burnout, and academic pressure.
Dummy school culture
A parallel education system has developed where students enrol in “dummy schools” that exist only on paper so they can focus solely on coaching. This undermines the purpose of school education.
High fees & inequality
Coaching costs for NEET/JEE typically range from ₹1.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh per year, making it unaffordable for many deserving students.
Discrepancy between school syllabus & entrance exams
Many experts argue that the difficulty level of NEET and JEE is far beyond the NCERT Class 11-12 syllabus, forcing students into coaching dependency.
These issues led the government to create a 9-member Central Committee on Coaching Regulation & Exam Reform in June 2025.
Composition of the Committee
The committee is chaired by Vineet Joshi, Secretary of the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education.
Its members include representatives from CBSE, NCERT, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, NIT Trichy, the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, and the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. The panel also features experts from both private and government schools as well as student welfare specialists.
Together, they form a multi-disciplinary team designed to ensure neutral, inclusive, and comprehensive reform.
Objectives: What the Committee Will Examine
The government has clearly defined the purpose of this committee. Its responsibilities include:
Review the difficulty level of NEET & IIT-JEE
The committee will examine:
- Whether the exam pattern matches the NCERT syllabus,
- The proportion of memory-based vs analytical questions,
- Topics taught only in coaching centres, not in schools,
- Sudden spikes in difficulty level (such as JEE Main 2024 & 2025 sessions).
If required, the committee may recommend standardisation of difficulty levels.
Reduce reliance on private coaching
The aim is not to eliminate coaching, but to reduce the need for it by:
- Aligning the school curriculum with the entrance exams,
- Recommending integrated learning models,
- Strengthening government support for self-study,
- Promoting free government-backed platforms like SATHEE.
Address the “dummy school” problem
The committee will study:
- Why students skip school education,
- How dummy schools function,
- How to enforce attendance,
- Mechanisms to prevent misuse of school registration.
Create guidelines for coaching centres
The government may introduce clearer rules for coaching institutes:
- age limits (no coaching below 16 years),
- mandatory student counsellors,
- minimum teacher qualifications,
- transparency of results and claims,
- health and safety norms,
- regulations on advertising and rank claims.
Improve school-based advanced learning
The government is exploring the idea of starting Advanced Study Centres within schools, where students can prepare for competitive exams without coaching.
This includes:
- Special maths/physics labs,
- Concept-based learning tools,
- Peer-learning groups,
- Mentorship programs by IIT/NIT alumni.
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Ongoing Initiatives Supporting This Reform
The committee will also integrate findings from ongoing government projects:
SATHEE Platform (IIT + MoE collaboration)
The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education in collaboration with IIT Kanpur has started SATHEE (Self-Assessment, Test and Help for Entrance Examination) portal in 2023 to provide quality education to every student who intend to participate in competitive Education such as JEE, NEET and various State level Engineering and other Examinations.
The SATHEE is a free government platform providing:
- NEET/JEE lectures,
- Mock tests,
- Concept videos,
- Doubt resolution,
- Multi-language content.
SATHEE aims to become a free alternative to large coaching institutes.
Free Coaching Schemes by States
States like Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu have started:
- Free online/offline coaching,
- Special hostels,
- Scholarships for economically weaker students.
The central committee may unify these models into a national standard.
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Potential Impact of the Committee’s Recommendations
If implemented properly, this committee could bring significant change to India’s education system.
- Reduction in coaching dependence: This will benefit students from rural, poor and Tier-3 cities who cannot afford high coaching fees.
- Improvement in school education: With exams aligned to NCERT, schools will become central again, reducing the need for separate coaching.
- Less mental stress & healthier student life: Students may no longer need to relocate to Kota or other hubs, reducing academic pressure, depression, isolation, and financial burden.
- Regulation of the coaching industry: Transparent regulations will reduce false claims, prevent exploitation, ensure better safety measures, improve student welfare.
- Greater access for marginalised students: Government-backed free coaching and integrated school models can bridge the gap between rural vs urban students, rich vs poor students, and English-medium vs local-medium students.
Challenges the Committee Will Have to Tackle
Despite good intentions, transforming the coaching ecosystem will be difficult.
- High competition for limited seats: With 20 lakh+ NEET aspirants and only limited medical seats, reducing difficulty levels is not easy.
- Resistance from coaching lobbies: The private coaching industry is worth ₹30,000+ crore and may oppose strict regulations.
- Quality issues in school education: Many schools lack laboratory facilities, qualified teachers or concept-based teaching.
- Changing mindset of parents and students
Many families assume: “No coaching = No success”
Breaking this belief will require time, awareness and real results.
The Central Government Committee on Coaching for NEET and IIT-JEE can bring major reforms in India’s education. For the first time, the government is openly questioning:
- Whether competitive exams are too difficult
- Whether coaching dependence is harming students
- Whether school education needs urgent reform
- Whether training can be made more equitable
If implemented carefully, this initiative can reduce coaching pressure, improve academic fairness, and ensure that every student, regardless of income, has a real chance of success in NEET, JEE and other competitive exams.
India’s education system may finally move from “coaching-driven learning” to “school-driven learning.”
