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section 3

Registration of coaching institute

The Assam Coaching Institutes (Control and Regulation) Act, 2025
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  1. (1) Any person, body of persons, institute, trust, company, who are running a coaching institute prior to the commencement of the Act, shall apply to the competent authority for registration of their coaching institute within a period of thirty days from the date of commencement of this Act in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
  2. (2) Any person or body of persons or company, society, trust who desires to impart coaching or establish or run a coaching institute shall apply for registration of the coaching institute before the District Commissioner of the concerned District within whose jurisdiction such coaching centre is intended to establish.
  3. (3) The following information shall be provided by the applicant coaching institute while applying for registration of the coaching institute, namely:—
    • (i) Determination of Curriculum :-
    • (a) curriculum or Class timetable along with suitable space for relax time or break period to the students;
    • (b) number of maximum students for every curriculum;
    • (c) the prospectus having the number of lectures, tutorial, group discussions etc.;
    • (d) number of batches with maximum number of students for every curriculum.
      • (ii) Classes :-
    • (a) the duration of the time for classes in the coaching institute for the Students who are studying in institutions or schools;
    • (b) weekly off time for students;
    • (c) co-curricular activities for enhancing cognitive abilities of students;
    • (d) classes for students who are studying in institutions or schools;
    • (e) counseling sessions for tutor, employee as well as students on life skills, creativity and innovativeness, fitness, emotional bonding and well-being, gender sensitization and abuse prevention, ethical and moral reasoning, Fundamental Duties, citizenship skills and values, environmental awareness, sanitation and hygiene etc.
      • (iii) Academic qualification of teachers :- The teaching shall be performed by non-government teachers or retired teachers having at least graduation, and the bio-data of the teachers alongwith their academic qualification and experience shall be mentioned.
      • (iv) Tuition fees –
    • (a) the tuition fees for different courses or curriculum being charged;
    • (b) shall be fair and reasonable and receipts for the fee charged shall be made available.
      • (v) Physical Infrastructure –
    • (a) the basic structure of the coaching institute shall be such that a minimum of one square meter area shall be available for each student;
    • (b) if the coaching institute is running in rented house, they shall have an agreement with the property owner for at least 3(three) years.
      • (vi) Other facilities :-
    • (a) sufficient infrastructure (bench or desk etc.) proportionate to the number of students enrolled;
    • (b) sufficient lighting arrangement (electrification) and good ventilation;
    • (c) facility of safe and potable drinking water;
    • (d) facility of separate toilets for male and female within the coaching institute building premises;
    • (e) facility of complaint box or register for the students to raise a complaint;
    • (f) arrangement for fire extinguisher and adherence to fire safety codes, building safety codes and shall obtain a Fire and Building Safety Certificate from appropriate authority;
    • (g) medical treatment facility with availability of first aid kit;
    • (h) display of referral services like hospitals, doctors for emergency services, police helpline details, fire service helpline, women helpline etc.
      • (i) CCTV cameras wherever required for security purpose;
    • (j) facility of parking of cycles or vehicles.
  4. (4) The tenure of a registration certificate shall be for a period of 2
    • (two) years and the coaching institute shall move for renewal of registration, prior to the expiry of the registration.
  5. (5) In case of coaching institute having multiple branches, each of such branch shall be treated as separate coaching institute and it shall be necessary to submit a separate application for registration of each branch.
  6. (6) The competent authority shall, within three months from the date of receipt of the application for registration of a coaching institute, either grant or reject the application.
  7. (7) The competent authority shall give approval for the registration of coaching institute by issuing a registration certificate in such form as may be prescribed. In case of rejection of the application, the competent authority shall communicate to the applicant the order of refusal to grant such registration after recording reasons in writing, for such refusal: Provided that no order of refusing the registration shall be given except after giving a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the coaching institute.
  8. (8) Every registered coaching institute shall apply for renewal of registration certificate to the competent authority two months prior to the date of expiry of such registration, in such form, with such fees and documents as may be prescribed.
  9. (9) The Government shall create a web-portal or online mechanism to facilitate the registration of coaching institute in faceless manner with minimum human interface.

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