Students Become Clients For Coaching Centre, says Anand Kumar

Anand Kumar, Super 30 founder, predicts the future, says 90 percent of coaching centers will shut in the coming decade. His claim came after a tragic accident at Rau’s IAS coaching center in central Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar.

Expressing his disappointment, Kumar said that students have become clients for coaching centers. 

Students run to Delhi in search of quality coaching and learning to crack big exams and Kumar was asked to share his future of education centers and the need to shift towards online education.

Anand Kumar Predicts Coaching Institutes Future

While predicting the future of coaching centers, Kumar said, “They can read. It’s my prediction that might be wrong. In the coming 10 to 15 years, 90 percent of these coaching institutes are going to disappear.”

Kumar believes that a dedicated group of teachers should come together to prepare quality content for students who want to study online, reducing the dependency on offline classes. 

He also requested the government to initiate a program featuring a team for UPSC aspirants and provide free coaching.

He also mentioned that there has been some great work done in improving the quality of education like upgrading materials like NCERT books and hence he suggested similar steps to improve the quality of online education. 

Kumar also expressed his condolences to students who lost their lives in an Old Rajender Nagar incident. He criticized coaching centers and urged them to prioritize students’ safety and well-being over their profit. 

Kumar suggested that coaching institutes should limit the number of students they enroll to ensure proper seating arrangements and better educational outcomes.

He stressed that despite receiving numerous offers from investors to expand his coaching institute, he has chosen not to commercialize it, maintaining the quality and integrity of education.

There should be a limit to a number of students enrolling in particular institutes to maintain the quality and integrity of education. He thinks that taking such measures will reflect on the outcome. 

Anand Kumar further mentioned “Even though I got a lot of offers from investors to sell the franchise of my coaching institute so that it could be expanded, my conscience did not allow me to do that. I request coaching institutions that education should not become a business but rather, continue the teaching process by keeping the interests of the children at the center.” 

Rajya Sabha Chairman Raises Concern

Even Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankar also stated in the parliament that the coaching has become “virtually commerce.” 

“In a country where opportunities are getting enlarged this silo is turning out to be a problem. I deem it appropriate to have a short duration discussion under Rules 176 or a calling attention U/R 180. For that, I will confer with the leaders of the parties immediately before zero hour begins in my chamber,” Rajya Sabha Chairman added.