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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicCoaching centres

Topic: Coaching centres

Pune’s rise as a coaching hub: It’s cheaper than Delhi, more ‘human’ than Kota

Laidback Pune is powering India’s coaching economy with surge in big coaching centres as well as local institutes, and huge rush of students.

FIITJEE promises refund of fees after abruptly shutting centres last year

FIITJEE will launch a dedicated email ID, active from 16 June 2026, for any parent or student needing further information.

Just 1 month of NEET classes, Rs 1.46 lakh bill. How coaching centres profit from dropouts

Across the board, coaching institutes ignore rules and follow their own refund policies. Parents pay full price even if students drop out. Some eat the cost, others take the legal route.

Powered by Innovation: Narayana Tops JEE Main 2025 with AIR 1 and Tech-Driven Excellence

Narayana celebrates JEE Main 2025 success with AIR 1, 30 Top 100 ranks, and strong nationwide student performance and support.

‘FIITJEE 2.0’: Coaching giant announces return by reopening Noida centre, months after fraud scandal

Hundreds of students were left in lurch in January when FIITJEE closed centres amid mass resignations of teachers who cited unpaid dues. DCP says case against FIITJEE with crime branch.

Home to Kota education hub, Rajasthan looks to regulate coaching centres. What its new bill mandates

State has introduced Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill. If passed, Rajasthan will become 1st state to have a comprehensive legislation regulating coaching centres.

FIITJEE says it didn’t close down coaching centres, blames ‘overnight desertion’ by managing partners

Several teachers have alleged that FIITJEE has been deducting & delaying their salaries, which has led to mass resignations, leaving centres in at least 8 cities nonoperational.

FIITJEE crisis: Angry parents allege ‘big fraud’, teachers who quit join rival institutes

FIITJEE management yet to publicly comment on mounting crisis after several of its centres shut down amid mass resignations by teachers alleging unpaid dues. 2 FIRs lodged so far.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.