Kota, Rajasthan

Kota, Rajasthan

Coaching Institutes

← Previous revision Revision as of 19:36, 19 April 2026
Line 426: Line 426:
Kota's emergence as a coaching hub began in 1985 when [[Vinod Kumar Bansal]], an engineer, established Bansal Classes that eventually became [[Vinod Kumar Bansal|Bansal Classes Private Limited]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/how-kota-became-coaching-factory-for-cracking-iit-58936-2009-10-20 |title=How Kota became coaching factory for cracking IIT|first=Himanshu|last=Mishra|work=India Today|date=21 October 2009|access-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093520/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/How+Kota+became+coaching+factory+for+cracking+IIT/1/67195.html |archive-date=21 April 2017 |url-status=live}}
Kota's emergence as a coaching hub began in 1985 when [[Vinod Kumar Bansal]], an engineer, established Bansal Classes that eventually became [[Vinod Kumar Bansal|Bansal Classes Private Limited]].{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/how-kota-became-coaching-factory-for-cracking-iit-58936-2009-10-20 |title=How Kota became coaching factory for cracking IIT|first=Himanshu|last=Mishra|work=India Today|date=21 October 2009|access-date=21 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093520/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/How+Kota+became+coaching+factory+for+cracking+IIT/1/67195.html |archive-date=21 April 2017 |url-status=live}}


In 2024, Kota has also witnessed a significant decline in the number of students enrolling from 2-2.5 lakh students to just 85000-1 lakh students and revenue from ₹6,500-7,000 crore to ₹3,500 crore which is a decline by 50%, owing to the significant rise in student suicides and stricter rules implemented for coaching institutes by the [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan Government]] and the [[Ministry of Education (India)]].{{Cite news |date=2024-12-19 |title=Empty Rooms & No Students, Is Kota's Coaching Hub Turning Into A Ghost Town? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/empty-rooms-no-students-is-kotas-coaching-hub-turning-into-a-ghost-town |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=Free Press Journal}}{{Cite news |date=2024-12-29 |title=50% decline in student suicides in Kota compared to last year: DM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/50-decline-in-student-suicides-in-kota-compared-to-last-year-dm/article69039509.ece |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=GUIDELINES FOR REGULATION OF COACHING CENTRES |url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Guideliens_Coaching_Centres_en.pdf |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Ministry Of Education Government Of India}}{{Cite news |date=2024-07-29 |title=Several steps taken to curb students' suicides, MoS Sukanta Majumdar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/several-steps-taken-to-curb-students-suicides-mos-sukanta-majumdar-124072900492_1.html |access-date=2024-07-29}}
In 2024, Kota has also witnessed a significant decline in the number of students enrolling from 2-2.5 lakh students to just 85000-1 lakh students and revenue from ₹6,500-7,000 crore to ₹3,500 crore which is a decline by 50%, owing to the significant rise in student suicides and stricter rules implemented for coaching institutes by the [[Government of Rajasthan|Rajasthan Government]] and the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Education]].{{Cite news |date=2024-12-19 |title=Empty Rooms & No Students, Is Kota's Coaching Hub Turning Into A Ghost Town? |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/empty-rooms-no-students-is-kotas-coaching-hub-turning-into-a-ghost-town |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=Free Press Journal}}{{Cite news |date=2024-12-29 |title=50% decline in student suicides in Kota compared to last year: DM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rajasthan/50-decline-in-student-suicides-in-kota-compared-to-last-year-dm/article69039509.ece |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=GUIDELINES FOR REGULATION OF COACHING CENTRES |url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Guideliens_Coaching_Centres_en.pdf |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Ministry Of Education Government Of India}}{{Cite news |date=2024-07-29 |title=Several steps taken to curb students' suicides, MoS Sukanta Majumdar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/several-steps-taken-to-curb-students-suicides-mos-sukanta-majumdar-124072900492_1.html |access-date=2024-07-29}}


===Student Suicides===
===Student Suicides===