{
  "id": 2692405,
  "title": "At centre of NEET leak, Maharashtra drafts law to rein in coaching centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/at-centre-of-neet-leak-maharashtra-drafts-law-to-rein-in-coaching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T01:28:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/at-centre-of-neet-leak-maharashtra-drafts-law-to-rein-in-coaching-centres-10845419/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maharashtra, once at the forefront of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak that exposed its coaching industry, has introduced a draft law to regulate the sector. The Maharashtra Private Coaching Centers (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2026, seeks to prohibit school-coaching integration, or integrated coaching, set a threshold of 25 students for enforcement, and ban coaching classes operating from basements. The law also prohibits hiring anyone convicted of a cognizable offence. If enacted, this law would be among the strictest and most comprehensive in the region, surpassing those in Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Assam, and Haryana.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Maharashtra drafts law to regulate NEET coaching industry.",
    "Bill prohibits school-coaching integration and limits class size to 25 students.",
    "Law bans basement operations and hiring of convicted offenders."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}