Allow private coaching classes to reopen, say students

PUNE As the dates of Class 10 and 12 board examinations have been declared, students and parents have demanded to reopen private coaching classes

PUNE As the dates of Class 10 and 12 board examinations have been declared, students and parents have demanded to reopen private coaching classes.

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The exams will be held from April 23 to May 21, 2021.

There are around one lakh private class operators in the state and more than 5,000 in the Pune district. Last month the private coaching classes had reopened after a long gap but were again closed down due to a rise in Covid cases.

Shruti Mitra, a Class 12 student, said, “I have completed my syllabus last month and now I am revising for all subjects. As the schools and classes are closed, it is becoming difficult to resolve my queries while studying.”

“As the exams are nearing it is important to clear all doubts. So the coaching classes should reopen,” she said.

“Most of the public places have reopened, so why are private coaching classes closed down again. We have already suffered financially in the last year. We demand to start the classes from March 15 with a capacity of 25 students. We will follow all Covid safety norms,” said Bandopant Bhuyar, state president, Coaching Classes Teachers Federation and Social Forum of Maharashtra State.