India, Oct. 29 -- The Karnataka government has published draft rules proposing to bar coaching centres from enrolling students under 15, require them to spread course fees across at least four instalments, and order them to return fees for unused classes within 10 days of a student's withdrawal.

The Karnataka Tutorial Institutions or Coaching Centres (Registration and Regulation) Rules, 2026, were published in the state gazette on Wednesday.

The draft rules propose limiting coaching to five hours a day, and violations could attract penalties of up to Rs.5 lakh. They would require coaching centres to obtain registration before operating. Existing institutions would have 90 days from the rules' commencement to apply.

The rules seek to re...