India, July 18 -- Days after Mahesh Tutorials abruptly shut 33 coaching centres across Maharashtra, most of them in Mumbai, thousands of students, parents and teachers are still waiting for answers. Parents say the state government is not willing to step in because coaching classes do not fall under the school education department.

Mahesh Tutorials, dominant in Mumbai's SSC and HSC coaching space, had completed admissions for the 2026-27 academic year and collected fees from students before it shut down. Parents from the Matunga branch said they were called for a meeting where the management claimed the parent company is in in a financial crisis. The coaching institute's parent company is MT Educare Ltd, which was acquired by Zee Learn i...