Guwahati, July 3 -- A petition seeking to end what it describes as India's "coaching Raj" and regulate the alleged nexus between private coaching centres and dummy schools is set to be listed before the Supreme Court.

The writ petition, filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami, seeks directions to the Centre and other authorities to frame a national regulatory framework to curb the proliferation of dummy schools and align competitive entrance examinations with the prescribed school curriculum.

The petitioner argued that the existing system has created unequal educational opportunities by making private coaching a decisive factor in securing admission to professional courses.

"The present system creates a brutal two-tier structure. One ...