Despite a government resolution (GR) and existing regulations that prohibit school teachers from offering private tuitions, an investigation has revealed that several teachers across Gujarat were conducting coaching sessions outside school hours.
A formal complaint submitted to the District Education Officers (DEOs) of Ahmedabad City and Rural led to a probe, which found that 16 teachers from various private schools were involved in private tutoring. As a result, these teachers were asked to resign and have since been relieved from their duties.
According to a media report, the Rural DEO issued a circular to all schools under its jurisdiction, directing them to investigate teachers involved in private tuitions. The circular also warned that schools would be held accountable if such practices were discovered. For grant-in-aid schools, it was further stated that government funding could be revoked if teachers were found violating the rules.
The complaint was initially filed by the Federation of Academic Associations (FAA), which also provided a list of over 40 teachers allegedly engaged in private tuitions. The list included names of individuals whose details matched both school teaching rosters and coaching center staff.
Subsequent inquiries by schools and DEO offices confirmed that five teachers from city schools and eleven from rural schools were giving private tuitions, leading to their resignations.
In the Rural DEO’s jurisdiction, internal investigations were conducted by schools such as S S Divine, Ambika, Tirupati, Swaminarayan, Super, and K R Raval. Management in each of these institutions accepted the resignations of the teachers found in violation.
In the City DEO’s jurisdiction, one teacher each from Arjun English School (Sabarmati), Mission School (Ranip), Mahavir High School (Isanpur), and Divine Buds School (Maninagar) were similarly found giving tuitions and asked to step down.
Interestingly, while the FAA’s list includes several teachers from grant-in-aid schools, action has so far only been taken against teachers from private institutions.