India, Jan. 10 -- Private coaching classes will have to appoint counsellors, adopt timetables that ease the pressure on students, and cap the number of hours of coaching at five hours a day.

These are some of the measures announced by the state government, to ease stress experienced by students enrolled in private coaching classes. Included in a new government resolution (GR), these measures are aimed at student well-being, mental health support, and reducing academic pressure, especially in institutes with a large number of students.

It is now mandatory for coaching classes with more than 100 students to appoint a qualified counsellor or psychologist. Institutes with fewer than 100 students must arrange mental health support through ex...