India’s private education sector remains caught in a legal paradox. While the Constitution permits every citizen the right to practice any profession or carry on any trade or business under Article 19(1)(g), profit-making in education remains legally restricted. This restriction, rooted in judicial interpretations and archaic regulatory frameworks, has fostered an ecosystem riddled with opacity, inefficiency, and elite political capture. At the same time, unrecognized coaching institutes thrive in a competitive, innovative, and consumer-responsive environment, unencumbered by such...