Calcutta, Dec. 14 :    Calcutta, Dec. 14:  The best way to beat the private tuition trap is by introducing checks and measures where it matters most - inside the school. Putting this into practice, South Point School has introduced a system involving a 'separate academic unit' to set the question papers. This keeps out all teachers of the school, in a bid to put an end to efforts by students to 'get a tip or two' about a forthcoming test paper. Private tuition is rampant, despite the announcement by the state government in the Assembly this March, that the 'evil practice' would be banned. 'It's been an age-old custom for students to take private tuitions from schoolteachers and expect them to pass on some 'inside information' about what to study and what to leave out for the exams. This move will minimise the risk of favouritism, which is an essential part of the private tuition system,' says an ex-teacher of the south Calcutta school, which has found a place in the Guinness Book for having the 'largest number of students' under one roof in Asia. While insisting that 'none of our teachers is allowed to teach a student of South Point outside class', vice-president N.G. Khaitan puts the 'increasing tendency among students everywhere in the city to seek private tuition', as a matter of serious concern. 'Private tuition breeds favouritism and a partisan attitude among teachers. It also makes the students inefficient. We have decided to adopt certain measures to ensure that each and every student gets proper attention and they are not required to seek even minimum help from private tutors for achieving better results,' stressed Khaitan. Besides the step to keep out teachers from the process of exam paper setting, the South Point authorities have also kicked off a 'continuous system' of identifying weaker students for 'extra coaching'. Special coaching cells, monitored by teachers from various streams, are set up to help these students reach the desired academic level. These internal coaching classes are conducted at no extra cost to the student. Another innovation to be introduced is the system of addressing a particular problem area of a particular class. If the performance of a large number of students from a particular section is found to be 'below par' in a given subject, additional classes will be undertaken. This will enable students to make up lost ground, for a nominal fee. 'Once guardians are confident that their wards' academic problems will be sorted out in school itself, the need for private tutors will diminish automatically,' concluded Khaitan.