E-TUTORIAL market in India is growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 40 per cent and is likely to cross Rs.3500 crore mark by 2015 from the current level of Rs.1200 crore.E-tutorials is a niche sector that provides a whole new world of knowledge as there are various online learning programmes that complement every student’s unique learning needs.

With greater internet penetration and availability of top-notch broadband services the online tuition market in India is getting popular among students as there is a huge price difference between private tuitions at various coaching centers and online tutoring and this is a significant reasn as to why more and more school, college going students are noe getting enrolled for online classes providing them practical insights and individual attention in the comforts of their home at a time convenient to them, according to a study on ‘E-tutorial market-parallel education industry.’

Besides, a large number of teachers and even senior students with expertise in a particular subject are going online tutorials across the globe and rake in quick money especially during the US academic year starting in September-October, points out the study.

The online tutorial market in India is still in its nascent stage as it is mainly confined to the urban centres while the industry will get the real push from the semi-urban and the rural areas which are still jostling with dearth of technological advancement.

There are plenty of institutes in metro cities offering online learning programme for core subjects like maths, physics, chemistry, biology, English, economics and accountancy through an excellent team of professional, exceperienced and highly qualified tutors.

It is a multi-faceted utility that facilitates students interaction with their tutors seamlessly and in real tome through voice calls, live chat, emails and discussion boards making the whole learning process interesting and enjoyable.

ASSOCHAM interacted with about 800 parents in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, kolkata, Mumbai and Pune between June and August to ascertain the amount of money spent by them on coaching classes for their wards preparing for classes XII exams, engineering, medical entrance tests, chartered accountancy and other such courses at private tuition centers. About 40 per cent of parents across these cities said that their tuition bills run into Rs80,000 to Rs1 lakh annually and said that even though, affordability was a challenge, they didn’t wish to take any chances considering that competition in school, colleges and professions was getting tougher by the day.