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The power of online tutoring is that it puts power back in the hands of students
The power of online tutoring is that it puts power back in the hands of students.
By empowering students with the choice to decide the subject and topic for which they require help, online tutoring products like HashLearn Now moves away from ‘generalization’ to true ‘personalization’. For instance, through the HashLearn Now mobile app, students can choose to get connected to a tutor anytime of the day whenever they feel the need to do so.
They can choose specific topics within subjects and in a few seconds, they are connected to a topicspecialist from the IITs, BITS and premier institutions. The comfort of knowing a highquality tutor is available to help you anytime, at the click of a button, is a huge confidencebooster for the student; it’s like having a learning companion or a mentor by your side, all the time. Products like HashLearn Now does not require prior scheduling and is available 24/7 for students. And the direct impact of this empowerment is that the child is able to prevent learning gaps from widening.
By enabling the student to instantly connect to a tutor right at that moment when he or she is stuck, the doubt or concept is resolved and the study process is uninterrupted. Online tutoring products are also very easy to adapt to. For instance, using HashLearn Now is simple: the student chooses a topic and uploads an image of the problem they want resolved to start the session; almost instantly they are connected to the subject matter expert; after the problem is resolved and the session closed, they can rate their tutors.
Another important aspect about online tutoring is in its ability to bring in inclusion. Of what we see today as the offline coaching market, only 20% is organized, largely an urban phenomenon and restricted to a few ‘destination’ centres like Kota. The vast majority cannot afford highquality tutoring owing to highcosts or access it due to location constraints. So while classroom coaching is a great enabler, it is limited in a significant way by its physical constraints and the inability to scale it up. The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) published results of a 2012 study citing that students from highincome families have four time higher success rate in the IIT admissions than those from lower income groups.
Coaching today is available to only to a very small number that can afford it. By leveraging the growth of smartphones, we have a huge opportunity to connect every student with a standard smartphone to a highquality tutor at an affordable price point. For example, HashLearn Now’s subscription plans start at just Rs.499/ a month allowing students to have unlimited sessions every month with top tutors. Today, we have students from all over India using HashLearn Now as a part of their daily learning routine.
All students, irrespective of financial and location issues, must have the tools to realize their dreams. Online tutoring products have the power to make this happen for millions of such aspirants.
Author: Jayadev Gopalakrishnan is the CEO & Cofounder of HashLearn. HashLearn Now is an ondemand tutoring service that connects students to tutors from IITs/BITS and leading institutions instantly, 24/7.
