INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As edtech startups emerge and expand in India, millions of students in the country now have an additional option to choose from when they
mobile data plans, online learning platforms in India are struggling to appeal to the masses because their offering is too expensive for
many.EduRev, a Y Combinator-backed startup (W20), thinks it can address this
anything between $300 to $4,000 that other platforms charge.The startup has partnered with teachers around the country to make their classes
access to full-course and additional catalogs requires becoming a subscriber, explained Kunaal Satija, co-founder of EduRev, in an interview
The vast majority of students are not really learning much
There is also a severe lack of good teachers in the country
traditional learning experience, EduRev also has a social aspect to it
Students can follow their friends and track their progress and participate in helping other students clear their doubts and pose their own
These features are available to non-paying users as well.The price and wider-catalog availability, Satija said, has helped the startup gain
has, but said the startup has been operationally profitable for last four months.
