Edu startup Vidyanext wants to find the right tutor for your child

BENGALURU: Vidyanext, the education startup that connects students to tutors, has launched a new recommendation service to help parents find the right tutor for their child. The new Vidyanextost likely to be able to help the student.

Till recently, parents could find tutors through an interactive map. "With our student-tutor matching service, we are simplifying the process of tuition-searching," said Pradeep Singh, CEO of Vidyanext. "Our efforts will continue to transform the conventional rote learning method in India to a process which nurtures inquisitiveness, and empowers parents, students and tuition teachers with digital tools to facilitate their role in the learning cycle."

Though the startup will still retain the map, the recommendations will be made based on the basic information given by the users — type of tuition, willingness to travel for tuition, and their location. This advancement had to come about as the number of teachers on the platform has gone up, thereby making the map denser.

Vidyanext believes this new service will simplify the problem for parents who struggle to decide which of the many private tuition teachers to choose from. After seven months of studying data, the startup has found that around 90% of customers need only two appointments with tuition teachers to find the one that works for them. Around 99% of customers meet less than five tutors before making a selection.

"Over the last six months, 8000+ tutors have reached out to us and we've verified 1100+ after visiting their sites and testing their academic knowledge. In addition, 600+ tutors have attended Vidyanext training sessions on how to deliver better tuition. We are seeing 99.9% tutor repetition, and 97% student retention," said Kahran Singh,Head Product and Marketing, Vidyanext.