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School tuition in India, Class 1 to 12

School tuition in India with Edutara runs from Class 1 to Class 12 on CBSE, ICSE and state boards, from primary homework to Class 12 physics, chemistry, maths and accountancy. Thousands of school students learn with our tutors one to one, at home or online, and a new tutor is always free when you ask.

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Indian school boards

CBSE, ICSE or a state board: the tutor teaches the one you sit

India has a national board, a national council and a board in every state, and each one sets its own syllabus, textbooks, exam names and marking scheme. Edutara matches the tutor to the board printed on the student's admit card, and to the medium the student writes the paper in.

Central Board of Secondary Education

CBSE

CBSE schools teach from NCERT textbooks, and the board papers are set on that syllabus, the same base JEE Main and NEET-UG are built on. From 2026 a Class 10 student sits the main board exam in February and may take a second sitting in May to improve up to three subjects, with the better score kept.

  • Board exams: Class 10 and Class 12
  • Textbooks: NCERT
  • Class 10: a second sitting in May

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)

ICSE and ISC

The Council conducts the ICSE exam at the end of Class 10 and the ISC exam at the end of Class 12. English is examined as two papers, English Language and Literature in English, and many subjects add internal assessment or project work marked in school, so the tutor plans the projects into the year.

  • ICSE: Class 10
  • ISC: Class 12
  • English: two papers, language and literature

One board in every state

State boards

Each state board writes its own textbooks and names its own exams: SSC, Madhyamik, Matric, SSLC, HSLC. Many let students write the paper in the state language, so a state board student gets a tutor who teaches from the state textbook in Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Hindi, English or a mix of two.

  • Textbooks: the state's own
  • Medium: English or the regional language
  • Exam names differ by state

The state board in each Edutara city

Alongside CBSE and ICSE schools, every city Edutara serves has a state board of its own. These are the boards and exam names a home tutor meets there.

  • Delhi

    CBSE

    Class 10 and Class 12 CBSE board exams, with ICSE and ISC schools too

    Government and private schools in Delhi sit CBSE papers, and the Delhi Board of School Education set up in 2021 is moving its schools back to CBSE.

  • Mumbai,Pune

    Maharashtra State Board

    SSC after Class 10, HSC after Class 12

    Schools teach in Marathi, English or a semi-English stream, with maths and science in English.

  • Kolkata

    WBBSE and WBCHSE

    Madhyamik after Class 10, Higher Secondary after Class 12

    Bengali and English medium students both sit Madhyamik in February, the first board exam of their school years.

  • Patna

    Bihar School Examination Board

    Matric after Class 10, Intermediate after Class 12

    The board has its offices in Patna, and students write in Hindi or English medium.

  • Lucknow,Kanpur

    UP Board (UPMSP)

    High School after Class 10, Intermediate after Class 12

    UP Board, CBSE and CISCE schools sit side by side, in Hindi and English medium.

  • Indore

    MP Board (MPBSE)

    High School after Class 10, Higher Secondary after Class 12

    Class 9 and 10 maths runs at a Basic and a Standard level, and the choice shapes Class 11.

  • Chandigarh

    CBSE, PSEB and HBSE

    CBSE in Chandigarh, PSEB in Mohali, the Haryana board in Panchkula

    Punjab requires Punjabi as a Class 10 subject in its schools under every board.

  • Ahmedabad

    Gujarat Board (GSEB)

    SSC after Class 10, HSC after Class 12

    Students study in Gujarati, Hindi or English medium, and the same board sets GUJCET.

  • Bengaluru

    Karnataka board (KSEAB)

    SSLC after Class 10, 2nd PUC after Class 12

    Since 2022 one board, KSEAB, conducts both the SSLC and the PUC exams.

  • Chennai

    Tamil Nadu State Board

    SSLC after Class 10, HSC after Class 12

    Schools follow the Samacheer Kalvi syllabus, and the Directorate of Government Examinations runs the public exams.

  • Hyderabad

    BSE Telangana and TGBIE

    SSC after Class 10, Intermediate in Classes 11 and 12

    Intermediate is taught in junior colleges, and CBSE students sit one senior board exam at the end of Class 12.

  • Bhubaneswar

    BSE Odisha and CHSE

    The Class 10 matric exam, then Plus Two

    The Board of Secondary Education sets Class 10, and the Council of Higher Secondary Education sets Plus Two.

  • Guwahati

    Assam board (ASSEB)

    HSLC after Class 10, HS after Class 12

    ASSEB was formed in 2024 by merging SEBA and AHSEC into one board.

Boards and stages

School tuition by stage and by board

Edutara tutors teach to the board a student actually sits, from the first reading lessons of Class 1 to the Class 12 board exam. Here is how the three stages differ and the pages that cover each one.

Reading, writing and number sense

Primary, Classes 1 to 5

The primary years build the habits every later class depends on: reading a sentence with understanding, writing a line someone else can read, tables, place value and everyday arithmetic. A primary tutor works from the school's own textbooks and keeps classes short and regular, so daily study becomes routine for a young learner.

  • Classes: 1 to 5
  • Focus: reading, writing, tables, number sense
  • Books: the school's own textbooks
Read about primary tuition

The first board exam

Class 9 and 10

Class 10 brings the first public board exam, set by CBSE, by CISCE as the ICSE exam, or by a state board. Tutors teach the textbook chapter by chapter through Class 9 and 10, then move to the board's sample papers and past papers, with answers written the way the board marks them.

  • Boards: CBSE, ICSE, state boards
  • Subject pages: Class 10 Maths and Science
  • Practice: sample papers and past board papers
Read about Class 10 maths tuition

The senior board exam, and entrance tests beside it

Class 11 and 12

In Class 11 a student chooses a stream and the subjects deepen quickly. Edutara tutors teach Physics, Chemistry and Maths for the science stream and Accountancy for commerce, theory and practical work included, up to the Class 12 board exam. The same chapters feed JEE, NEET-UG and CUET-UG, so one tutor can prepare a student for both.

  • Boards: CBSE, ISC, state boards
  • Subject pages: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Accountancy
  • Board theory papers and practicals
Read about Class 12 physics tuition
How the tuition works

How a school tutor is matched and how classes run

One tutor for one student, working from that student's board, textbooks and school calendar.

  1. 1

    Share the class, board and subject

    Tell us the class, the board, the textbooks if the school uses a series of its own, and the subjects to work on. A recent test paper or report card shows the tutor where to begin.

  2. 2

    A tutor who teaches that board

    Edutara matches a tutor who teaches that subject for that board and class, at home or online. The first class starts from the chapter the student finds hardest, and a different tutor is free whenever the student asks for one.

  3. 3

    Classes that keep pace with school

    The tutor follows the order the school teaches the chapters in, clears homework doubts as they come, and plans revision before every unit test and term exam, so nothing piles up before the finals.

  4. 4

    Board exam practice

    In Class 10 and Class 12 the last months go to sample papers and past board papers written to time, and to setting out answers the way board examiners award marks.

The fee depends on the class, the subject and the city. Edutara fixes it and shares it at enrolment, before the first class. Learners pay Edutara, and Edutara pays their tutor per lesson.

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Questions about school tuition

Yes. Each tutor is matched to the board the student sits: CBSE, ICSE and ISC under CISCE, or a state board. Name the board in the request, and the tutor works from that board's syllabus and the school's textbooks.

Class 1 to Class 12. Primary tuition covers Classes 1 to 5, and the subject pages cover Class 10 maths and science and Class 11 and 12 physics, chemistry, maths and accountancy. For another school subject, name it in the request and Edutara finds a tutor who teaches it.

Younger children often settle best with a tutor at home, with a parent nearby. Older students often choose online classes to save travel around school and coaching hours. Both are one to one and follow the same kind of plan.

Yes. Homework doubts are part of every class, and the tutor explains the method so the student can finish the work alone. For a project, the tutor guides the research and the write-up while the student does the work.

Edutara fixes the fee by class, subject and city and tells it at enrolment, before the first class. The learner, or whoever registers the learner, pays Edutara, and Edutara pays the tutor.

Yes. Name the medium the student writes the board paper in, English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil or another, and Edutara matches a tutor who explains in that language and sets answers down in the exact terms the board expects.

Yes, at any point and free of charge. Tell Edutara what needs to change, and a new tutor is matched for the same class and board.