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Centre Survey Finds One-Third of Students Use Private Coaching as Urban Spending Soars

Officials caution that new CMS methods limit comparisons with the 2017–18 NSS.

The CMS Education Survey 2025 focused specifically on household expenditure for currently enrolled students in school education. (Representative image/HT file)
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Overview

  • 27.0% of students took or had taken private coaching during the current academic year, rising to 30.7% in urban areas versus 25.5% in rural areas.
  • Government schools account for 55.9% of enrolments nationwide, with 66.0% in rural areas and 30.1% in urban areas, while private unaided schools make up 31.9%.
  • Average annual spending on private coaching is ₹3,988 per student in urban areas and ₹1,793 in rural areas, climbing from ₹525 at pre‑primary to ₹6,384 at higher secondary.
  • At the higher secondary level, coaching outlays average ₹9,950 in urban areas compared with ₹4,548 in rural areas, underscoring steep cost gaps by location.
  • Course fees are the largest expense at ₹7,111 on average, with urban households paying ₹15,143 versus ₹3,979 in rural areas, and 95% of students cite household members as their primary funding source.