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            <h2>Four formats, <span class="dim">one pool of</span> <span class="hl">verified teachers.</span></h2>
            <p class="sub">1:1, a small batch of &le; 12, a 30-minute doubt session or a two-hour exam special &mdash; mix them as the term needs.</p>
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            <h2>Your first class <span class="dim">with any teacher is</span> <span class="hl">&#8377;0.</span></h2>
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            <h2>Pay per class. <span class="hl">Never a package.</span></h2>
            <p class="sub">No annual fee, no subscription, no deposit &mdash; and a worked month of Maths tuition comes to &#8377;640.</p>
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    <span class="marginal" style="top:clamp(56px,7vw,100px)">Q1.</span>
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      <h2>Pick the class that fits.</h2>
      <span class="marks">[choose any &mdash; mix as needed]</span>
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      Four formats, one pool of verified teachers. Every teacher sets their own rate; you pay per class,
      and only after the free first session.
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        <span class="opt">(A)</span>
        <span class="meta">60 min &middot; per hour</span>
        <h3>1:1 live class</h3>
        <p>Your child alone with the teacher. The pace, the syllabus and the doubts are all theirs.</p>
        <div class="best"><b>Best for</b> catching up, board-exam prep, a subject that has become a fight at home.</div>
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        <span class="opt">(B)</span>
        <span class="meta">&le; 12 students &middot; per seat</span>
        <h3>Small batch</h3>
        <p>A group from the same class and board, taught live every week. The most affordable way to have a regular teacher.</p>
        <div class="best"><b>Best for</b> weekly tuition through the year.</div>
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        <span class="opt">(C)</span>
        <span class="meta">30 min &middot; flat fee</span>
        <h3>Doubt clearing</h3>
        <p>A short session when homework gets stuck. Book it the same day, clear it the same day.</p>
        <div class="best"><b>Best for</b> the night before a test.</div>
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        <span class="opt">(D)</span>
        <span class="meta">2 hours &middot; flat fee</span>
        <h3>Exam special</h3>
        <p>A long, focused session before a unit test or a board paper &mdash; past papers, marking tips, weak chapters.</p>
        <div class="best"><b>Best for</b> the two weeks before boards.</div>
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      <p class="rk">Included with every class you book &mdash; at no extra fee</p>
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        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b>The recording</b>, to rewatch before the test</span></li>
        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b>The whiteboard</b> from that class, saved</span></li>
        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b>Session notes</b> to read later</span></li>
        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b>A weekly report</b> to the parent</span></li>
        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b><a href="selfstudy.php">The study library</a></b>, to keep learning at any time &rarr;</span></li>
        <li><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span><span><b>No commute</b> &mdash; and no travel fare</span></li>
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        <h3>What it costs</h3>
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          <li><span class="redpen">✓</span><span><b>Pay per class.</b> No annual fee, no package, no deposit.</span></li>
          <li><span class="redpen">✓</span><span><b>Teachers set their own rates</b> and we onboard teachers who price for Tier 2&ndash;4 families: a 1:1 hour typically ₹100&ndash;500, a batch seat a fraction of that.</span></li>
          <li><span class="redpen">✓</span><span><b>Nothing to lose by trying.</b> The first class with any teacher is free, and there is no commute.</span></li>
          <li><span class="redpen">✓</span><span><b>The teacher is paid after the class</b>, not before &mdash; so a class that never happens is never charged.</span></li>
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        <p class="rk">Rough work &mdash; a month of Maths tuition</p>
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          <tr><td>Weekly batch seat &times; 4 classes</td><td>4 &times; ₹60 = ₹240</td></tr>
          <tr><td>One 1:1 hour before the unit test</td><td>₹300</td></tr>
          <tr><td>Two doubt sessions</td><td>2 &times; ₹50 = ₹100</td></tr>
          <tr class="tot"><td>For the month</td><td>₹640</td></tr>
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        <p class="fine">Illustrative &mdash; actual rates are set by each teacher and shown on their profile before you book.</p>
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      <h2>Kautuki, next to the usual model.</h2>
      <span class="marks">[side by side]</span>
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      The same nine questions, answered by us and by the model most families have been offered so far.
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            <th class="us">Kautuki</th>
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            <td class="rl">What you pay for</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>One class at a time</td>
            <td class="them">A package for the year, in advance</td>
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            <td class="rl">The first class</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>Free, with any teacher you like &mdash; more than one if you want</td>
            <td class="them">A demo class, then the package</td>
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            <td class="rl">Who teaches</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>A teacher you choose, checked by a person on our team</td>
            <td class="them">A tutor allotted to you</td>
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            <td class="rl">The class itself</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>Live, always &mdash; the recording is a bonus, never the product</td>
            <td class="them">Often a recorded lecture</td>
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            <td class="rl">Class size</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>1:1, or a batch of no more than twelve</td>
            <td class="them">Large batches and streams</td>
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            <td class="rl">The rate</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>Set by each teacher and shown on their profile before you book</td>
            <td class="them">One price for the whole country</td>
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            <td class="rl">Stopping</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>After any class &mdash; nothing to cancel</td>
            <td class="them">At the end of the package</td>
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            <td class="rl">Between classes</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>Videos, notes, practice and teacher-marked assignments, included</td>
            <td class="them">A separate purchase</td>
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            <td class="rl">For the parent</td>
            <td class="us"><span class="redpen">&#10003;</span>A report every week, and every class recorded for you to watch</td>
            <td class="them">On request</td>
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      <span class="redpen" style="font-size:22px">&#9998;</span>
      &ldquo;The usual model&rdquo; is how large tuition apps and local coaching classes commonly work today &mdash;
      not any one company, and not all of them. Compare us against whoever you are actually considering:
      every figure on this page is ours, and each teacher&rsquo;s rate is on their profile before you book.
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