MUMBAI: After schools and colleges across the country shut down earlier this month, some online education startups were expecting hordes of parents and students to flock to their platforms.
A few weeks later, while user traffic across education startups has surged, revenues have actually dropped, entrepreneurs said.
Traffic at some leading online education providers has increased by more than 50% as parents and students desperately seek to avoid disruption in learning.
But as uncertainty increases around domestic entrance exams, overall education spending is declining. “Our traffic has increased this month by 1.6 times and we think that people will not stop spending on education even in these times," said Akshay Chaturvedi, co-founder and