School Fees

Is it a good idea to use a credit card to pay school fees?

It can help with short-term cash flow, but using a credit card for school fees only works if you are confident about clearing the bill quickly.

Beyond classroom education: Can home-schooling be a smarter, cheaper alternative?

The cost of homeschooling can range from Rs 45,000 to Rs 2 lakh a year but beyond the finances, families must weigh its trade-offs — greater flexibility and innovative learning on one hand, and potential gaps in discipline, quality of education and social skills on the other

School fees are on the rise. Can a bridge loan be a help or a hazard?

Many parents are facing financial strain due to incessant school fee hikes, but an option like loans for school fees can ease their financial burden. However, failure to repay monthly instalments may result in the school withholding your child's report card, as per terms.

Rs 55,600 admission fee, Rs 8,400 'parent orientation charges' at nursery school stuns internet

Earlier this year, a real estate consultant in Gurugram has shared that he pays Rs 30,000 a month as his Class 3 son's school fees which the authorities keep increasing annually without offering any explanation to the parents.

Education has become increasingly unaffordable due to real estate: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu

There has been a steep rise in school and college fees in India in the last decade. In April, a Delhi man shared he pays Rs 4.3 lakh as yearly fees at his son's playschool while another man from Gurugram revealed that he pays Rs 30,000 a month as his Class 3 son's school fees.

Rajasthan’s real estate developer to reimburse school fees of employees’ children

So far, the company has entertained fee reimbursement applications for over 30 employees and laborers.

Gurugram man pays Rs 30,000 pm as Class 3 son's school fee. His post on steep hikes is viral

'The school does not even bother to explain the hike and the higher fee simply appears on the payment app! When parents protested, they said please look for another school for your kids!' real estate consultant Udit Bhandari said.