81% of the parents with children in private schools report reports of more than 10%, survey says – AyraNews24x7

Last update:02 May, 2025, 22:16

In the national capital, hundreds of parents have been protesting on this issue since last month.

The survey received more than 18,000 reactions from parents of school-going children located in 301 districts of India. (Representative image)

The beginning of the new academic session has brought bad news for thousands of parents in many cities like Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad, as many schools have revised their fee structures, resulting in A. annual growth Anywhere between 10% and 50%.

In the national capital, hundreds of parents have been protesting since last month. So far, the intervention by the Directorate of Education (DOE) has not proved a preventive for many schools, many of which increase fees under different heads. In April last year, in an interim order, the Delhi High Court allowed schools to increase the fees after submitting only fee details under Section 17 (3) of the Delhi School Education Act and Rules (DSEAR), 1973, limiting the role of DoE in checking profiteering or caption fee.

A repeat landscape can be seen in many other major cities, where very high-demanding private schooling is getting out of reach for many parents, leading to some to take loans to deal with additional expenses. School Education Department responding to the demands of citizens Karnataka A circular is essentially released that all schools should release clear admission information showing details of reservation policies and fee structures. Schools have been asked to install a grievance redressal system, while field education authorities have been asked to review and provide solutions of complaints.

A recent nationwide study of community social media platforms locomcircles showed that 44% of parents said that schools have increased the fees of 50-80% or more in the last 3 years. For children’s parents in high school who feel the need for personal tuition in preparing for competitive examinations, the joint fee is a backbreaker. In a follow-up survey, Localcircles tried to find out how much the increase in fees by private schools is for the current academic year 2025-26. The survey received more than 18,000 reactions from parents of school-going children located in 301 districts of India. 61% of respondents were men, while 39% were women. 45% of the respondents were from Tier 1, Tier 2 to 28%, and 27% responder from Tier 3 and 4 districts.

The increase in fees varies from school to school and also depends on class and course (CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, IB, etc.). The survey asked the parents of the school going children, “How much school your children/grandchildren have done to increase the total fee in percentage for FY 2025-26 as compared to 2024-25?” Of the 18,902 responders for this question, 22% stated that the hike is “more than 30%”, 28% said the hike is “20-30%”, 31% indicated that the hike is “10-20%”, 3% indicated that “5–10%”, 3% indicated that “fee increase has not been announced yet”. To do yoga, 81% of the parents conducted a survey, who have increased fees of more than 10% in the report of children going to private schools.

Data suggests that in 50% of cases of parents, school fees are more than 20%. Parents are already struggling with a crowd of pressure on their income after the education of the school and their children, the situation is bound to be worrisome.

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