Gurugram Dad’s Viral Post Highlights The Worrying Trend of Rising School Fees

Udit Bhandari, a Gurugram based real estate consultant and father to a boy who is in Grade 3 took to X to share his frustration over rising fees in a Gurugram school that his son attends. 

He said, “My son's school fees have been consistently compounding at 10%/annum. 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!”

Bhandari further said, “My son is in Grade 3 and it's a reputed CBSE school in Gurgaon. School fees is Rs. 30000/month including meals (excluding bus). If this continues to compound at 10% it would be nearly Rs. 9,00,000 per annum when he's in 12th.”

Following this post, a number of parents joined the conversation in agreement with Bhandari. One user said, “What would be the cost of education in the next 10 years I wonder?? Only a select few would be able to afford it…is this the direction in which our education system be heading…I wonder.”

Another user said, “This is so relatable. Unexplained hike in school fees has become a norm with private schools. Education has become a business.”

A recent study revealed that most schools and colleges have been seeing an inflation rate of 11-12%. Parents across the country are worried about this trend as private school fees keep rising without any government regulation in sight.

One user pointed out that intervention from the government can help with this price hike. “The government should intervene and add a cap on private school fees. But it seems I'm expecting too much from the government,” he said.

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