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Abstract
Indias education system is rapidly evolving, largely influenced by technological progress and the growing availability of digital platforms. Coaching institutes, which have traditionally relied on classroom-based instruction, are now increasingly integrating Educational Technology (EdTech) to improve both teaching methods and reach. This transformation is most noticeable in Tier 1 cities such as Delhi and Bengaluru, but there is a growing trend in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities as well, although at different rates. A prominent example is Kota, often referred to as the coaching hub of India, which sees over 200,000 students every year preparing for competitive exams like JEE and NEET. However, a decline in enrollment has been observed in recent times due to increasing competition, student stress, and policy changes. In this changing landscape, EdTech emerges as a potential solution to modernize learning delivery and make education more accessible. The significance of this study lies in three main areas. First, it highlights how EdTech can promote educational equity by ensuring high-quality learning resources are available across regions. Second, it showcases how digital platforms can enable coaching centers to scale without needing proportional investment in infrastructure. Lastly, it emphasizes the improvements in learning outcomes that come from using interactive, data-driven teaching tools. The objectives of the study include evaluating how extensively EdTech tools are being adopted in coaching centers across different city tiers, identifying the factors that help or hinder this adoption, and analyzing the resulting effects on both teaching quality and student performance. This research focuses on the period from 2022 to 2025 and considers a wide range of EdTech formatsboth online and hybridin cities like Delhi, Kota, Lucknow, Pune, and Patna, representing Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 classifications
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Copyright © 2025 Varun Gupta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
