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Your guide to a career in online tutoring

TimePublished on Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 18:37 in Lifestyle section

NET RESULT: Good subject knowledge and stronghold over the Net helps in online tutoring.

NET RESULT: Good subject knowledge and stronghold over the Net helps in online tutoring.


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    New Delhi: Gone are the days when tuition classes meant long hours after school with a bespectacled, cane-wielding tutor, for tutorials are now available on the Internet and tutors today are smart and tech-savvy.

    Anushree holds a Bachelors degree in Science. She teaches Biology to a student in the UAE via video conferencing. Just a couple of hours a day, and Anushree can earn as much as Rs 10-15,000 a month.

    "Timings are flexible and there are no geographical boundaries. I can pursue something else alongside," Anushree says explaining the job benfits.

    It may not sound glamorous enough, but e-tutoring is a booming industry, with students from UK, USA, UAE and India logging on to seek help with their Math and Science homework.

    And as schoolteacher Deepika, who’s also a part time e-tutor, explains, a huge advantage of the job is that you can work with an e-tutoring company either on a full-time or part time basis.

    "Neither the students nor I have to travel. It's the same as teaching one-on-one as both the audio and visual elements are there,” she explains.

    So if you are someone with a strong hold on a particular subject and good communication skills, e-tutoring could be a good career option for you. Of course, being adept with technology and Internet tools would be an added advantage.

    "We look for qualified professionals and prefer a Masters degree,” founder director Learning Curve Chadan Agarwal says.

    Even though it's not a prerequisite, it may also be a good idea to get a B. Ed, B. El. Ed degrees.

    Although most universities offer a B. Ed course, some of the better ones are: Jamia Milia Islamia, All India B. Ed College, National Council of Teacher Education and Indraprastha University.

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