Who all access private coaching in higher education and how much do they spend? Evidence from India

Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, Amit Kumar and Angrej Singh Gill

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2023, vol. 28, issue 4, 1433-1455

Abstract: Using the latest National Sample Survey (NSS) education round data, we examine the patterns and determinants of demand and cost of private coaching in higher education in India. Two-step Heckman selection equation results find that students with better household resources (rich and educated) are more likely to take private coaching and tend to spend more on it. Results show that not only pro-male gender discrimination is in existence; there is also caste inequality in the demand and cost of private coaching, with a higher marginal effect among poor households. The study establishes that the market of shadow education, which by its very nature, is highly selective and delivers the service largely to the students of socially and economically well-off families. This article provides a rationale to consider the dynamics of inequalities in access to private coaching while devising educational policies, for making higher education egalitarian.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2021.1954302

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