Across India, children as young as 6 are leaving for private schools at 7:00 AM, returning by 4:30 PM, and rushing to tuition classes until late evening — only to repeat the cycle the next day. Parents, meanwhile, are forced to spend money and time to "fill the gaps" left by schools that promise quality education but fail to deliver. This is not just about academics; it's about mental exhaustion, anxiety, and the breakdown of family life.

Did you know that over 70% of students in private schools across India attend additional tuition classes daily, even after spending 8 hours in school?

This relentless cycle is not just about academics. It’s about mental exhaustion, anxiety, and a loss of childhood. Children are waking up at 6:00 AM, attending school till 4:30 PM, rushing to tuition by 5:00 PM, and coming home late in the evening — only to repeat it the next day.

Meanwhile, parents are left spending thousands on tuitions and therapies just to keep up — plugging the gaps left by schools that fail to deliver meaningful education during school hours.

This broken system — driven by over-reliance on shadow education and poor accountability — is not sustainable. And we cannot stay silent any longer.

This broken education model — driven by over-reliance on tuition and weak implementation of in-school learning — is affecting the mental, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of families. Despite the promise of NEP 2020 to provide holistic, pressure-free, inclusive education, the reality is far from it. If this continues unchecked, we are not only failing our children but also eroding the very purpose of formal schooling.

In cities across Tier 1, Tier 2, and even Tier 3 regions, over 70% of students in private schools attend after-school tuition, spending more than 12 hours a day on academics. Is this truly education — or institutionalized academic burnout?

We cannot allow another generation to be overburdened by an outdated and unfair system. NEP 2020 gives us a legal and policy framework — but it must be implemented, not just printed. We urge the Ministry of Education, CBSE, NCERT, and State Education Boards to take immediate action:

• Regulate school workloads
• Eliminate shadow education dependency
• Enforce inclusive and accountable in-school learning
• Create parent-teacher grievance redressal forums that actually work

Parents deserve a voice in how schools function. Real reform begins when parental feedback becomes part of the system, not treated as a nuisance.

If we stay silent now, we normalize this injustice for the next generation. Let’s not wait for another education crisis to take action — the time to fix the system is today.