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Just over 100 days old (launched in Jan 2007), tutornext.com has more than 200 students registered in various age groups. With the teaching outsourced mostly to India, most tutors are from Bangalore, while some are from Hyderabad and New Delhi. The program fees vary from $25 an hour to $75-100 a month.

TutorNext.com offers personalized tutoring plans to students based on their strengths and weaknesses assessed through an initial test,” said Anu Bhave, founder and President of tutorNEXT. “We believe there is no substitute for individual attention. Traditional personal tutoring services, however, are inconvenient, expensive, and often unaffordable for most parents. Our aim is to make committed, enthusiastic, and expert teachers readily accessible to students seeking to catch up with their class as well as those seeking to boost their achievement levels. We offer a comprehensive set of learning tools and methods proven to yield success including practice tests, worksheets, assignments, and homework help.”

Sanjeev Govindan, one of the four people who run the website, said, "Right now we are offering help only to people in the US and Canada because it's most difficult to get a tutor to come home and teach your child there.

"Moreover it's a very expensive affair. But we will soon be spreading our services to other parts of the world and to India as well."

In India, which does not have a dearth of tutors, the site may not gain the popularity it has in the other two countries, he added.

The site offers different programs for students. For e.g.

• One-on-One Tutoring: This service includes one-on-one lessons with a highly qualified and trained online tutor assigned to you for specified number of hours every month
  
• Unlimited Homework Help: If you need help urgently, email us your homework request and our tutors will send you a detailed reply within the same day
• achieveNEXT Practice Program: a daily practice program to help children achieve academic excellence and boost confidence.