Private tuition are employing innovative techniques to attract more students. For instance, at the Achiever Learning Company in Adyar, Chennai. Teachers are graded-O, A and B-based on their expertise and the student’s requirements. The O grade teachers, apart from teaching, can also “inspire and motivate the students to be independent and make them much more knowledgeable”. says Professor Shubham Vats. The Centre has students from class one to class twelve and those preparing for competitive exams.