Tuition Finder seeks to change dependence on traditional tuition media

A tutor looking for a tuition in a particular neighbourhood may be just a few streets away from a guardian looking for someone with exactly the right qualifications. Yet, bringing the two together often remains a complicated and intermediary-driven process.

For years, guardians in Bangladesh have relied on tuition agencies, personal contacts and social media groups to find home tutors for their children. University students looking for tuition also have to navigate the same channels, often facing commissions, verification fees, advance payments and other complications along the way.

Seeking to offer an alternative to this system, local digital platform Tuition Finder is bringing tutors and guardians together directly.

The platform was founded by a group of software engineers who are graduates of BUET, CUET, Dhaka University and IUT. Their aim is to turn the largely informal process of finding a home tutor into a more organised digital marketplace.

Since launching its website, Android and iOS apps in March 2026, Tuition Finder has seen a rapid increase in users. According to the founders, the app surpassed 15,000 downloads within its first four months. Several hundred tutors and guardians have already been successfully matched through the platform, while the app currently holds a 4.7 rating on Google Play Store.

The founders say Tuition Finder is not intended to be another conventional tuition agency. Instead, they want to create a platform where both sides can find and contact each other without relying on a middleman.

“We want a guardian to be able to find a suitable tutor for their child without having to depend on several intermediaries. At the same time, a tutor should not have to go from one place to another to find a tuition or give away up to 60 percent of their first month’s salary as a media fee,” said the founders of Tuition Finder.

How Tuition Finder works

Guardians can post tuition requirements on the platform by providing details such as the student's class, subject, curriculum, location and budget. Tutors, meanwhile, can create profiles containing their educational qualifications, institution, teaching experience, preferred locations and other relevant information.

When a guardian posts a tuition requirement, tutors receive notifications through the mobile app and can apply if the opportunity matches their preferences.

Guardians can also browse tutor profiles in their area and contact tutors directly through the platform.

According to the founders, this creates a two-sided marketplace where both tutors and guardians have greater control over whom they want to connect with, without having to go through a third party.

A subscription model instead of commission

Tuition Finder also differs from conventional tuition agencies in the way it generates revenue.

According to the founders, tutors commonly have to pay agencies a commission of around 40 to 60 percent of their first month's salary after securing a tuition through them.

Tuition Finder, on the other hand, does not charge guardians or tutors for making direct contact through the platform. Its basic services remain free for both sides.

The platform does, however, offer an optional premium subscription for tutors.

Premium members receive additional benefits, including priority in tuition applications, access to unlimited applications, higher visibility in search results and access to premium tuition opportunities.

The founders stress that subscribing to the premium service does not guarantee a tutor a tuition. Rather, it provides additional benefits while using the platform.

Several hundred tutors have already subscribed to the premium service, according to the company.

Bringing AI into tutor matching

Tuition Finder is also looking to use artificial intelligence to make the matching process more efficient.

The company plans to introduce AI-powered tutor search and recommendation features that could help guardians find suitable tutors based on their specific requirements.

Other planned features include a referral programme for tutors, a database to help identify fraudulent activity and further improvements to tutor verification and matching.

Looking beyond Dhaka

Although the platform initially gained traction among users in Dhaka and other major cities, the founders now want to expand its reach across the country.

Tuition Finder aims to bring more than 200,000 tutors and 50,000 guardians onto the platform over the next 12 months.

The company also plans to introduce a campus ambassador programme to reach more university students, who make up a significant portion of the country's private tutoring workforce. Outreach activities at educational institutions and in different districts are also being planned.

“Our priority is to make sure that a tutor anywhere in the country can find tuition opportunities based on their qualifications, while a guardian can find a suitable tutor according to their needs. We want Tuition Finder to gradually reach the hands of university students across the country,” the founders said.

For a sector that has largely depended on informal networks and intermediaries, the challenge now for Tuition Finder will be to maintain trust, grow its user base on both sides of the marketplace and increase the number of successful matches.

The platform's founders, however, see the opportunity beyond simply finding a tutor. Their longer-term ambition is to build a digital infrastructure for private tutoring where guardians and tutors can discover, evaluate and connect with each other directly.