The Commercialization of Education in India
Commercialization of Education in India | Aradhya Study Point ✦ Special Analysis | Education & Society The Commercialization of Education in India From Sacred Gurukul to Global Market — When Knowledge Becomes Commodity, Who Pays the Price? By Rakesh Kumar Published April 2026 Source Aradhya Study Point Category Education | Society | Policy In ancient India, the Gurukul was a sacred space — a place where knowledge flowed freely from guru to shishya, untouched by the logic of commerce. Today, that same sacred tradition has been replaced by a vast, ₹26 lakh crore ($313 billion) industry, where a child's right to learn competes daily with the profit motive of corporations, coaching centers, and private universities. The commercialization of education in India is not a single event — it is a decades-long transformation that has reshaped how this nation learns, who gets to learn, and at what...