Sponsor Fee

Why does the Gurukulam require support, when there is a fee?

There are two reasons: 

  • a. Current fee being charged in the Gurukulam covers only 50% of the expense of the student. The fee being charged in the Gurukulam is currently Rs. 8000 per month. It is only half the expenses being incurred on each student. The total expense incurred per month on every student is approximately Rs.16000. The key components are
  • 1. Direct Food expenses
  • 2. Salary of Acharya and the teachers
  • 3. Expenses incurred on books, clothes, electricity, annual travel and ad-hoc expenses like medical treatment etc.,
  • 4. Administrative overheads, maintenance of the premises, normal wear and tear
  • b. A large number of parents are not in a position to pay the fee. Hence, we seek scholarships. There are a large number of parents who are not in a position to pay the given fee, either in part or full. Our attempt is to enable the funding of such students through grants and scholarships.

For the above two reasons, the net fee collection from the parents is only about 1/3rd of the expenses being incurred. 

Why are the expenses high vs. other Gurukulam?

Our aim is to provide the best development opportunities for students. Towards this, we have adopted certain practices that enable development, but incur costs. We list them below. 

  • 1. We take students from Class V onwards because we believe these are the formative years for a child wherein they develop the most. Right education at this age makes a huge difference in future outcomes. But, it leads to increased need for supervision and control to manage younger students.
  • 2. We teach both Paraa (Vedic/ Ancient knowledge) and Aparaa Vidya. Besides, we do not have senior students teaching junior ones since the seniors would be class X students. These senior students have their own portions to cover. Hence, we incur higher cost of Acharya and teachers.
  • 3. The facilities being provided are akin to a residential school.
  • 4. In most Gurukulam, there is a struggle to cover the regular salary of Acharya and other staff engaged. Churn among them impacts teaching outcomes. We have ensured that all the teaching and support staff are paid reasonably, so that they can focus on the mission.

How can you contribute to the fee of students?

You can contribute in the following ways to sponsor the education of a student for a year. The options are

  • • Full cost of education of a student : Rs. 192,000 per annum
  • • 50% of the costs or cover the direct fee : Rs. 96000
  • • Any proportion of fee thereof. In other words, you can pay a monthly or annual amount that will be used to provide scholarships to the students.

In addition, you can donate any amount to the Gurukulam. All donations will be duly acknowledged by a 80G receipt and will be exempt from Income Tax.