Assessment
Chandrasekhar argues that India’s digital public infrastructure, along with AI-based tools, can create a personalised, low-cost alternative that reaches students beyond elite coaching centres. Shrivastava pushes back that the government will fail if it simply uploads lectures, because coaching succeeds through weekly tests, doubt-solving and tightly designed exam preparation. Both accept that school curricula and competitive exams demand different skills, but they disagree on how far a common public platform can go.
Limits
Chandrasekhar says the model should be hybrid, with online classes backed by physical skill hubs and human mentoring, because students still need in-person guidance.
Shrivastava says a single common stack for many exams would dilute quality, and that JEE and NEET need separate, dedicated platforms.