How to start an online coaching institute in Nepal
A practical plan for taking your classes online: what to teach first, how to price, how students pay, and how to stop your videos being shared.
Start from what already sells
The fastest way online is to move what students already pay you for: the batch that fills every year, the subject teachers ask about, the mock tests before an exam. Start with one course you can record and run well, not your whole catalogue.
Write down who it is for, what students can do after it, and how long access should last. Those three answers decide the course page, the price and the plan.
Record once, use many times
Record lessons in short parts of 8 to 15 minutes, one idea each. Short videos are easier to watch on mobile data and easier to reuse: the same video on Newton's laws can sit in your IOE course, your +2 revision course and next year's batch.
Add PDF notes beside each lesson and a short chapter test after each chapter. Students who test themselves weekly finish more of the course.
- Upload videos and notes to your library once.
- Build chapters and place each video in every course that needs it.
- Add a chapter test from your question bank.
- Publish chapter by chapter as you finish them.
Price the way Nepali students buy
Most students compare a full-course price with a shorter plan, so offer both: a full course for the exam season and a cheaper three-month plan. Bundle related subjects into a package at a saving.
Allow part payments with a due date for expensive courses. Many families pay in two instalments, and a clear due date with a reminder collects more than chasing by phone.
Make paying easy
Students should be able to pay with eSewa in the app, or by bank, QR or Khalti transfer with a screenshot you approve. Approve transfers the same day; slow approvals are where online sales are lost.
Print or email a bill for every payment. Parents trust a proper bill, and it saves arguments later.
Keep live classes for what needs a teacher
Use live classes for doubt sessions, revision and the hardest topics, and recorded video for everything else. Join from inside the app so only enrolled students get in, and keep attendance.
Protect your content
Videos on YouTube or in WhatsApp groups are shared within days. Encrypted streaming, a moving watermark with the student's details, device limits and screen-recording detection make sharing hard and traceable.
Bring students back every week
Announce new videos and tests with push notifications, put the next live test on the app's home screen, and show a leaderboard after each test. A weekly rhythm keeps students paying for the next batch.
Questions
How much does it cost to start?
You need a platform plan, your time to record, and a phone or camera with a good microphone. See the pricing page for plans from NPR 2,000 a month.
Do I need my own app?
Your own app builds trust and keeps students in your brand rather than in a shared marketplace. With Lariyo it is included.
Want this set up for your institute? Book a free demo.