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Online tuition in Qatar

Demand for Indian school seats in Doha is so high that two of the largest Indian schools operate both morning and evening shifts. With 20 CBSE-affiliated schools and school days ending at 1pm or 2pm, Qatar has both the need for tutoring support and the free afternoons available for classes from India.

The timing, plainly

India is two and a half hours ahead, so a 6pm India class is 3:30pm in Doha - straight after a school day that ends at 1pm or 2pm.

School week
Sunday to Thursday
Group classes
QAR 349 to QAR 549/mo
One-to-one
from QAR 599/mo

CBSE recognises 20 affiliated schools in Qatar, and approximately 830,491 overseas Indians live there. What sets Doha apart is not just how many Indian schools exist but how full they run: both M.E.S Indian School and Birla Public School operate morning and evening shifts because the demand for Indian-curriculum places exceeds what a single shift can accommodate. The second distinctive thing is the school week. Qatar's school year runs Sunday to Thursday, and published timings at the major Indian schools finish early—Birla Public School teaches Classes II to XII from 7:00am to 1:00pm, and DPS-Modern Indian School from 7:15am to 2:00pm. This leaves a genuinely free afternoon, and India being two and a half hours ahead makes it align neatly with an Indian teaching evening.

Why do Doha's Indian schools run two shifts, and why does it matter?

Demand for Indian-curriculum places in Doha exceeds what one school day can manage. Both M.E.S Indian School (operating around fifty years, with an Abu Hamour campus) and Birla Public School (founded 2004) run morning and evening shifts.

It's an unusual arrangement and a telling one. The Indian-curriculum system in Qatar is running at full capacity, which means larger classes and less individual attention—not from school failing but simple maths.

This creates a scheduling advantage. Evening-shift children have free mornings; morning-shift children finish early afternoon. Either way, there's an uninterrupted block for weekly tuition—which doesn't exist for families where school runs to 3pm or later.

How do class times work with a Sunday-to-Thursday school week?

The timing situation is actually quite good, better than in many markets. Published schedules at Doha's large Indian schools show early finish times: Birla Public School teaches Classes II to XII from 7:00am to 1:00pm, and DPS-Modern Indian School runs Classes I to XII from 7:15am to 2:00pm, with Nursery and Prep classes finishing at 11:00am. During Ramadan, DPS-MIS shifts to an 8:30am start.

India runs two and a half hours ahead of Qatar. A 6pm class in India translates to 3:30pm in Doha - roughly one to two hours after school finishes, with no rush. A 7pm India class becomes 4:30pm here. Both represent ordinary teaching hours on the Indian side, so you avoid competing for an awkward early-morning or late-night slot.

The weekend scheduling requires planning: Qatar's weekend is Friday and Saturday, while India's is Saturday and Sunday. The overlap is Saturday, so a weekend class means Saturday for both locations. Weekday afternoons are typically the easier option here.

Which Indian schools operate in Doha?

M.E.S Indian School, which has been running for approximately fifty years with a branch at Abu Hamour; Birla Public School, established in 2004; DPS-Modern Indian School, established in 2001; Rajagiri Public School; Bhavans Public School; Shanti Niketan; and Loyola International School.

These schools are listed factually from CBSE's affiliation directory. We hold no affiliation with any of them. Private education in Qatar is governed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

Regardless of which school your child attends, our teachers work from the underlying CBSE or ICSE curriculum, using your child's actual textbooks and your school's teaching sequence. Our fees for families in Qatar are in Qatari riyals: QAR 349 per month for Class 1 to 5 group classes, up to QAR 549 for Class 9 to 10 group classes, and QAR 599 for one-to-one sessions. These are published on our fees page.

Which subjects and classes do you cover in Qatar?

Class 1 through Class 10, across CBSE, ICSE, and IGCSE. Doha's Indian schools are predominantly CBSE, though the international community means IGCSE appears regularly.

StageSubjectsUsual focus
Class 1-Class 3English, Maths, EVS, HindiPhonics, reading fluency, early number work
Class 4-Class 6English, Maths, Science, Social Science, HindiComprehension and applying tables to word problems
Class 7-Class 8Maths, Science, Social Science, English, SanskritAlgebra and explaining rather than reciting
Class 9-Class 10Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, EnglishBoard technique and timed papers

Spoken English is taught separately. Online tests and games are available free to everyone.

What happens at the free assessment, and how do shifts affect it?

One live class with a real teacher, no card, nothing to cancel. Tell us at booking which shift your child is on—morning or evening—because that determines which slots are genuinely free rather than theoretically available.

A child on morning shift finishes at 1pm or 2pm, giving a clear afternoon. With India two and a half hours ahead, this falls into normal Indian teaching evening. An evening-shift child has a free morning instead, also within Indian teaching hours. Both work; they need different slots, and choosing correctly at the start avoids rescheduling.

Bring something specific: a marked paper or a homework page with the same error repeated. You'll get an honest note on what the teacher noticed, including whether the real gap sits below your child's current class. Our post on whether a child needs a tutor covers what to rule out first. Book here.

Why this works

Why families in Qatar choose a teacher in India

Not because it is cheaper. Because your child is sitting the Indian syllabus, and the people who know that syllabus best are the ones who teach it every day.

  • School finishes at 1pm or 2pm, leaving a real afternoon rather than a squeezed evening
  • India is 2.5 hours ahead, so an afternoon class here is an early-evening class there
  • Places at Doha's Indian schools are contested enough to run two shifts - tuition is not a luxury add-on for many families here
  • The same NCERT books and sequence, taught by someone who has taught that syllabus to the board exam
  • QAR 349 a month is 16 live classes, which works out under QAR 22 a class - do the division before comparing, because tuition in Doha is quoted by the hour

Fees in QAR, published

Set for Qatar rather than converted from Indian rates, and listed here rather than quoted on a call.

  • Group Class - Spoken EnglishQAR 249
  • Group Class - All SubjectsQAR 349 to QAR 549
  • One-to-OneQAR 599 to QAR 899
What is included
Questions parents ask

Tuition in Qatar, honestly answered

What time would classes run for a family in Doha?

India is two and a half hours ahead, so a 6pm class in India is 3:30pm in Doha, and a 7pm India class is 4:30pm. Since most large Indian schools finish by 1pm or 2pm, this leaves a comfortable gap between school and tuition rather than a rush.

Our weekend is Friday and Saturday. Does that clash with Indian teachers?

Only partly yes. Qatar's weekend runs Friday and Saturday, and India's is Saturday and Sunday, so Saturday represents the overlap day and that is when weekend classes are scheduled. Many Doha families actually find weekday afternoons easier to manage anyway, since school finishes so early in the day.

How much is online tuition for a family in Qatar?

Group classes cost QAR 349 a month for Class 1 to 5, QAR 449 for Class 6 to 8, and QAR 549 for Class 9 to 10 - sixteen live classes included. One-to-one starts at QAR 599. Spoken English is QAR 249 flat. A free assessment comes first.

My child is on the evening shift at their school. Can classes still work?

Yes, and it often works well. An evening-shift student has a genuinely free morning, and with India two and a half hours ahead, this falls perfectly into a normal Indian school day. Tell us which shift your child is on at the assessment and we build the timing around it.

How many CBSE schools are there in Qatar?

CBSE's affiliation directory shows 20 affiliated schools in Qatar. That places it fourth among all countries, after the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Approximately 830,491 overseas Indians live in Qatar.

Do you cover IGCSE for families in Doha as well as CBSE?

Yes. CBSE is the most common among Indian families in Qatar, but IGCSE and ICSE are both taught, and the teacher is matched to your child's actual board at the assessment.

What if a class is missed during Ramadan or an exam week?

If your child misses a session, you receive the recording and the teacher picks up where you left off the following week. Doha school schedules shift during Ramadan - for example, DPS-Modern Indian School moves to an 8:30am start - so notify us in advance and we'll reschedule your slot rather than losing the class.

Can we sit in on the classes?

Yes, absolutely. Whenever you want. How a teacher responds to a wrong answer is the most reliable measure of teaching quality, and watching costs you nothing.

Free · no card needed

Send us your child's book list. We plan around it.

One free live class first, with no card and nothing to cancel. Afterwards you get an honest note on what the teacher actually noticed.

  1. Tell us the class, the board, and where it is going wrong.
  2. We find a teacher who has taught that exact thing, and offer a slot.
  3. A free 20-minute assessment - stay and watch if you would like to.
  • No card, nothing to commit to
  • Live classes, never a crowded room
  • One teacher, every single week

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