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	'''TutorVista''' ('''TutorVista Global Private Limited''') is an online tutoring company geared towards students.<ref>{{cite news\|title=TutorVista Help Center : What is TutorVista ?\| url=http://help.tutorvista.com/answer.php?id=203&oid=202}}</ref> It relies on a combination of voice over Internet Protocol (]) telephony, ], a toll-free fax number (allowing review of printed materials), and an electronic blackboard.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Outsourced tutors just an ocean away\| publisher = CNN News\|author=Soumya Srinagesh \| url=http://news.com.com/2010-1038-6126868.html\|archiveurl=http://archive.is/crEt\|archivedate=2012-07-13}}</ref> TutorVista’s operations are entirely located in India, but most of its market is abroad.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The Evolving Indian Offshore Services Environment: Greater Breadth, Depth, and Scope \| url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/evnts/4587/Stanford.pdf }}</ref> The company primarily provides academic help to students in English, mathematics, and the sciences.<ref>{{cite news\|title=TutorVista Dashboard\| url=http://vista.tutorvista.com/dashboard/index/?}}</ref>		'''TutorVista''' ('''TutorVista Global Private Limited''') is an ] company geared towards students.<ref>{{cite news\|title=TutorVista Help Center : What is TutorVista ?\| url=http://help.tutorvista.com/answer.php?id=203&oid=202}}</ref> It relies on a combination of voice over Internet Protocol (]) telephony, ], a toll-free fax number (allowing review of printed materials), and an electronic blackboard.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Outsourced tutors just an ocean away\| publisher = CNN News\|author=Soumya Srinagesh \| url=http://news.com.com/2010-1038-6126868.html\|archiveurl=http://archive.is/crEt\|archivedate=2012-07-13}}</ref> TutorVista’s operations are entirely located in India, but most of its market is abroad.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The Evolving Indian Offshore Services Environment: Greater Breadth, Depth, and Scope \| url=http://iis-db.stanford.edu/evnts/4587/Stanford.pdf }}</ref> The company primarily provides academic help by paid subscription to students in English, mathematics, and the sciences.<ref>{{cite news\|title=TutorVista Dashboard\| url=http://vista.tutorvista.com/dashboard/index/?}}</ref>

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TutorVista Global Pvt. **Ltd**
Company type	Private
Industry	Internet, e-learning
Founded	Bangalore, Karnataka, India in November 2005
Headquarters	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Products	Online Tutoring
Website	tutorvista.com]

TutorVista (TutorVista Global Private Limited) is an online tutoring company geared towards students. It relies on a combination of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony, instant messaging, a toll-free fax number (allowing review of printed materials), and an electronic blackboard. TutorVista’s operations are entirely located in India, but most of its market is abroad. The company primarily provides academic help by paid subscription to students in English, mathematics, and the sciences.

Company History

TutorVista was founded in 2005 by Krishnan Ganesh and Meena Ganesh. Other founding contributors included Srinivas Anumolu, Ravi Pandit, and Ravi Kannan. In 2006, Sequoia Capital India and Lightspeed Venture Partners invested more than $10 million dollars in TudorVista. The company grew with the acquisition of Edurite, an educational firm in 2007 and a partnership with American Book Company in 2009. In 2011, Pearson increased a smaller stake to a 76% majority stake in TutorVista for $127 million and fully acquired it by buying the remaining 20% stake in 2013. At this point Krishnan Ganesh and Meena Ganesh stepped down from all management roles in the Bangalore-based company and Srikanth Iyer was appointed the new CEO.

Criticism

The Economist has suggested that building trust for an unknown Indian brand was the biggest difficulty faced by the company. There have also been several outcries in the United States, to protest against such organizations that do not allow face-to-face and personalized tutoring. Officials and parents from both local and national bodies have mixed reactions regarding the ethical and practical implications of this trend. In the UK it is estimated that 1 in 4 students is now tutored outside school, with offshore tutoring companies increasingly entering the market.

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