Hyderabad, July 31 -- The fee structure for the nursery class of a prominent private school in Hyderabad left the internet divided, drawing sharp attention to the soaring cost of private education.

The discourse was ignited by an X post by Dharma Party leader and TEDx speaker Anuradha Tiwari, who shared the fee structure of Nasr School in Hyderabad, starting at a staggering Rs 2,51,000, just to learn ABCD.

"Now, learning ABCD will cost you Rs 21,000 per month. What are these schools even teaching to justify such a ridiculously high fee?" read her X post.

Fee for LKG (lower kindergarten) and UKG (upper kindergarten) stands at Rs 2,72,400/- while Class 3 to Class 5 is around Rs 3 lakhs.

The post was soon picked up by several leading new...