143 real design problems to build your portfolio on.
Edtech
9 challenges
Major EdTech apps focus heavily on English and major global languages, leaving millions of learners in tier two and tier three Indian cities struggling with complex interfaces and western pedagogical styles. Local language speakers face poorly translated content that ignores regional contexts, local idioms, and actual job market requirements. This mismatch leads to high drop-off rates and forces students to rely on fragmented, offline tutoring.
In India, many students rely on private tutoring to supplement their school education. However, the prevailing tutoring model often focuses on providing immediate answers and rote memorization rather than fostering genuine understanding and skill development. This 'answer-giving' approach leaves students ill-equipped for independent problem-solving, causing them to struggle when faced with novel challenges and potentially undermining their long-term academic confidence and critical thinking abilities.
Many engineering and computer science graduates in India finish their degrees with excellent academic records. Yet, when they enter the job market, they often struggle to demonstrate the practical coding skills required by companies. This disconnect leads to frustration for job seekers, longer unemployment periods, or underemployment in roles below their potential.
In India, many students face a critical challenge when choosing colleges. Instead of selecting institutions based on their academic strengths, career aspirations, or the quality of programs offered, their decisions are often swayed by hidden referral fees paid to agents or counselors. This practice creates a serious misalignment, costing students valuable time, money, and future prospects as they enroll in programs ill-suited to their aptitude or goals.
Students preparing for competitive examinations in India from low-income backgrounds struggle to access quality mock tests and performance analytics. Most existing platforms charge high subscription fees, require heavy data usage, and assume access to personal laptops or high-end smartphones. Candidates end up relying on fragmented offline booklets or poorly optimized websites that crash under low bandwidth conditions.
Job seekers across India pour hours into tailoring applications, only to get automated rejection emails within minutes. Qualified candidates get filtered out simply because their document formatting or keyword choices don't match rigid parsing rules used by hiring software.
Students preparing for competitive tests in India face a recurring wall when trying out online preparation platforms. Most apps force users into paying for full annual packages upfront just to see the actual test quality and interface. Families end up wasting limited money on tools that turn out to be poorly structured or entirely unsuited for the specific exam syllabus.
Students from low-income and rural families often miss out on financial aid simply because the application details are spread across dozens of state portals, obscure newspapers, and local notice boards. They lose months of study time running after photocopies and income certificates with little guidance on eligibility.
Middle and high school students in urban Indian schools often struggle with major project-based assignments because the materials required are scattered, vague, or too expensive to buy in bulk. Parents end running around local stationery shops at the last minute while teachers deal with inconsistent project quality across classrooms due to poor resource access.
