Edtech has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, with global spending projected to surpass USD400 billion by 2025. Yet its promise remains undermined by products that are poorly designed, insufficiently tested, and weakly aligned to pedagogy. In India, only 10% of government edtech budgets go towards learning software, and globally, nearly three-quarters of edtech products are launched without robust field trials. With decision-makers often forced to rely on marketing claims rather than independent evidence, the sector risks deepening inequality rather than closing learning gaps.

EdTech Tulna was founded in 2021 at IIT Bombay to bring clarity and credibility to this crowded landscape. At its core is a rigorous evaluation framework that assesses edtech products across content, pedagogy, and technology, using more than 70 research-informed indicators. This framework has been applied to leading Edtech offerings in India and beyond, producing detailed, publicly available evaluations. Governments are now using Tulna to guide procurement, while edtech companies use it as a signal of quality and a tool to guide product improvement.

To make this resource more accessible, Tulna has launched Compass, a discovery platform where educators, policymakers, and companies can search and compare solutions based on quality standards, reach, and evidence of impact. With IIT Delhi now leading on government adoption, Tulna is becoming a trusted quality-standard for Edtech in India and is preparing to expand internationally, starting with partnerships in Nigeria and Ghana.

Though still young, Tulna has quickly established itself as a credible voice in a fragmented sector. Its evaluations have shaped procurement for over 21,000 schools in India and indirectly impacted more than 5 million students. By 2027, it plans to expand Compass to 300+ edtech products, and to embed its framework in procurement systems across multiple countries.

By setting clear, context-specific standards for quality, EdTech Tulna is helping governments, schools, and innovators ensure that technology in education delivers on its promise rather than its hype.