ITC Classmate links notebooks to digital learning as it defends relevance in hybrid education

Classmate is expanding QR-enabled eduGAMES, school partnerships and omnichannel reach to compete in India’s ₹16,500-crore paper stationery market as student learning shifts between classrooms and screens.

— Filed Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 05:48 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

ITC’s Classmate is expanding its stationery-and-digital learning proposition through QR-enabled eduGAMES, omnichannel distribution and school tie-ups, seeking share in India’s Rs 16,500-crore paper stationery market amid price competition and rising screen-based learning.

Why this matters

The move extends Classmate’s June 2025 pairing of QR-led learning content with an omnichannel stationery push and follows recent signals framing hybrid learning as reshaping stationery demand.

Omni-channel is accelerating, up 207900% QoQ.