The idea came to him when his daughter Uma, 16, asked him what 'safe sex' meant. "I realised all parents go through this predicament," he said.

The courses will come at a price -- Rs 5000-15,000 depending on the course selected.

But students can hope for placement. And private individuals opting for the various courses in the institute will be charged a one-time Rs 5,000 or Rs 15,000. Sharma said: "Sex education is an evolving subject. We will get placements for all the adults trained at our institute."

The curriculum will include guidelines to prevent AIDS and STDs and ways to fight the decline in socio-cultural values,which has been leading to teen pregnancies and extra-marital affairs.

Sharma is confident his institute will do well. "I've been flooded by queries from school and college-goers since I launched a whisper campaign last September," he signed off.