Playbooks for running an Indian school
Practical, plain-spoken guides on fees, compliance and onboarding - written for Indian schools as they really are.
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Compliance · 7 min read · 5 Aug 2026
UDISE+ software for schools: mapping, coverage and reporting
UDISE+ runs on national codes your school does not use day to day. Here’s how school software should map, cover and report them - without a year-end scramble.
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7 min read · 5 Aug 2026
Auditable school accounting: why the ledger must be in paise
A rupee stored as a float quietly drifts. Here’s why a school’s books belong in an append-only ledger of integer paise - provable, portable and audit-ready.
8 min read · 5 Aug 2026
School fee collection software: a buyer’s guide for India
Fee software is where a school ERP earns its keep. Here’s what to evaluate - offline 2G collection, idempotent receipts, concessions, UPI and the parent app.
6 min read · 5 Aug 2026
School ERP for budget private schools in India
Affordable private schools don’t need enterprise bloat. Here’s what a budget-school ERP should cost, assume about the network, and switch on at your own pace.
7 min read · 5 Aug 2026
Attendance management software for schools
Attendance sounds simple until the network drops, a device double-marks, or the shortage report contradicts itself - here’s what good software must get right.
7 min read · 5 Aug 2026
Admission management software: enquiry to enrolment
Admissions is a funnel and a legal moment. Here’s how software should carry a child from enquiry to enrolled roster, with consent handled from the very start.
6 min read · 5 Aug 2026
School ERP with a parent app: fees, attendance and notices
A parent app is only as good as the ERP behind it. Here’s what parents get - fees, attendance, homework and notices - in their language, on a weak connection.
9 min read · 5 Aug 2026
School management software in India: a complete guide
A plain overview of what school management software must do in India - offline-first fees, DPDP, APAAR/UDISE+, GST payroll, a parent app and honest pricing.
7 min read · 4 Aug 2026
APAAR ID software for schools: what it must handle
APAAR is the lifelong student ID under NEP - and it is more than a field in a form. Here is what a school’s software must actually do to handle APAAR, UDISE+ and academic credits.
6 min read · 4 Aug 2026
Offline-first school app: working on 2G and low-end Android
In much of India the network drops exactly when a school needs it. Here’s why the whole app - not just fees - has to work offline, and how Vidyom does it.
7 min read · 3 Aug 2026
DPDP consent for schools: a practical 2027 guide
Under the DPDP Act, a school must get verifiable parental consent before it processes a child’s data. Here’s what that means in practice - and how to be ready before 2027.
4 min read · 15 Jul 2026
Running a school group without the spreadsheet at the top
A trust with several branches shouldn’t reconcile them by hand. Here’s how one roll-up, with drill-down to any campus, replaces the monthly consolidation.
4 min read · 1 Jun 2026
Why offline-first fee collection matters in India
A fee desk on 2G shouldn’t stop taking money. Here’s how an outbox and idempotent confirms keep receipts gapless.
6 min read · 20 May 2026
A practical DPDP checklist for schools
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is coming. Here’s what a school should have in place before 2027.
3 min read · 5 May 2026
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