Your school runs five academic systems daily. They've never spoken to each other. Until now.

An Academic Management System (AMS) is a unified software platform that runs the 5 academic operations every K-12 school depends on daily — (1) timetable scheduling, (2) lesson planning and syllabus tracking, (3) homework dispatch, (4) library management, (5) examinations and report cards. Unlike generic school ERPs that focus on fees and attendance, an AMS specifically digitises the academic delivery workflow — what's being taught, who's teaching it, when, with what materials, and how it's being assessed. SchoolDeck Academic Suite unifies all 5 modules in one database so a teacher marking a topic complete in the lesson planner automatically updates the principal's syllabus dashboard.

Yes — board-agnostic. CBSE: subject code recognition (Science 086 NEW 3-section structure, Social Science 087 NEW 4-section, Maths 041/241, Class 12 PCB 042/043/044, Humanities 027/028/029/030/039/037, English 184/301, Hindi 002/085/302), NEP 50/20/30 blueprint, Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), Holistic Progress Card (HPC) generation. ICSE/ISC: ICSE grading + report formats. State Boards: Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (UPMSP), MP (MPBSE), Rajasthan (RBSE), Tamil Nadu, Karnataka (KSEAB), AP (BSEAP), Telangana (BSETS), West Bengal (WBBSE/WBCHSE), Bihar (BSEB), Kerala. IB and Cambridge: flexible competency tracking with bilingual support.

Handles hard constraints (teacher can't be in two rooms simultaneously; lab single-section at a time; weekly workload caps; lab block requirements) and soft preferences (teacher preference for morning slots; back-to-back periods for senior subjects; no math last period). For substitutions when teacher absent: system instantly cross-references all teachers' availability + subject competency + workload, suggests optimal cover candidates ranked by fit. For deeper specifications including NEP 5+3+3+4 stage support, multi-shift schools, and external invigilator scheduling, see the Timetable Software page.

NEP 2020 (released July 29, 2020) and NCF-SE 2023 (National Curriculum Framework for School Education, released August 2023) define the operational shift. Platform supports — (1) 5+3+3+4 stage structure with separate Foundational (ages 3-8) + Preparatory (8-11) + Middle (11-14) + Secondary (14-18) curriculum mapping. (2) Holistic Progress Card (HPC) generation matching CBSE's 2024-released formats for Foundational and Preparatory — assessing affective + psychomotor + cognitive domains. (3) Bagless Days scheduling for NEP's 10-bagless-days/year mandate. (4) Competency-based assessment with Learning Outcome mapping per topic. (5) 50/20/30 blueprint (50% competency + 20% MCQ + 30% short/long answer). (6) Interdisciplinary subject pairings. (7) Mother-tongue/regional language support for Foundational stage.

Yes — native iOS and Android apps with offline capability for critical workflows. Teachers can take attendance, draft homework assignments, update lesson progress, submit substitution requests offline — data caches locally and syncs to cloud when WiFi restored. Essential for schools with patchy connectivity. Separate apps for principals (dashboards), coordinators (section oversight), accountants (fees + payroll), parents (homework + attendance + report cards). Single sign-on across all academic modules.

Bulk Excel/CSV import ingests legacy data — student database (admission numbers, parent contacts, batch assignments), staff profiles (qualifications, subject competencies, salary), historical exam data (previous year grades, attendance, remarks), library catalogue (ISBN, title, author, publisher, copies), timetable preferences, fee history. Onboarding team assists with field mapping. Migration typically 3-5 days for schools under 1,500 students; 7-10 days for larger. Zero downtime — old system continues running until new system goes live.

Native mobile apps have offline capability for time-critical workflows — teacher attendance marking, homework drafting, lesson updates, library issue/return (barcode scanner with local cache). Data writes locally and syncs when connectivity returns. For web-based admin functions (report generation, payroll) that require server processing, brief gap = delay not data loss. Platform hosted on enterprise cloud with 99.9% uptime SLA — server-side outages rare.

This page is the directory and orchestration overview — for principals and school admin heads evaluating the academic suite holistically. For deeper specifications on specific modules see — Timetable software (AI scheduling, NEP 5+3+3+4 support), Lesson Planning (curriculum mapping, syllabus heatmap), Homework Management (mobile dispatch, digital submission), Library Management (barcode, OPAC, fines), Examination Management (CCE, FA/SA, report cards, includes the AI Question Paper Generator sub-cluster with 9 specialist generators). Hub page evaluates orchestration; child pages evaluate depth.

Full deployment 7-14 days from contract signing for schools under 1,500 students; 14-21 days for 2,000-5,000 students. Steps — (1) Day 1-2: kickoff + field mapping. (2) Day 3-5: bulk Excel import (student database, staff, library, exam history). (3) Day 5-7: board-specific configuration (CBSE/ICSE/State report formats, grading patterns, subject code mapping). (4) Day 8-10: faculty training via 2-hour live sessions per role. (5) Day 10-14: staggered rollout per stage (Foundational → Preparatory → Middle → Secondary). Old system parallel for 30 days post-go-live for safety. No school operations downtime.

Per-student monthly pricing starting at ₹30 per student per month. Academic Management Suite bundled with broader SchoolDeck product (Student Information System + Fee Management + Parent Communication + Transport + HR/Payroll). No separate per-module pricing — pay one rate, access everything. No setup fees for schools under 1,500 students. Volume pricing for larger institutions. Annual billing preferred (10% discount vs monthly). For exact pricing including any board-specific or institutional discounts, see pricing page or book a demo.