Launch live coaching sessions directly from your batch timetable. Attendance marked automatically from join time. Sessions recorded with DRM protection — no student can screen-record or download your lectures. Whiteboard with LaTeX formula editor for JEE and NEET teaching. Hybrid batches fully supported.
No credit card required · Part of TutorDesk ERP
TutorDesk Live Class is the only live online class module built into a coaching centre ERP — not bolted on from a third-party video tool. Because it shares the same database as your batch timetable, fee module, attendance system, and LMS, every session you run automatically updates attendance records, triggers parent alerts for absent students, saves DRM-protected recordings to the relevant students' dashboards, and syncs with lesson plan coverage tracking — without any manual action from the teacher.
Most Indian coaching centres today run live classes on Zoom and share recordings via Google Drive links on WhatsApp. This creates five operational problems that TutorDesk Live Class solves by design.
Zoom shows a participant list but doesn't mark it in your attendance register, doesn't alert parents of absent students, and doesn't connect to your payroll for tutor sessions conducted. All of that is manual work after every class.
Zoom recordings shared via Google Drive can be downloaded, forwarded, and re-shared. A student who paid for one batch can share 300+ lectures with students at rival coaching centres. There is no protection mechanism.
Zoom doesn't know which student has paid, which batch they're in, or which chapters have been covered. None of this data flows automatically — it has to be manually reconciled with whatever separate system the coaching centre uses.
Teachers launch sessions directly from the TutorDesk batch timetable — the session is already linked to the correct batch, subject, and date. No Zoom meeting ID, no separate calendar link, no WhatsApp broadcast needed. When students join, their attendance is logged automatically.
Every session is recorded to the cloud automatically — no teacher action required. DRM encryption prevents screen recording on Android and iOS. There is no download option. Recordings are stored in the relevant students' dashboards, not as shareable links on Google Drive or WhatsApp.
Teaching JEE Physics or NEET Chemistry on a video call without a proper formula editor forces teachers to write on paper and hold it to the camera. TutorDesk's whiteboard renders LaTeX equations, chemical structures, and graphs in real time — directly in the browser.
Many coaching centres run batches where some students attend physically and others join online — for example, local students in the classroom and students from other cities joining remotely. TutorDesk's hybrid mode handles both groups in one session with unified attendance.
Keeping 50+ students engaged in a live coaching class requires more than video. TutorDesk's in-session engagement tools let teachers check understanding mid-class without pausing the lesson, and let students ask doubts without interrupting the class.
Institute owners can see all active live sessions from the admin dashboard and silently join any session for quality monitoring. For students on slow connections — common in Tier-2/3 cities and rural India — the adaptive mode ensures audio quality is prioritised over video quality.
Four different tools for four different use cases. Understanding the differences prevents choosing the wrong one.
Coaching centre batches
Business meetings
K-12 school teachers
Standalone video platform
Zoom was built for business meetings. TutorDesk Live Class was built for coaching centre batch teaching — the difference shows in every feature.
| Capability | TutorDesk Live Class | Zoom / Google Meet |
|---|---|---|
| Session launch | One click from batch timetable — auto-linked to batch | Manual link creation, WhatsApp sharing, manual calendar |
| Attendance tracking | Auto-marked from join time — updates coaching register | Participant list only — no attendance register integration |
| Absent student alert | WhatsApp to parent automatically within 5 minutes | No alert — manual follow-up by teacher |
| Recording protection | DRM — screen recording blocked, no download option | No DRM — recordings freely shared via Google Drive link |
| Recording storage | Auto-saved to relevant student dashboards by batch | Local download or manual Google Drive link sharing |
| Whiteboard for JEE/NEET | LaTeX formula editor, graph grids, geometry tools | Basic drawing tool — no LaTeX or math rendering |
| Hybrid batch support | Online and in-person unified attendance and participation | Possible but no unified coaching attendance tracking |
| Admin class monitoring | Silent observer from admin dashboard — all batches visible | No institute-level class monitoring dashboard |
| Lesson plan coverage sync | Completed session updates syllabus coverage automatically | No connection to any lesson plan or syllabus tracking |
| Low-bandwidth mode | Audio-priority mode from ~150 Kbps — India 2G/3G ready | Adaptive but not optimised for India rural connectivity |
Questions coaching institute owners, tutors, and students ask about TutorDesk Live Class.
TutorDesk Live Class is integrated with the coaching centre's batch timetable, attendance system, and LMS — Zoom is standalone with no educational data connection. When a TutorDesk session ends, attendance is already marked, DRM-protected recordings are saved to student dashboards, and absent students' parents have been WhatsApp-alerted automatically. None of this happens with Zoom. TutorDesk also has DRM recording protection — Zoom recordings shared via Drive can be freely downloaded and forwarded.
Student join time and session duration are logged automatically. At session end, attendance is marked as Present, Late, or Absent based on configurable institute rules — for example, joining after 10 minutes = Late. If a student doesn't join within 5 minutes, a WhatsApp alert is sent to their parent. The teacher never manually marks attendance or makes follow-up calls for absent students.
Yes. All recordings use DRM encryption. Screen recording is blocked on Android and iOS. There is no download option — recordings stream only within the TutorDesk student app. Access is revoked when a student's batch subscription ends. This protects the institute's recorded lectures from being shared freely or sold by students.
Yes. TutorDesk's hybrid mode supports students attending physically and online in the same session simultaneously. Attendance is tracked for both groups. Online students can use the whiteboard and raise hand features. The session is recorded for both groups. Online and in-person students can have separate fee structures within the same batch.
Yes. The whiteboard includes a LaTeX formula editor that renders Physics equations, Chemistry reactions, and Maths expressions in real time — essential for JEE and NEET coaching. Also includes geometry shape tools, graph grids, multi-user writing (teacher and students on the same canvas), and PDF export of the full whiteboard at session end as class notes.
Students can join from the TutorDesk student app (Android/iOS) or directly from a web browser — Chrome, Safari, or Edge — without any plugin. The mobile app is recommended for better performance and DRM recording protection on smartphones, which is how most Indian coaching students access online classes.
Yes. Low-bandwidth adaptive mode automatically prioritises audio over video when the system detects a slow connection. For coaching institutes in Tier-2/3 cities and rural India where students may be on 2G or 3G connections, audio-priority mode maintains a workable class session from approximately 150 Kbps. The app is also optimised for basic Android phones widely used across India.
Yes. The admin dashboard shows all currently active sessions — batch name, teacher, student count, and session duration. Institute owners can silently join any active session as an observer to monitor teaching quality without being visible to the teacher or students. Sessions that haven't started on time are also flagged on the dashboard.
SchoolDeck's virtual classroom is for K-12 school teachers managing school timetable sessions, parent-teacher meetings, and CBSE/ICSE school academic compliance. TutorDesk Live Class is for coaching centre tutors running exam-preparation batch sessions — with DRM-protected commercial lecture recordings, auto-attendance for fee-paying students, LaTeX whiteboards for JEE/NEET teaching, and hybrid coaching batch support.
Yes. For large batches, the teacher's video and audio is broadcast to all students while student audio is muted by default — preventing background noise disruption. Students use the Raise Hand feature to indicate they want to speak or ask a question. The admin can configure maximum participants, waiting room approval, and session locking after class starts to prevent gate-crashing.
Every live session you run automatically updates attendance, lesson plan coverage, student dashboards, and parent alerts — because it shares one database.
TutorDesk Live Class handles attendance, DRM recording protection, LaTeX whiteboard, and parent alerts — automatically, from one platform that knows your batches, students, and timetable.
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