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Run your online classes from one app — not a pile of WhatsApp links

Your students tap one button to join. Attendance fills in on its own, the recording is there for whoever missed it, and the notes sit right under the class. That's an online batch worth paying for.

Works for fully online batches. Some students in the room too? See hybrid coaching below.

What is an online live class platform for coaching?

It's software that lets a coaching centre run its online batches from one app instead of scattered links. Students tap Join Class to enter the live session, attendance is recorded automatically, the session can be saved for anyone who missed it, and the notes and homework live in the same place. TutorDesk does this for tuition and coaching institutes across India.

Sound familiar?

The chaos of running classes on WhatsApp

Most online batches start on a free meeting link. Then the link gets forwarded, the office plays attendance detective, and absent students miss everything.

"I post the meeting link every morning, and somehow non-paying kids keep showing up."

Only enrolled students see the Join Class button. Nothing to forward, nothing to leak.

"My office staff spend the first ten minutes screenshotting who joined."

Joins are recorded as attendance the moment a student enters — no manual roll call.

"A student was sick and now wants the whole class re-explained on call."

The recording is posted to the batch. They watch the replay and catch up themselves.

The rollout

How to take a batch online in 5 steps

No tech team needed. Most centres have their first online class running the same week.

1

Create the online batch

Add your batch and its weekly timetable. Every scheduled session turns into a live class students can join from the app.

2

Connect your video tool once

Link a video account a single time. After that, every class gets its own join button automatically — you never copy or send a link again.

3

Students join in one tap

At class time, enrolled students open the TutorDesk app and tap Join Class. No meeting IDs, no passwords, no group spam.

4

Attendance and recording look after themselves

Joins are logged for attendance, and the session can be saved so absentees watch the replay in the same app.

5

Drop notes and homework under the class

Post the day's notes and set homework right beside the session, so students stop hunting across chats, email and drive links.

Why centres switch

What you actually get out of it

Fewer no-shows, fewer leaked links, and an online batch that feels as organised as your classroom.

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One-tap join, zero confusion

Students enter from inside the app. Parents stop messaging "what's the link?" five minutes before class.

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Classes stay with paying students

Join access is tied to enrolment, and saved recordings open with a viewer-name watermark — so casual forwarding doesn't pay off.

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Attendance without the busywork

Every join is timestamped, so your team isn't squinting at a grid of faces and writing names down.

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Holds up on Indian internet

Video quality adapts to each student's connection, and recordings cover anyone who dropped off completely.

Who runs online batches on TutorDesk

Built for the way Indian coaching actually works

Competitive exam

JEE / NEET online batches

Long evening sessions, big batches, students across cities. Recordings let repeaters and late joiners keep pace.

Private tutor

Solo & home tutors going online

One tutor, a few batches, no IT setup. Look professional without buying a stack of separate tools.

Skilling & languages

Spoken English & upskilling cohorts

Short, frequent classes where attendance and replays matter more than a fancy classroom.

The honest comparison

Free meeting links vs. TutorDesk online batches

What happens Loose Zoom / Meet links TutorDesk online batch
Joining a classHunt for today's linkOne Join button in the app
Who can get inAnyone with the linkEnrolled students only
AttendanceManual screenshot checkRecorded on join
Missed a classRe-explain on a callWatch the saved replay
Notes & homeworkLost in chat scrollFiled under the session

Where online live classes fit in TutorDesk

This page is about running fully online batches end-to-end. The specific tools that power it each have their own home — start here, then go deeper where you need to:

Questions, answered

Online live classes — FAQs

Do I need a separate Zoom or Google Meet subscription?

No separate subscription is needed for the day-to-day flow. You connect a video account once and TutorDesk makes a join button for every scheduled class. Already on Zoom or Meet? Connect that account instead of buying anything new.

How is attendance taken in an online class?

When a student taps Join Class, that join is recorded against the session — so attendance fills in on its own instead of someone reading names off a screen. The detailed marking and trend reports live in progress tracking.

Can students who miss a class watch it later?

Yes. A session can be saved and posted to the batch so an absent student watches the replay in the same app. Your library of recordings and notes is managed in study material.

Can students download or copy my recordings?

Recordings open inside the app for enrolled students only, each play carries a viewer-name watermark, and access can be revoked. This discourages casual sharing — but no system can fully stop someone pointing a second camera at a screen, so we don't claim to be screen-capture-proof.

Does it work on a slow or patchy internet connection?

The player adjusts video quality to each student's connection, the way streaming apps do, so a weak connection drops to lower quality rather than freezing. Recordings let anyone who fully lost signal catch up afterwards.

Can I run a batch where some students are in the room and some are online?

Yes — that's a mixed-mode setup, which hybrid coaching management is built for. This page covers fully online batches; for in-person plus online together, start there.

How do parents get told about online class timings and changes?

Timetable and class alerts reach parents through student & parent communication, sent on consent-based, DLT-registered templates rather than informal WhatsApp groups.

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