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Run your tuition centre from one simple app

Fees, attendance and parent updates — all in one place, instead of notebooks, Excel and WhatsApp. Start with just the basics as a home tutor, and switch on more as your centre grows.

Bigger or multi-branch institute? Online + offline batches? See the sibling guides below.

What is tuition centre management software?

It's one app for running a small tuition centre — bringing fees, attendance and parent updates into a single place instead of notebooks, Excel and WhatsApp. It's built to start simple for a single home tutor and grow up to a 50-staff centre. TutorDesk does this for tuition centres across India.

The honest starting point

You don't need an ERP. You need to stop juggling.

Most tutors run on a fee notebook, a register and a class WhatsApp group. It works — until students grow, fees slip, and parents start asking "did my child reach?" TutorDesk pulls those few essentials into one tidy app.

One app, the jobs you need

Everything a tuition centre runs on — in one place

Start with fees and attendance. Each job below has a dedicated part of TutorDesk you can open up when you need it — tap "Go deeper" to see how it works.

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Collect fees

Record UPI and cash payments, send polite reminders, and give parents a digital receipt.
Go deeper →
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Attendance & alerts

Mark attendance fast and send parents a reached-safely alert when their child arrives.
Go deeper →
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Update parents

Send notes, results and notices straight to parents — no noisy class WhatsApp group.
Go deeper →
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Batches & timetable

Set up time-slot batches — mixed classes and subjects together in one slot if you like.
Go deeper →
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Tests & marks

Run quick tests, mark them fast, and share scores with a within-series standing.
Go deeper →
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Notes & material

Share notes, PDFs and videos in a tidy library students can find by chapter.
Go deeper →
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Online classes

Take a class online when you need to, with attendance and recordings in the same app.
Go deeper →
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Pay staff

When you take on teachers, handle their attendance, leave and per-class or salaried pay.
Go deeper →
Built for small & solo

Made for one tutor — not watered-down enterprise software

The big institute tools assume a front office and a team. This is built the other way round: simple enough for a tutor running everything alone, with room to grow.

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Start with just two things

Switch on fees and attendance, ignore the rest, and you're already more organised than a notebook. Add more only when you want to.

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Runs from your phone

No office computer, no IT setup. A home tutor can manage the whole centre from a smartphone between classes.

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Grows when you do

From one tutor to a 50-staff centre, the same app scales up — you turn on tests, payroll and online classes as you need them.

Getting started

Up and running in 5 steps

Most tutors are set up the same day — and you only switch on what you actually need.

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Add your students and batches

Add the students you teach and group them into simple time-slot batches — mixed classes and subjects in one slot are fine.

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Turn on fees and reminders

Record fees, accept UPI or cash, and let polite reminders go to parents before the due date so you never chase money.

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Turn on attendance and alerts

Mark attendance in seconds, and parents get a reached-safely alert when their child arrives.

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Keep parents updated

Send class notes, results and notices to parents directly, instead of a noisy class WhatsApp group.

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Add more as you grow

When you're ready, switch on tests, a study-material library, online classes or staff payroll — each handled by its own part of TutorDesk.

Who runs on the small-centre setup

Built for how small Indian tuition actually works

Home tutor

Solo tutor at home

A handful of batches run from home — tidy fees and reached-safely alerts that make parents take you seriously.

Single subject

One-subject coaching

A maths or science tutor with several batches, tracking fees and attendance without a register.

Small centre

Neighbourhood tuition centre

A small multi-subject centre with a few teachers, growing into tests, payroll and parent updates over time.

Not quite a small centre?

Find the guide that fits your setup

TutorDesk works for every size and style of teaching. If this small-centre page isn't quite you, start with the right sibling instead.

Bigger / competitive exam

Coaching Institute Management

Running a larger or multi-branch institute for JEE, NEET, CA or banking, with a front office and many batches? This is the all-in-one guide for you.

See Coaching Institute Management →
Online + offline

Hybrid Coaching Management

Teaching some students in the room and others online in the same batch? The hybrid guide covers running both modes together.

See Hybrid Coaching Management →
The honest comparison

Notebook & diary vs. one tidy app

What happens Notebook / diary / Excel TutorDesk
Fee recordsEasy to lose, cash confusionDigital, with receipts
AttendanceParents don't know statusReached-safely alerts
How it feels to parentsInformal and ad hocOrganised and trustworthy
As students growHard to keep trackScales from 1 tutor to 50 staff
Questions, answered

Tuition centre management — FAQs

I teach from home with just a few students — is this overkill?

No. You can start with just fees and attendance and ignore the rest until you need it. Even with ten students, tidy fee records and reached-safely alerts make your home tuition feel organised and trustworthy to parents.

Do I need to be tech-savvy to set it up?

No. It runs from your phone and is built to be simple — add students, switch on the parts you want, and you're going. There's nothing to install on a computer or any technical setup needed.

I collect fees in cash — does it still help?

Yes. You record the cash payment in the app and a digital receipt goes to the parent, so your records stay clean. The full fee-collection flow, including UPI and reminders, is handled by fee & finance management.

How is this different from the coaching institute version?

This page is for small and single-location centres — from one home tutor up to about 50 staff. If you run a larger or multi-branch competitive-exam institute, start with coaching institute management instead.

I teach some students online too — can it handle that?

If you run batches where some students sit in the room and others join online, that mixed-mode setup is covered by hybrid coaching management. This page focuses on running a small in-person tuition centre.

Do parents need a smartphone to use it?

No. Critical alerts like fee due or absent are sent by SMS, which works on any phone. The parent app is optional and adds a tidier place to see updates for parents who want it.

Can it grow as my centre grows?

Yes. Start with fees and attendance, then add tests, a study-material library, online classes or staff payroll when you need them. Each of those jobs has its own dedicated part of TutorDesk you can switch on as you expand.

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