Digitising a school with a long paper history
Kolkata has some of the oldest continuously operating schools in the country, and their record rooms reflect it. The failure mode we see repeatedly is a school deciding to digitise everything back to the 1970s, stalling six months in, and abandoning the project. The approach that works is to start from the current academic year, carry forward only live student records and outstanding dues, and leave the archive as archive. Historical registers stay where they are; from go-live forward, everything is in one system and sequential.
- Import live students, classes and outstanding dues only
- Certificate and receipt numbering continues from your existing sequence
- Old registers retained as reference rather than re-keyed
- A clean cut-over date, so nothing is half in two systems
CISCE, CBSE and WBBSE assessment side by side
ICSE and ISC assessment structures differ meaningfully from CBSE and from WBBSE, and Kolkata has all of them, sometimes within one trust. Exam patterns, internal assessment weightings, grading scales and report card layouts are defined per school and per standard, so results season produces the format each board expects without anyone rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Bengali and English parent communication
Notices, absence alerts, fee reminders and results go out in Bengali, English or Hindi depending on the group receiving them, as app notifications with a delivery record. For a school that has historically communicated by printed circular, that record is often the most immediately useful part, because it settles the question of whether a parent was told.
Onboarding a Kolkata school
Remote onboarding, usually live in about a week. We import your live student list, classes and sections, fee structure and staff records, configure your board assessment pattern, create logins and train your office. Ballygunge, Alipore, Salt Lake, New Town and Behala are within our regular working area. No setup fee, and no data entry burden on your staff.
Pricing
Rs.2,399/month covers up to 200 students and Rs.3,499/month covers up to 500, with custom Enterprise pricing for multi-branch groups. The 30-day trial needs no card.
AcadLynk plans and pricing
AcadLynk offers simple, transparent pricing for kolkata and every other module, with a free 30-day trial on all plans, free done-for-you onboarding, and no setup fees. Most schools go live in about seven days.
| Plan | Best for | Students | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Single small school | Up to 200 | Rs.2,399/month |
| Premium | Growing school | Up to 500 | Rs.3,499/month |
| Enterprise | Multi-branch groups | Custom | Custom pricing |
Everything included in AcadLynk
Every AcadLynk plan is an all-in-one platform built for Indian schools across CBSE, ICSE and state boards.
- 18+ modules covering admissions, enrollment, attendance, timetables, homework, examinations and fees
- Parent and student mobile app with real-time attendance alerts, fee reminders and notices
- Five role-based logins: Super Admin, Admin, Teacher, Student and Parent
- Automatic report cards, promotions and academic-year management
- Online fee collection with automatic reminders and digital receipts
- White-label branding and a custom domain, with isolated data per branch
- Encrypted data, secure authentication and a 99.9% uptime guarantee
More about AcadLynk
How much does AcadLynk cost?
AcadLynk pricing starts at Rs.2,399/month for up to 200 students, Rs.3,499/month for up to 500 students, and custom Enterprise pricing for multi-branch school groups. Every plan includes a free 30-day trial.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Every plan includes a free 30-day trial with access to all features and no credit card required, so you can test AcadLynk on a real class before deciding.
How long does setup take?
Most schools go live in about seven days. AcadLynk includes free done-for-you onboarding and imports your existing student, staff and fee data for you.
Is my school data secure?
Yes. AcadLynk uses encrypted data, secure role-based authentication for five user types, and a 99.9% uptime guarantee, with isolated data for each school or branch.
Which boards does AcadLynk support?
AcadLynk supports CBSE, ICSE and state-board schools, including academic-year cycles, grading, automatic report cards and promotions.
Frequently asked questions
Does AcadLynk support ICSE and WBBSE schools in Kolkata?
Yes. CISCE (ICSE/ISC), CBSE, WBBSE and WBCHSE assessment patterns, weightings, grading and report card formats are configurable per school and standard.
Do we have to digitise our old paper records?
No, and we recommend against it. Import live students, classes and outstanding dues, keep receipt and certificate numbering continuing from your existing sequence, and leave historical registers as archive. Schools that try to backfill decades usually abandon the project.
Can notices go out in Bengali?
Yes. Notices, absence alerts and reminders can be written in Bengali, English or Hindi and targeted by class or section, with a record of what was sent to whom.
Will our certificate numbering stay continuous?
Yes. Transfer, bonafide and character certificate numbering can continue from wherever your existing register has reached, which matters because a gap in sequence is what makes a set look incomplete at inspection.
What does it cost for a Kolkata school?
Rs.2,399/month for up to 200 students and Rs.3,499/month for up to 500, with custom Enterprise pricing for larger groups or trusts. The 30-day trial is free.
