Software for schools and coaching institutes
In short
Berri is a new technology company in India that builds fee and attendance reports, parent WhatsApp assistants and simple websites for schools and coaching institutes. It pulls records already kept by the office into one clear view for the principal or owner. Because children's data carries legal duties, Berri reviews how it is stored and shared with you first.
What breaks every day
The fee desk tracks dues in a register or a spreadsheet, and reminders go out by hand. The principal rarely knows on any given day how much is pending, from which classes or batches, and for how long.
Parents call and message all day asking about fees, timetables, test results and holidays. Teachers and office staff answer the same questions again and again instead of teaching or planning.
In coaching institutes, enquiries from new students arrive through calls, walk ins and social media, and many are never followed up. Attendance and test scores sit in separate sheets, so a student who is slipping is noticed too late.
What a first version could do in two weeks
A first version could show fees collected and pending by class or batch, with a daily list of families to remind, built from the records your office already keeps.
It could add a WhatsApp assistant that answers common parent questions about timetables, fee due dates and holidays, and passes anything about a specific child to a teacher.
For coaching centres, a simple report could put attendance and test scores side by side so teachers see who needs attention each week. These are proposals that we shape with you after the first week.
How Berri works with you
In week 1 we sit with the office and a few teachers, look at your fee registers, attendance sheets and enquiry lists, and give you a fixed price in writing. In the same week we go through with you how student and parent data will be stored, who can see it and what consent you already hold.
Usually in week 2 you see a first version working on your data. Then we run it, fix what breaks and teach your staff. Your data stays yours, stays within the access you approve and can be exported at any time.
Who it is not for
If you need a full learning platform with video classes, homework and online exams, a dedicated education software company is the better fit. Berri works on the office and parent side.
If you want to message thousands of parents with advertising, Berri is not the right partner. Children's and parents' data has legal protections, and we only build what respects them.
Common questions
How can a school track pending fees without a big software system?
Start from the register or spreadsheet the fee desk already uses. A simple report can read it and show what is pending by class, how long it has been due and which families to remind today. Berri builds this around your existing records, so the office does not have to move everything into a new system before seeing results.
Can parents ask about fees and timetables on WhatsApp automatically?
Yes. A WhatsApp assistant can answer general questions such as timetables, holidays and fee due dates, and hand anything about a particular child to a staff member. Berri runs a WhatsApp assistant in daily use inside a working business. For a school, we agree with you what it may share and check that a parent is who they say before showing any child's details.
Is it safe to put student data into a new software system?
Children's data carries legal duties in India, so it needs more care than ordinary business data. Before building, Berri reviews with you what is collected, who can see it, where it is stored and what consent you hold from parents. Access is limited to the staff you approve, and the data remains yours to export or delete.
How do coaching institutes follow up on student enquiries?
Most enquiries are lost because they arrive in different places and nobody owns the follow up. Putting every call, walk in and online enquiry into one list, with a daily reminder of who to call back, fixes much of it. Berri can build this list and a WhatsApp reply for new enquiries, using the channels your institute already uses.
Can teachers see which students are falling behind?
If attendance and test scores are recorded, a weekly report can put them together for each student and highlight those whose scores or attendance are dropping. Teachers then have a short list to act on instead of scanning sheets. Berri builds this from the records you already keep, and only the teachers you choose can see it.
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