Hosted in India · DPDP Act ready
modules, one student record
ways in: app, web and WhatsApp
languages: Hindi and English
of changes in an audit trail
WHO WE SERVE
Built for every kind of school.
ONE RECORD
School data chaos, replaced by one student record.
Most schools run on a patchwork of registers, spreadsheets and chat groups. Dhruva One replaces it with one record that every team shares.
Enter it onceA student’s name, class, guardians and fees are entered once at admission. Attendance, exams, transport and the app all read the same record.
Everyone sees their own viewThe principal, teacher, accounts team and parent each see the part that matters to them, so nobody chases a spreadsheet.
Ask DhruvaAsk in Hindi or English. Dhruva answers from your own records and shows where every number came from.
GOVERNANCE YOU CONTROL
You decide who approves what.
A group sets limits for each campus. A standalone school names a trustee to approve the admin’s own leave, salary and fee waivers. Every approval is logged.
GroupPrincipal approves up to the campus limit. Above it, the group owner decides.
Standalone schoolAdmin runs the day. The trustee approves the admin’s own items and can read the payroll log.
WORKS WITH YOUR TOOLS
Connects to what your school already uses.
Payment gatewayUPI and cards
WhatsApp BusinessMessages and chat
SMS and OTPSign-in codes and alerts
Accounting exportTally-ready files
Bus GPSLive location
Biometric attendanceStaff and students
Google and Microsoft sign-inSingle sign-on
Spreadsheet importCSV and Excel
GETTING STARTED
Live in two weeks, not two terms.
A single school is usually live in about two weeks. Groups go live campus by campus. We do the heavy lifting; your team checks the data.
DAYS 1 TO 2Set upImport campuses, staff, students and fee heads from your sheets. Set approval limits.
DAYS 3 TO 5ConnectLogins for staff and parents, WhatsApp, payments and SMS.
WEEK 2TrainShort sessions for principals, accounts and teachers, with a printed one-pager for each role.
WEEK 2 ONWARDSGo liveCampus by campus, with a weekly review and a named support lead.
SEE IT IN ACTION
See Dhruva work on a real school day.
A 30-minute walk-through with your own questions. We show one screen per role, on sample data that looks like your school.
QUESTIONS
Good questions, short answers.
Something missing? Ask us and we reply in one working day.
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See it with your own numbers.
A 30-minute demo, a tailored price, or a pilot in one campus. No cost to start.
PRODUCT
Nine modules. One student record.
Everything a school needs, built to work together. Use the whole platform or start with the modules you need most.
Admissions and CRMTrack every enquiry from first call to fee paid, with campus tours, offers and a waitlist.Used by: Admissions team, principal
Enquiry board with seven stages
Seats by grade, offers and waitlist
WhatsApp follow-ups in English and Hindi
Source and drop-off reports
Fees and financeFee heads, reminders, UPI receipts and concessions with approval, and daily books ready for the auditor.Used by: Accounts, principal, owner
Dues by class and family
One-tap reminders and receipts
Concessions and refunds with approval
Vouchers, purchase orders and an audit trail
Attendance and academicsTeachers mark attendance in seconds. Timetables, homework and lesson plans sit in one place.Used by: Teachers, coordinators, heads of department
Attendance by period or by day
Timetable and cover when staff are absent
Homework and lesson plans
Students who need help, flagged early
Exams and resultsPapers, marks entry, moderation and report cards for the exam cycle.Used by: Exam cell, teachers, parents
Exam schedule and seating
Marks entry and moderation
Report cards ready to publish
Parents see results in the app
HR and payrollLeave, cover, salary runs and payslips, with approvals and an audit log.Used by: HR, admin, trustee
Staff records and documents
Leave with balances and approval
Monthly salary run and payslips
Headcount and vacancies
TransportRoutes, buses, drivers and fees, with pickup alerts to parents.Used by: Transport in-charge, drivers, parents
Routes, stops and seat counts
Live bus location for parents
Driver app in Hindi and English
Transport fee linked to the student
CommunicationNotices, meeting bookings and WhatsApp messages, with read counts.Used by: Everyone
Notices to a class, campus or the whole group
Parent–teacher meeting slots
Hindi and English side by side
See who has read what
Parent and student appiOS and Android, with your school’s name. Fees, attendance, the bus, homework and results.Used by: Parents, students
Pay fees by UPI and get a receipt
Attendance, homework and results
Notices and quiet hours
Sign in with the number on record
Dhruva, the AI assistantAnswers, drafts and flags across every module. A person approves anything it drafts.Used by: Everyone
Explains any number and shows its source
Drafts notices and reminders
Reads photos of marks sheets
Finds cover teachers
See it with your own numbers.
A 30-minute demo, a tailored price, or a pilot in one campus. No cost to start.
SCHOOL GROUPS
One view across every campus, with control that stays central.
For trusts and chains running 2 to 50 campuses. Each principal runs their campus. The group sees everything that matters and approves what is big.
Group scorecardAttendance, fees, admissions and staffing for every campus on one screen.
Central approvalsBudgets, hires and fee changes go up the chain you set, with limits.
Shared finance and HROne chart of accounts and one payroll, with campus-level access.
New campus in daysAdd a campus with a guided setup. Import students and staff in bulk.
Who approves what
Principal approves leave up to 3 days and spend up to the campus limit.
Group owner approves larger spend and new campuses.
Group HR decides long leave.
The first two weeks
1Week 1
Import campuses, staff and fee heads. Set approval limits.
Import campuses, staff and fee heads. Set approval limits.
2Week 2
Train principals and finance. Go live campus by campus.
Train principals and finance. Go live campus by campus.
3After
Group scorecard starts filling from real data.
Group scorecard starts filling from real data.
STANDALONE SCHOOLS
One simple admin view. No extra roles needed.
For schools of 200 to 1,500 students without a separate HR, payroll or academic coordinator team. One admin runs attendance, fees, salary, admissions and notices.
Today, one decision at a timeA focus card shows the next thing that needs you. Everything else waits.
Attendance and leaveSee who is absent, approve leave and assign cover in two taps.
Fees and simple payrollRemind overdue families in one tap. Confirm a few changes and approve the month.
Admissions and noticesFollow enquiries to seats. Send notices to every family at once.
Who approves what
The admin runs the school day to day.
A trustee approves the admin’s own leave, salary and fee waivers.
The trustee can read the payroll and refund log, and nothing else.
The first two weeks
1Day 1
School set up. Import 500 students and 30 staff from your sheet.
School set up. Import 500 students and 30 staff from your sheet.
2Day 3
Staff and parents get logins. First notice goes out.
Staff and parents get logins. First notice goes out.
3Week 2
First fee reminder and first salary run.
First fee reminder and first salary run.
EDUCATION BUSINESSES
Coaching chains, preschool franchises and service providers.
For networks of centres and for companies that serve schools. Run every centre on one platform, and see the numbers at head office.
A network of centresFranchise or owned centres with fee, royalty and enrolment tracking.
Batches and testsBatch timetables, attendance and test scores for every learner.
Your own parent appThe parent app in your brand, ready for the stores.
Audit exportsCompliance reports and data exports for head office and regulators.
Who approves what
Centre head approves day-to-day items.
Regional manager approves fee changes.
Head office approves new centres and policy.
The first two weeks
1Week 1
Discovery with your operations and finance team.
Discovery with your operations and finance team.
2Week 2 to 4
Pilot with two centres, with weekly reviews.
Pilot with two centres, with weekly reviews.
3After
Roll out region by region.
Roll out region by region.
RESOURCES
Guides, checklists and webinars for school leaders.
Plain-language help on running a school, moving to one student record and meeting the DPDP Act.
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Want help planning your move?Our team will walk you through a data checklist and a rollout plan for your school or group.
WHY DHRUVA
Why schools choose DhruvaneDhruvane.
A school ERP with a built-in AI assistant, made in India. Every team works from the same record, and a person stays in charge.
Six reasons to switch
One student, one recordAdmissions, fees, attendance, exams and transport share the same record. Nothing is typed twice.
A person always approvesDhruva drafts and finds. It never changes a record or messages a family on its own, and every approval is logged.
Made for Indian schoolsHindi and English side by side, UPI fee receipts and WhatsApp follow-ups that families already use.
Group control, campus freedomOne scorecard for 2 to 50 campuses, with the approval limits you set for each principal.
Live in two weeksImport students and staff in bulk, train your team and go live campus by campus.
Parents see it as it happensAttendance, homework, results, fees and the school bus, in an app with your school’s name.
See it with your own numbers.
A 30-minute demo, a tailored price, or a pilot in one campus. No cost to start.
WHERE WE STARTED
Schools deserve better than a patchwork.
Schools run on spreadsheets, paper registers, three different apps and a lot of phone calls. The people who hold it together are teachers and coordinators who would rather be teaching.
We started Dhruva One to give them one calm place for admissions, fees, attendance, exams, payroll and transport, with an assistant that does the chasing and explains every number. It is built in India, for how Indian schools actually work.
Dhruva One turnsscattered registers into one student record,fee follow-ups into calm, logged reminders,separate apps into one connected school,so educators can do what they do best.
WHAT DEFINES US
Four things that make Dhruva One different.
OUR MISSION
What we believe
To give every school, large or small, the calm back-office that only the biggest groups could afford.
Teachers firstEvery screen is judged by one question: does it give a teacher time back? If not, it does not ship.
Calm, not cleverDhruva drafts and suggests. A person approves anything that changes a record or reaches a family.
Children’s data is sacredNo ads, no tracking, data stays in India, and every change leaves an audit trail.
Dhruva One in numbers
2 weeksA single school is usually live in about two weeks.
1 recordOne student record from admission to alumni.
3 ways inApp, web and WhatsApp, so every parent can reach school.
IndiaHosted in an India region, built for CBSE, ICSE and state boards.
LEADERSHIP
The people behind it
Placeholders: add each person’s name, role, photo and a short bio.Gaurav PeriwalChief Growth OfficerLeads how schools discover and join Dhruva One, from the first demo to a smooth go-live across every campus.
Madhav MaheshwariStrategic Financial AdvisorAdvises on financial strategy, pricing and compliance, so schools get clear, fair plans and a company built to last.
Abhishek MaheshwariStrategic Advisor (Sales, Marketing and Expansion)Advises on sales, marketing and expansion, helping Dhruva One reach more schools and grow into new cities and states.
Pradeep Kumar SinghStrategic Advisor, Product, Technology and OperationsAdvises on product, technology and operations, keeping the platform secure, reliable and ready to grow with each school.
Ankit VermaChief Technology OfficerLeads engineering and the platform, keeping Dhruva One fast, secure and dependable for every campus.
Amit MaheshwariChief AI OfficerLeads Dhruva, the built-in AI, so every answer comes from the school’s own records and a person always approves.
Meenal TanejaChief Academic and Learning OfficerMakes sure every feature serves teaching and learning, working with principals and teachers on how classrooms really run.
Pankaj JangirChief School Success OfficerOwns the experience after go-live, with training, support and regular reviews so every school gets full value from day one.
COMPANY
Get to know us
Trust centreHow we protect children’s data and meet the DPDP Act.
PartnersPayment, hardware and implementation partners who work with us.
Follow our journeyProduct news, school stories and what we are building next.Follow on LinkedInLike on Facebook
TRUST AND COMPLIANCE
Built for the data of children.
Schools hold some of the most sensitive data there is. This is how we protect it, and how we help you meet the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.
Children’s data comes first
No advertising and no tracking of children.
We never sell or share student data.
Student data is used only to run your school.
Parents give consent for every child under 18.
DPDP Act, made practical
You are the data fiduciary. We are your processor, under a signed agreement.
Parents can ask to see, correct or delete their child’s data. You approve in the app.
A named Grievance Officer and a published contact.
We tell you about a breach without delay, within the timelines the DPDP Rules set.
Security
Encryption in transit and at rest.
Single sign-on and multi-factor for every staff account.
Role-based access, and an audit log of every change.
Independent penetration test every year.
Data residency and exit
Hosted in an India region. Backups stay in India.
Export all your data in open formats at any time.
On exit we delete your data after 90 days and confirm in writing.
Daily backups with a tested restore.
Who handles data on our behalf
Sub-processors
Cloud hostingRuns the platform and stores dataIndia region
SMS and OTP providerSends one-time codes and gate alertsIndia
WhatsApp Business providerSends fee and pickup messagesIndia
Email deliverySends receipts and noticesIndia
Payment gatewayCollects fees by UPI and cardIndia, PCI DSS
TALK TO US
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Our online form is coming soon. Until then, email us and someone from the team will reply within one working day.
Write to us atcontact@dhruvaone.inTell us your name, your school or organisation, roughly how many students you have and what you would like to see.Email us
What happens next
1We reply in one working day
To fix a time that suits you.
To fix a time that suits you.
2A 30-minute walkthrough
With your type of school, using sample data like yours.
With your type of school, using sample data like yours.
3A written proposal
With your pricing, a pilot plan and the compliance pack.
With your pricing, a pilot plan and the compliance pack.
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