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Nucleus · School OS

Nucleus — the school ERP for admissions, fees, attendance and parent communication.

The Inforida school management software trusted by 250+ K-12 schools across India to recover fee leakage, cut admin time by 60%, and give parents real-time visibility. One dashboard replaces five disconnected tools.

250+Schools
4.8★Rating
99.9%Uptime
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Nucleus School ERP dashboard
250+Schools onboarded
4.8★Average rating
₹10L+Fee leakage recovered
99.9%Uptime SLA
Product tour

See Nucleus running a real school

A two-minute walk-through of admissions, fee collection, attendance, and parent communication — in one dashboard.

Everything your school runs on,
in one platform.

Finance, people, classroom, communication — one data model.

Finance

Fee collection on autopilot.

Digitise every rupee that flows in and out of your school.

Track concessions, send payment reminders automatically, and reconcile every rupee with real-time dashboards. Recover fee leakage that spreadsheets silently lose every year.

  • Online fee payments via UPI, cards, netbanking
  • Auto-generated receipts & GST invoices
  • Concession, scholarship & discount workflows
  • Staff payroll with PF, ESI, TDS computation
Nucleus school finance dashboard showing fee collection and payroll
People

Every student, every staff — one record.

Attendance, performance, roles, and access in a single source of truth.

Manage admissions, staff attendance, roles & permissions, and people performance without jumping between tools. Granular access control so everyone sees only what they should.

  • Role-based access for 12+ user types
  • Biometric-ready attendance system
  • Teacher performance tracking
  • Unified student profile across years
Nucleus people dashboard with attendance and performance data
Classroom

A dynamic classroom OS.

Timetables, performance, and a secure classroom vault — wired into Orbit LMS for authoring.

Auto-generate conflict-free timetables and record class-level performance. The classroom vault is the storage + delivery layer for every lesson, assignment and resource — Orbit LMS authors and grades them, Nucleus stores and surfaces them in the official record.

  • AI-assisted timetable generator
  • Native Orbit LMS link — author courses, store in vault
  • Exam scheduling & native gradebook (LMS grades flow in)
  • Digital classroom vault per subject · per class
Nucleus classroom dashboard with timetable and lesson plans
Communication

Talk to parents the way they talk.

WhatsApp, SMS, email, and an activity feed — all from one console.

Send bulk announcements, targeted class-wise messages, birthday wishes, and fee reminders through the channel each parent prefers. No more copy-pasting across five apps.

  • WhatsApp Business API integration
  • School calendar with automated nudges
  • Activity feed for every parent
  • Bulk + targeted notification campaigns
Nucleus communication module with parent activity feed
Admissions

Admissions that close themselves.

Digital forms, online payment, auto document review, one-click offer letters.

Parents apply online, upload documents, and pay fees in a single flow. Your team approves in one click — no paper trail, no email ping-pong, no missed seats.

  • Online application with auto-save
  • Document OCR + instant verification
  • Online seat-fee payment
  • Auto-generated offer letters
Nucleus admissions dashboard with applications and offer letters
Exams & grades

Exam day, under control.

Hall tickets, seat plans, report cards, and parent-ready analytics — all native.

Schedule exams, print hall tickets in seconds, enter marks from the teacher app, and publish branded report cards. Parents see grades the moment the class teacher hits submit.

  • Flexible exam scheduling
  • Teacher mobile marks-entry
  • Customisable report-card templates
  • Per-student performance analytics
Nucleus exam module with report cards and analytics
Attendance

Never miss a student again.

Classroom, gate, or face recognition — all flow into the same dashboard.

Teachers mark attendance in seconds from the app. Connect a biometric device or upgrade to Goood Morning for face recognition. Parents get instant alerts either way.

  • Teacher app, one-tap marking
  • Biometric device integration
  • Auto-alert parents on absence
  • Monthly + termly reports
Nucleus attendance dashboard with daily roster
Parent app

One app, every update.

Fees, attendance, exams, calendar, homework, events — in every parent's pocket.

Parents get a free mobile app (Android + iOS) with everything about their child: today's attendance, upcoming fees, homework, exam marks, and direct chat with the class teacher.

  • Free parent app (Android + iOS)
  • Push notifications
  • Teacher direct-chat
  • Multi-child households supported
Nucleus parent app on a phone
Transport

Know every bus, every child.

Route planner, live GPS, and boarding-off alerts to every parent.

Plan routes, assign students to buses, track location in real time, and push boarding / de-boarding alerts to parents. Peace of mind for the gate-to-gate journey.

  • Route + stop planner
  • Live GPS tracking
  • Student boarding alerts
  • Driver app with route sheet
Nucleus transport tracking with live map
Library

Library, catalogued.

Barcoded books, member cards, issue-return trails.

Catalogue your library with ISBN lookup, issue books with a barcode scanner, and auto-fine overdue returns. Integrated with student records so every book-to-student link is clean.

  • ISBN barcode catalogue
  • Issue / return scanner
  • Auto late-return fines
  • Usage reports per class
Nucleus library module
Inventory & stock

Every asset on the books.

Uniforms, books, stationery, lab kit — issued, returned, tracked.

Track every purchase, every issue, every return. Know exactly how many uniforms are left in stock, which student has which textbook, and when lab equipment needs servicing.

  • Purchase + stock ledger
  • Student-wise issue tracker
  • Low-stock auto-alerts
  • Vendor-wise purchase reports
Nucleus inventory dashboard
Reports & analytics

Every metric, every moment.

Board-ready reports in one click. Live dashboards on every screen.

Fee collection, admission funnel, class attendance, teacher attendance, staff payroll, exam results — every metric is a live dashboard. Export any view to PDF or Excel in one click.

  • 100+ pre-built reports
  • Custom report builder
  • Scheduled daily email digest
  • Board-meeting export pack
Nucleus analytics dashboard
Security & access

Granular access, audit-proof.

12+ roles, per-feature permissions, full audit logs.

Give the accountant only fees, the class teacher only their class, the principal everything. Every action is logged with who-did-what-when — perfect for board audits and compliance reviews.

  • Role-based permission matrix
  • SSO (Google / Microsoft / SAML)
  • Immutable audit log
  • Two-factor auth for admins
Nucleus role-based access control panel
Onboarding

Live on Nucleus in 7–10 days

From spreadsheets to a fully digital school in four steps.

  1. Import your data

    Send us your student roster, fee heads, staff records, and class structure in any format — Excel, Tally, PDFs, or your existing ERP. A dedicated migration engineer validates every row before go-live.

  2. Configure in a day

    Set up your academic year, fee structure, parent communication channels (WhatsApp / SMS / app), and roles. Most schools complete configuration in a single 2-hour workshop with our onboarding team.

  3. Train & go live

    Two training sessions — one for admin staff, one for teachers. Parents download the app or receive WhatsApp invitations. Your school is fully live within 7–10 working days.

  4. We stay with you

    Every plan includes ongoing support with guaranteed SLAs. Growth and Enterprise get quarterly business reviews, a dedicated CSM, and direct WhatsApp access to our customer success team.

Loved by schools

Real principals. Real results.

"The most user-friendly school ERP I have used. Our office staff was productive in one afternoon — no week-long training, no frustrated teachers."
Mrs. Shivani Awasthi
Mrs. Shivani AwasthiPrincipal, Sanik Sanjeevani Public School, Sitapur
"I was nervous about switching from paper. The Inforida team hand-held us through it and the parents were sending WhatsApp thank-yous within a week."
Mr. Jai Singh
Mr. Jai SinghPrincipal, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Lakhimpur
Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Pick the plan that fits your school. Upgrade or cancel anytime — no lock-in, no surprise invoices.

Pay 10 months upfront, get 12 months service.

Starter

Run daily school ops, end-to-end.

Single-campus schools digitising the basics for the first time.

₹25 / student / month
was ₹30 / student / monthSave ₹5 / mo

₹300 / student / year, billed upfront

  • Student + staff records & attendance
  • Online fee collection with GST receipts
  • Parent app (iOS + Android) with activity feed
  • SMS + email notifications
  • Email support · 24-hour SLA
Start free trial
  • Cancel anytime
  • No setup fee
  • Live in 7 days

Enterprise

Compliance, SSO and white-glove SLAs.

Multi-branch groups with compliance, SSO and SLA requirements.

Custom

Tailored to your campus group

  • Unlimited students, staff and branches
  • SAML SSO + immutable audit log
  • Data residency in India · VPC / on-prem option
  • Dedicated CSM with 1-hour SLA, 24×7
  • Custom ERP / SIS / LMS integrations
  • Named CSM
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • On-site training

All plans include unlimited support and onboarding. Prices exclude GST. Need something custom?

Compare plans

Every Nucleus plan, side by side

FeatureStarter₹30 / student / moGrowth₹60 / head / moEnterpriseCustom
AI & Automation
AI timetable generator AI
AI fee-defaulter prediction AI
Smart attendance anomaly alerts AI
AI-drafted parent communication AI
Core
Students & staff records
Admin & teacher apps
Parent mobile app
Multi-branch management Up to 3Unlimited
Finance
Online fee collection
Payroll (PF / ESI / TDS)
Custom receipt templates
Tally / Zoho Books sync
Communication
SMS + email notifications
WhatsApp Business API
Parent activity feed BasicFullFull
Academics
Attendance (manual + mobile)
Biometric attendance
Timetable + exam scheduling
Digital report cards
Security & support
Role-based access 6 roles12+ rolesCustom
SAML SSO
Audit logs
Support SLA 24 h4 h1 h + CSM
Uptime guarantee 99.5%99.9%
How Nucleus compares

Nucleus vs the alternatives

What schools usually run today, and where Nucleus actually lifts the work off their plate.

Nucleus vs

Excel + Tally

The "we have it covered in spreadsheets" stack.

Spreadsheets silently lose ₹10–15L per academic year to fee leakage.

  • No real-time view of fee defaults
  • Manual receipt entry, double-keyed in Tally
  • No parent app, no WhatsApp, no SMS
  • Reports rebuilt from scratch every month

Nucleus runs your books, parent comms, and exam grades on one source of truth — and reconciles to Tally in one click.

Nucleus vs

Fedena / classic ERPs

The "we already bought a school ERP" stack.

Module-by-module pricing balloons fast and ship quarterly, not weekly.

  • Each feature is a paid module
  • WhatsApp + AI sit behind upcharges
  • No native parent mobile app
  • Quarterly release cycles

Nucleus ships every Friday, every feature is included, and the parent app is free for life.

Nucleus vs

CampusCare / Eduware

The "we paid 5 vendors" stack.

Five disconnected vendors means five logins, five contracts, five reconciliations.

  • Separate vendor for ERP, attendance, fee, comms, app
  • No unified data — same student lives in 5 DBs
  • Onboarding and migration cost stacks per vendor

Nucleus + Goood Morning + Orbit + QuickEnroll + Bird are one bill, one onboarding, one student record.

Integrations

Plays nice with your stack

WhatsApp
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Google Classroom
Razorpay
Stripe
Zoho
Slack
Security

Your data, locked down by design

ISO 27001 certifiedInformation security management
SOC 2 Type IIAudited security controls
DPDPA compliantIndia's data-protection act
Data stored in IndiaMumbai + Bangalore regions
End-to-end encryptionAES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit
SAML SSO + audit logsAvailable on Enterprise
Works even better with

The rest of the Inforida suite

Ready to run your school on one platform?

Book a 30-minute demo with a school success specialist. We'll map Nucleus to your current workflows and show exactly what your switchover would look like.

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