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Getting started

Everything happens on WhatsApp. A parent registers, a free diagnostic finds the starting point, and practice follows from there. Here is each step, for each person involved.

Grades 6–12 · CBSE, ICSE & state boards · Offline

For parents: registering your child

Before you start, have these ready:

  • Your own WhatsApp number, to receive the OTP
  • Your child’s class, board, subject and exam pattern

  1. Start on WhatsApp and verify your number

    A parent or guardian starts the conversation and verifies with a one-time password (OTP) sent to their own number. Students are minors, so the parent is the account holder.

  2. Add your child’s details

    Class, board, subject and exam pattern. This is what the first test is built around.

  3. Take the free diagnostic

    A short adaptive test that finds your child's starting point. It is free and there is nothing to pay at this point.

  4. Tests arrive on WhatsApp

    Each wrong answer is looked at for the misunderstanding behind it, and the next practice focuses on that idea. An idea your child found hard comes back later in a new form.

  5. Read the weekly report

    Every week, a plain-language WhatsApp report for the parent: what improved and what still needs work.

Start the free diagnostic (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)

Opens WhatsApp. A parent verifies by OTP, then adds class, board and subject.

Shadow Tuition
  1. Shadow Tuition: Welcome to Shadow Tuition. First, let’s verify this number with a one-time password (OTP).
  2. Status: Number verified
  3. Shadow Tuition: Which class is your child in, and which board?
  4. Parent: Class 8, CBSE
  5. Shadow Tuition: Which subject and exam pattern should we start with?
  6. Parent: Maths
  7. Shadow Tuition: Thanks. Next is a short free diagnostic to find your child’s starting point.
Illustrative only — the wording of the live WhatsApp flow may differ. Screenshots of the live flow will be added here once available.

For students

You can’t register yourself: a parent registers you with an OTP on their number.

Send this to a parent (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)

Prepares a WhatsApp message for you to send. Nothing is sent automatically.

More for students

  1. Ask a parent to register you

    Registration needs a parent’s OTP. Send them the link — nothing is sent automatically.

  2. Answer tests on WhatsApp

    No app to download. Tests arrive in the same chat.

  3. See why, not just “incorrect”

    When you get something wrong, you see what went wrong and what to practise next.

For tutors and tuition centres

₹0 to join. No technology to manage.

Start the 25-day trial conversation (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)

A conversation, not a signed form. No payment during the trial.

Full partner terms

  1. Start the trial conversation

    25-day free trial. No contract, no payment, no commitment.

  2. Refer your students

    Their parents register on WhatsApp in the same way, with an OTP. You don’t manage any technology.

  3. Your name on the report

    Weekly reports for students you refer carry your name. You earn 30% of what your referred students pay, every month, for as long as they stay enrolled.

Teachers and schools

Teachers

Ask how the mistake diagnosis works, or contribute a misconception you see often. The contributor programme is new and has no contributors yet.

For teachers

Schools

Planning stage — not live

There is nothing for schools to sign up to yet. The schools page outlines what a partnership could look like.

For schools

Stuck on a step?

Tell us where, and we’ll help you through it.

Contact us