Biometric Attendance System for Schools — ZKTeco, Mantra & Realtime
Plug-and-play biometric attendance for students, teachers and non-teaching staff. ZKTeco, eSSL, Mantra, Realtime and Z900 supported. Cloud sync every 60 seconds. Parent SMS/WhatsApp on every punch. Used by 1,000++ schools.
Why Indian schools pick Schoolites
Built in India, for Indian schools
CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE and every state board are pre-loaded — grading scales, scholastic / co-scholastic, term plans, the lot. No setup gymnastics.
WhatsApp first, not bolted on
Official Meta Business API. Fee reminders, admission replies, attendance alerts and exam results go on the channel parents actually read.
One bill, one team to call
Fees, attendance, exams, transport, hostel, library, payroll, parent app, AI agents — same login, same price, one support number in 10 Indian languages.
Everything You Need in One Platform
Built with Indian schools in mind. Cloud-based, mobile-first, and fully integrated.
All Major Devices
ZKTeco K40/F18/SpeedFace, eSSL X990/K30, Mantra MFS100, Realtime T52, Z900 — pre-tested.
60-Second Cloud Sync
Push-mode devices send punches within 60 seconds; pull-mode auto-polled every minute.
Face Recognition Ready
Touchless face devices (Realtime T52F, ZKTeco SpeedFace) for COVID-safe and faster throughput.
RFID / Mifare Mode
RFID card or QR pass for students who can't enrol biometrics — same workflow.
Wall-Clock Accuracy
Captured in school's actual timezone (no UTC drift). Correct in-time / out-time / late-by minutes.
Payroll-Linked
Staff punches auto-feed payroll: working days, late deductions, OT, leave — no manual register.
Measurable Results From Day One
Fees collected weeks earlier
Schools see arrears drop 20–35% in the first quarter — automated reminders on WhatsApp + UPI links do most of the chasing.
Admissions you can measure
Every enquiry from the website, Justdial, Google ads or a walk-in is tracked through visit → form → fee paid. No more "we don't know where students came from".
Less work for the front office
Routine calls — "what's the fee?", "is school open tomorrow?", "where is the bus?" — get answered by the app or the AI agent.
DPDP-compliant data handling
Indian data residency, parent-consent logs, role-based access. Audit-ready when CBSE or state inspectors ask.
Schoolites vs most other school software
| What you get | Schoolites | most other school software |
|---|---|---|
| Per-student price (all modules) | ₹10/month flat | ₹50–120/month + add-ons |
| Official WhatsApp Business API | Included, green-tick | Not offered or charged extra |
| AI admission agent on WhatsApp | Included | Not available |
| Free data migration & training | Yes — we do it for you | Charged or DIY |
| Regional language support | 10 Indian languages | English only |
| Lock-in / data export | No lock-in. CSV / Excel any time | Often locked |
Designed for Every School Type
Single-campus K-12 schools
CBSE / ICSE / state board schools with 300–3,000 students get every module on one login, with reports the principal can read on the way home.
Multi-branch chains
Run 5, 20 or 200 branches from one dashboard. Roll-up fee MIS, cross-branch transfers, shared question banks, per-branch P&L.
Preschools & playgroups
Daily photos, meal logs, nap timers and observation notes — built so a class teacher with 25 toddlers can use it one-handed.
Coaching & test-prep institutes
Batch-wise attendance, test scheduling with answer-key upload, OMR scanning and student rank reports on the parent app.
What principals tell us
We moved from spreadsheets after 12 years. Fee follow-ups dropped from 4 staff days a week to about 6 hours. Parents stopped calling the office for receipts.
I run three branches. The biggest gain isn't the software — it's that I can see fee collection of all three on my phone by 10 AM every day, in Tamil.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which biometric devices work with Schoolites?
All major Indian brands: ZKTeco (K40, F18, MB460, SpeedFace), eSSL (X990, K30, Etimetrack), Mantra MFS100, Realtime (T52, T52F), Z900, Suprema. Both push and pull modes supported.
Do we need a separate biometric server at school?
No — punches go directly from device to Schoolites cloud. No local Windows server, no manual XLS uploads.
How fast do parents get the absent alert?
Within minutes of the punch (or by class-start time if no punch). WhatsApp + SMS with reason field.
Can teachers use the same biometric for payroll?
Yes — teacher and non-teaching staff punches feed the payroll module: working days, late deductions, OT and leave auto-calculated.
What if the internet drops at the school gate?
Devices buffer punches locally and sync when connectivity returns. No data loss.
Is there an extra licence cost for biometric?
No — integration is included in ₹10/student/month. Hardware is a one-time purchase from your preferred vendor.
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One simple per-student price
We started Schoolites after watching an aunt — a principal in Karawal Nagar — spend her Sundays manually calling parents about pending fees. Every module here exists because a real school asked for it, not because a roadmap said so. If something is missing or clunky, write to the team and you'll usually hear back the same day.
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No card needed. All modules unlocked. We do the data import and staff training.
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