School Payroll Software — Attendance-Linked + PF/ESI/TDS/Form 16
Attendance-linked salary calculation for teaching and non-teaching staff. PF, ESI, PT, TDS auto-computed. Bank advice files (SBI/HDFC/ICICI). Pay slips, Form 16, statutory returns — built for Indian 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.
Biometric-Linked Salary
Working days, late deductions, OT, leave-without-pay — auto-pulled from biometric attendance.
PF + ESI + PT + TDS Auto
EPF, ESIC, Professional Tax (per state) and TDS auto-calculated per latest rates.
Bank Advice File Export
NEFT/RTGS bank advice in SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak, Yes formats — one-click upload.
Pay Slip + Form 16
Digital pay slips emailed/WhatsApp'd on payday. Form 16 part-A and part-B in March.
Statutory Returns
EPF ECR, ESIC challan, PT return, TDS Q24/26Q, professional tax returns — ready-to-file.
Loan & Reimbursement
Salary advance/loan with EMI deduction; medical, LTA, mobile, fuel reimbursement workflows.
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
Does Schoolites payroll software handle PF, ESI and TDS?
Yes — EPF (employee + employer share, EPS), ESIC, Professional Tax (state-wise), TDS u/s 192 are auto-calculated per latest rates and applicable from your school's registration details.
Can it link directly to biometric attendance?
Yes — working days, late marks, OT and LWP auto-pull from biometric devices. No double entry.
Will it generate Form 16 in March?
Yes — Part A (from TRACES) and Part B (from payroll) digitally signed Form 16 generation is built-in.
Which bank advice formats are supported?
NEFT/RTGS files for SBI, HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak, Yes Bank, BoB, Canara, IDBI. New bank formats added free on request.
Can we pay differently per role (teaching vs non-teaching)?
Yes — multiple pay-grades, salary structures and components per role. CTC → gross → net breakdown configurable per employee.
Is the payroll module charged extra?
No — included in ₹10/student/month with all modules. (Salary slips/Form 16 are per employee not per student.)
Related Modules
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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