School ERP Built for Indian State Board Schools
State Board schools across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala, and every other state have their own curriculum structures, grading systems, and reporting requirements. Chatmadi is configurable to match your state board format rather than forcing your school into a CBSE-centric template. Plans start free for up to 50 students.
Configurable for Your State Board, Not Designed Around Another One
Most school ERP software is built around CBSE requirements and forces State Board schools to adapt. Chatmadi is configurable to match your state board’s specific grading, reporting, and curriculum structure.
Configurable Report Card Formats
State Board schools use report card formats that differ significantly from CBSE and ICSE. Chatmadi allows custom report card configuration matching your state board's prescribed format including subject arrangement, grading columns, co-scholastic sections, and required certification statements. School logo, principal signature, and stamp are embedded automatically.
Flexible Grade Scale Configuration
Different state boards use different grading systems. Some use letter grades A through E, others use numerical percentages, others use descriptive performance levels. Chatmadi supports custom grade scales configured to match your state board's exact system. Grade scales are applied per exam type and class level.
WhatsApp AI for Parent Communication
State Board school parents communicate predominantly through WhatsApp. Chatmadi reads uploaded WhatsApp group conversations and extracts absence reports, homework completions, and fee payment mentions automatically. The AI understands English and Hindi including common Hinglish phrases used by parents across Indian states.
Fee Management for All Structures
State Board schools often have government-regulated fee structures with specific components and caps. Chatmadi supports any fee component configuration including government-mandated components, optional charges, and one-time fees. Fee receipts, day-book registers, and aging reports work the same regardless of fee structure complexity.
UDISE Compliance Export
Every school in India including State Board schools must submit student data to UDISE annually. Chatmadi generates the UDISE-compliant CSV export with all 18 required columns in one click. Download the file and upload it directly to the government portal without any manual data entry or formatting.
Multi-Stream Support
Many State Board schools run multiple streams such as Science, Commerce, and Arts at the secondary level. Chatmadi supports different subject configurations per stream within the same school. Students in different streams get the correct subject set, the correct grade scale, and the correct report card format for their stream.
Works for State Board Schools Across India
Chatmadi has been configured for schools across these state boards. If your state is not listed, contact us and we will configure it for your requirements.
Compare: a State Board school with 150 students pays Rs.22,500 to Rs.37,500 per year with per-student pricing.
Chatmadi Growth plan: Rs.6,000 per year flat. Every feature included.
State Board Schools: the Majority of India's Education System
While CBSE gets most of the media attention with 27,000+ schools per 2025 filings, state boards collectively serve the majority of Indian schoolchildren. According to UDISE+ 2024-25, India has 14.71 lakh schools, and the vast majority are affiliated to one of 25+ state education boards: Karnataka KSEEB, Tamil Nadu TN-SBS, Maharashtra MSBSHSE, Uttar Pradesh UP Board, Andhra Pradesh BIEAP, Telangana, Kerala DHSE, West Bengal WBBSE, and many more.
State board schools typically serve local families, use regional-language instruction (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam), and follow state-specific curricula. Fee structures range from Rs.500 to Rs.30,000 per year, much lower than CBSE or ICSE averages.
This is the segment where affordable school ERP software matters most. A state board school cannot justify spending Rs.1 lakh a year on ERP software when total annual fees per student may be Rs.3,000. Chatmadi's Starter at Rs.0 and Growth at Rs.500 per month plans are built precisely for this reality.
Why State Boards Need School ERP Features CBSE Schools Do Not
State board schools have specific requirements that generic school ERPs miss, and this is where most vendors drop the ball. A school ERP that assumes English-only parent communication and a CBSE-style report card simply does not fit a Kannada-medium or Tamil-medium state board school.
Multi-language parent communication. A Kannada-medium school in rural Karnataka needs its school ERP to send fee reminders and attendance updates in Kannada. Chatmadi supports Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali for parent-facing WhatsApp messages out of the box.
State-specific report card templates. Karnataka KSEEB has a different report card format from Tamil Nadu TN-SBS. Both differ from Maharashtra MSBSHSE. Chatmadi's report card software includes pre-loaded templates for all major state boards, updated yearly as boards revise formats, so schools never have to rebuild report cards from scratch.
What State Board Schools Get With Chatmadi
Chatmadi serves state board schools across India with the same feature set CBSE and ICSE schools use, at a fraction of the cost. One school ERP, many boards, pricing that respects the state board segment's actual revenue.
Parent communication works on WhatsApp in the local language. State board school parents rarely download apps. They respond to WhatsApp instantly. Chatmadi's WhatsApp-first design matches how state board school parents actually behave, which is why adoption on launch day is near total.
Attendance, fees, exams, homework, and report cards work out of the box. No setup fees, no training costs, no IT requirements. A state board school can onboard with Chatmadi in a single afternoon and start running daily operations through the school ERP the next morning.
UDISE+ compliance is built in. Every state board school must submit UDISE+ data annually. Chatmadi exports UDISE-compliant CSV files in one click, saving state board school administrators 40 to 60 hours of manual data entry per year.
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School Management That Works for Your State Board. Starting Free.
Start with the free Starter plan for up to 50 students. Upgrade to Growth at Rs.500 per month for up to 150 students with WhatsApp AI integration. All plans include configurable report card formats, flexible grade scales, and UDISE export for every state board in India.