Academic Year Setup
Step 3 — Create the current academic session (e.g. 2025-26). You must set this before adding students.
Important: You cannot add students, mark attendance or create exams without an active academic year. Set this up first!
How to Create Academic Year
Go to Academic Year Section
In your dashboard, go to Settings → Academic Year. Click 'Create New Academic Year'.
Enter Session Name
Enter the name like '2025-26' or '2025-2026'. This is how your session will appear everywhere.
Set Start & End Dates
For Indian schools, academic year usually starts in April and ends in March. Set Start Date: 1 April 2025, End Date: 31 March 2026.
Mark as Current Year
Click the 'Set as Current' button to make this the active academic year. All new data will be linked to this year.
Understanding Academic Year
What is a Session?
A session is one complete academic year. All students, attendance, exams and fees are linked to a session. When new session starts, you promote students to next class.
Can I have multiple years?
Yes! You can keep old sessions for record. But only one session can be “Current” at a time. You can switch between sessions to view old data.
Student Promotion
At the end of the year, you can promote students from current class to next class. The system will handle this automatically. (Covered in Student Management)
Archive Old Sessions
You can archive old sessions so they don't appear in the main list. Archived data is still safe — you can view it anytime.
For new schools: Just create one academic year like “2025-26” and mark it as current. You can always add more later.