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MODULE 04 / School finance

Fees & Finance.

Manage the school fee cycle with individual and class-wide challans, payment entry, printable documents and financial visibility.

Practical school operationsRole-aware accessBased on inspected product workflows
01 / MODULE OVERVIEW

Follow every fee challan from issue to recorded payment

The accounts team selects a billing month and due date, generates a student challan or a class-wide batch, and prints bank-style vouchers. When a payment is received, staff record the amount and reference, then issue a printable receipt and review any outstanding balance.

WHY IT MATTERS

For accountants: connect challans and payment records. For leadership: understand outstanding dues without relying on disconnected registers.

02 / WHAT YOU CAN DO

A closer look at every capability.

These are concrete functions represented in the inspected ERP interface—not a list of aspirational integrations.

01

Individual challans

Create student-specific fee challans with tuition, concession, billing month and due date.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
02

Bulk challan generation

Generate fee challans for enrolled students in a selected class.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
03

Printable fee vouchers

Open printable three-part bank fee voucher layouts.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
04

Payment recording

Record received amounts, payment method, reference and notes against a challan.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
05

Receipts

View and print receipts associated with recorded payments.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
06

Collections and dues

Filter challans by status and review paid, outstanding and overdue amounts.

PART OF THE SCHOOL FINANCE WORKFLOW
03 / HOW IT WORKS

A workflow your team can follow.

Prepare billing → Issue challans → Record payment → Print & reconcile

01

Choose a billing period and due date

Select the billing month, due date and relevant student or class; confirm the fee amount and concession.

02

Generate individual or class-wide challans

Create an individual challan or generate a class-wide batch, then print the available three-part bank-style vouchers.

03

Record a payment when received

When money is received, enter the amount, method and transaction reference against the relevant challan.

04

Print receipts and review balances

Print the receipt and review paid, unpaid or overdue fee records to identify remaining balances.

04 / IN PRACTICE

See how this works in a school.

A realistic operational example, showing the sequence of work and the information staff can review.

SCHOOL WORKFLOW / EXAMPLE

Preparing and collecting monthly school fees

The accounts office is issuing challans for a class and tracking payments received.

01
Prepare the billing run

Choose the month and due date, then generate individual or bulk challans.

02
Provide the voucher

Print the three-part fee challan for the relevant student.

03
Record the collection

Enter received amount, payment method and reference, then print a receipt.

Result for the school

The accounts team can review the challan and its recorded payment status; this is not an online payment gateway.

05 / DATA & OUTPUTS

What goes in. What comes out.

Understanding the records behind a workflow helps a school plan implementation and staff responsibilities.

01 / INFORMATION ENTERED

Inputs

Student; billing month; due date; tuition amount and concession

02 / INFORMATION SAVED

Records

Challan; payment amount; method; reference; receipt

03 / INFORMATION REVIEWED

Views & outputs

Paid, outstanding and overdue status; collection and dues views

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE RECORD

What your team works with

Representative fields and actions drawn from the inspected application screens. Availability depends on role and school configuration.

Student or classBilling monthDue dateTuition amountConcessionChallan referenceReceived amountPayment methodTransaction referenceThree-part voucherPrintable receipt
Who uses this area?

School administrators, accountants and authorised staff. The actual controls visible depend on account permissions and school entitlements.

06 / FREQUENTLY ASKED

Clear answers, without overpromising.

Can parents pay online through the portal?

A live payment gateway is not verified. The system supports manual recording of received payments.

Are WhatsApp fee reminders automatic?

No. The inspected reminder action is simulated, so external delivery is not advertised.

Can challans and receipts be printed?

Yes. Printable bank-style vouchers and payment receipts are present.

Scope clarification

A fee reminder button currently simulates WhatsApp/SMS notifications. Live reminder delivery and payment gateway processing are not claimed.

07 / EXPLORE FURTHER

Connected school workflows.

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