Create an institute

Create the institute

1. 1Open the Learning studio. On the My institutes tab, click New institute. You can also choose Institute in the Create menu.
2. 2Type the Institute name (3 to 80 characters), for example "Bright Minds Coaching Centre".
3. 3Under What do you teach?, choose up to 10 topics: exams you coach for, subjects, skills, trades, music or dance. This is optional.
4. 4Click Create institute. The Manage institute page opens.

The institute starts as a draft. Fill in its details, then publish it so students can find it and apply to your courses. You can own more than one institute.

The Manage institute page

At the top you see the logo, name, username, a Published or Draft tag, followers and students, and the Publish button. View page opens the public page. The Finish institute profile box lists anything still needed to publish.

Fill in the Details tab

Each field saves on its own. Change a field, then click its Save button (or Save address and Save location for those two forms).

Logo and basics

• Logo: click Choose. Use a JPG or PNG image up to 10 MB.
• Institute name: 3 to 80 characters.
• Username: at least 6 characters; lowercase letters, numbers, dots and underscores; no spaces. It must not be taken by any learner, teacher or institute. Students search institutes by username.
• About: what you teach, who it is for and what makes you different (up to 1,000 characters).
• Category: one lowercase word or phrase, such as "coaching". Pick a suggestion or type a new one.

Discovery (optional)

These help learners find you in search and show on your page. None of them is needed to publish.

• What do you teach?: up to 10 topics.
• Skill level, Age group, How it is taught, What learners get and When.
• Institute type: for example School, College, Coaching centre, Tuition centre or Online academy.
• Mode: Online, Offline or Hybrid.
• Affiliation: the board or accreditation, such as CBSE or AICTE. It appears only for types like School, College, University and ITI.
• Facilities: tick everything you offer, such as Hostel, Library or Laboratory.
• Medium of instruction: up to 10 languages classes are taught in.

Contact and links

• Email: saved only after you type the code Sikhami emails to it.
• Phone: the country Code (for India, 91) and the Phone number. Saved only after you type the code Sikhami texts to it.
• Website, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram links.

Institutes are public. Your email and phone number are shown on your institute page, so learners can email or call you straight from Sikhami.

Address and map location

• Address: fill in all seven parts: Building / house no., Locality / area, Landmark, City, State, PIN code and Country. Then click Save address.
• Location: type the Latitude and Longitude, or click Use my location while you are at the institute. Then click Save location. After saving, Open the saved point in Google Maps lets you check it.

Students see the address with a directions link, and the map point lets them find you by distance. The state, city and map point are also copied to your face-to-face courses.

Bank details and GSTIN

• Edit payout bank details opens the page where you add the bank account Sikhami pays your course earnings into. It is private to you and never shown on the institute page. See Bank details and KYC.
• GSTIN (optional): if you add it, it is printed on student invoices. See Taxes: GST, TDS and TCS.

Publish the institute

To publish, the Finish institute profile list must be empty. It asks for:

• Logo
• Institute name
• Username
• About
• Email
• Phone with country code
• Address (building, locality, city, state, PIN code, country)
• Map location (both latitude and longitude above zero)

Then click Publish. You see Published. Students can now find it. Your institute now appears on the Institutes page, and you can publish courses under it.

If you click Unpublish, every course under the institute goes offline too. Publishing the institute again does not republish the courses; publish each one again.

What students see

Your public institute page shows:

• Your logo, name, verified tick or a Not verified tag, username, followers and number of students.
• Your discovery details (type, mode, affiliation, medium, exams you coach for, facilities) and topics.
• Your About text, address, email, phone, links and a directions link.
• Buttons to Follow, like, save, share and report the institute.
• Your published Courses, reviews, and questions and answers.

There is no review before publishing. Institutes that Sikhami has not checked show a Not verified tag. See Verified badge.

Next steps

• Add courses: Create a video course or Classroom (face-to-face) courses.
• Add your staff: Institute team and roles.
• Organise students into batches: Batches, timetable and attendance.
• Keep the fee record: Fee book and receipts.

Questions