LMS Pricing for Colleges in India
Per-student annual licence, GST-compliant institutional invoicing, GeM procurement-friendly, and a 30-day no-cost pilot — built for the way Indian colleges and universities actually buy software.
Quick answers
- How is DeepTech priced for Indian colleges?
- Per-student annual licence, tiered on cohort size, with the full feature set included at every tier — AI course builder, multilingual delivery, AI proctoring, browser cyber labs, NEP 2020 / UGC / AICTE alignment, NAAC + NIRF + AICTE-return exports.
- Is GST included?
- Yes. All invoices are GST-compliant with CGST / SGST / IGST splits as appropriate, TDS handling, and institutional purchase-order workflows. The invoicing entity is APQOR Technologies Private Limited.
- Is there a pilot?
- Yes — a 30-day no-cost pilot is available for AICTE-approved engineering colleges, UGC-recognised universities, and autonomous institutes. The pilot includes branded portal, up to 250 student accounts, and full feature access.
- Is GeM (Government e-Marketplace) procurement supported?
- Yes, on request — share your buying department's GeM category and we will work the listing through the registration steps that apply.
Per-student annual licence, volume-discounted
Each tier includes the full feature set — pricing scales with cohort size, not features. Final per-student price is volume-discounted against your specific enrolment numbers.
College Starter
Single-stream colleges, up to ~1,500 students
Lowest-tier per-student annual licence
Annual prepaid invoice; GST-compliant
- Tier-2 / Tier-3 engineering colleges
- Single-department pilots for cybersecurity electives
- Coaching institutes scaling to 1k+ active learners
Institutional
Multi-stream colleges and universities, 1.5k–10k students
Mid-tier per-student annual licence
Annual or semi-annual invoice; PO / GeM workflows
- Multi-stream private and state universities
- Autonomous colleges running multiple AICTE-approved programmes
- Banking / civil-services coaching networks
Enterprise / White-Label
Multi-campus universities, deemed-to-be universities, 10k+ students
Custom — volume-discounted annual licence
Multi-year commit; institutional master agreement
- Multi-campus universities with branded sub-tenants per campus
- Skill universities, NSDC partner institutes, PSU academies
- Multinational L&D academies needing white-label apps
The full feature set, at every tier
- ✓Branded learner portal on your domain
- ✓Unlimited courses, lessons, and assessments
- ✓AI course builder (full course from a topic)
- ✓Multilingual delivery in 10+ Indian languages
- ✓AI-proctored exams (faceless, locked-down browser)
- ✓Browser cyber labs for CSE / IT / Cyber-Security electives
- ✓Credit-tagged courses (NEP 2020 / ABC compatible)
- ✓DigiLocker, NAD, and SWAYAM integration support
- ✓NAAC SSR + NIRF data exports
- ✓AICTE annual-return reporting fields
- ✓SAML SSO + REST APIs
- ✓iOS + Android mobile apps on your developer account
- ✓India-resident data on AWS Mumbai
- ✓Indian business-hours support + WhatsApp escalation
Pricing & procurement FAQs
How is DeepTech priced for colleges?+
Per-student annual licence, tiered on cohort size. Each tier includes the full feature set (AI course builder, multilingual, AI proctoring, cyber labs, regulatory exports). Final per-student price is volume-discounted; contact us for a quote against your enrolment numbers.
Is GST included? Can you issue a GST invoice?+
Yes. All invoices are GST-compliant with CGST / SGST / IGST splits as appropriate for your state of registration, TDS handling, and institutional purchase-order workflows. The invoicing entity is APQOR Technologies Private Limited.
Are payments via UPI / NetBanking supported?+
Yes for individual learner and small-institution payments (UPI, Razorpay, PayU, NetBanking, cards). College and university institutional payments typically go via NEFT / RTGS against a GST invoice with a 30-day payment term.
Is the platform listed on GeM (Government e-Marketplace)?+
GeM listing is an institutional procurement workflow we support on request — contact us with your buying department's GeM category and we will work the listing through the appropriate registration steps.
Is there a no-cost pilot?+
Yes — a 30-day no-cost pilot is available for any AICTE-approved engineering college, UGC-recognised university, or autonomous institute. Book at /university-demo/. The pilot includes branded portal, up to 250 student accounts, and full feature access.
What is the typical implementation timeline?+
A branded learner portal usually goes live in 4–6 weeks from kick-off. Programme-specific compliance steps (DigiLocker issuer onboarding, NAD depository registration, AI-proctoring policy approval) run in parallel and depend on institutional cycles.
Are there hidden costs after the licence?+
No. The per-student annual licence covers hosting, support, automated upgrades, AWS Mumbai data residency, and the full feature set. Optional add-ons (premium AI proctoring tiers, GPU-bound cyber-lab modules, branded native apps) are quoted separately and transparently.
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