Short answer: pick one clear goal, try the app with two or three classes for about 60 days, measure a few things you can count, and decide on a date. A pilot should cost the school little and tell you a lot. Here is a checklist that works for any learning app, with notes on how a Gyanmor pilot runs.
Why pilot at all
Schools often buy a tool after a great demo, and discover three months later that teachers don't use it. A pilot turns 'it looked good' into 'it helped, and here is how we know'. It also gives teachers a voice before the whole school is asked to change.
Step 1: write one goal
Not 'improve learning'. Something you can check: teachers spend less time making papers, students answer more questions on the pages taught, parents see progress without asking. One goal, one sentence.
Step 2: choose two or three classes and their teachers
Pick classes where the teacher is willing, not only classes with the most students. Include at least one class where you expect it to be hard. A pilot that only works for your best teacher tells you nothing.
Step 3: sort the permissions first
For learners under 18, ask for a parent's consent before their learning is saved. Check the basics: no ads, no third-party trackers, whether the AI sees a child's name, and who can delete the data. Decide in advance who at the school approves what teachers, students and parents can use.
Step 4: decide what you will count
- How many teachers marked pages or made a test each week.
- How many students used it, and how often.
- Test scores and which questions were hardest.
- Time a teacher spent making a question paper, before and after.
- A five-question teacher survey and a five-question parent survey at the end.
Step 5: set the decision date and the rule
Write it before you start: 'If at least X of Y teachers use it weekly and students' scores improve in these classes, we continue with a plan. If not, we stop.' A pilot with no end date turns into a quiet purchase.
How a Gyanmor pilot runs
- Write to us with your school, standards and mediums.
- We help you set up classes, teachers and students.
- The first 14 days are free. Teachers and parents are always free.
- Then you pick a plan or stop. School plans are per student per year, from 100 students: Basic ₹399, Pro ₹699, Premium ₹999.
Along the way the principal can see coverage and test scores per class, attendance, and the timetable, so you have evidence, not impressions, when the date arrives.
Questions to ask any vendor
- Can we turn features off without losing data?
- What do teachers actually do on a Monday morning with this?
- What does a student see in their own language?
- What happens to our data if we leave?
Questions
How long should a school edtech pilot be?
About 8 to 12 weeks is usually enough to see real use: long enough for several chapters and a test cycle, short enough to keep teachers' attention. Gyanmor's free trial covers the first 14 days.
What does a Gyanmor school pilot cost?
Nothing for the first 14 days, with help to set up. Teachers and parents are always free. After the pilot you choose a school plan, priced per student per year, or you stop.
How many students does a school need?
School plans are priced per student per year, from 100 students. Write to us with your school's size and we will suggest how to start.
What should we measure in a pilot?
Count teacher use per week, student use, test scores and the hardest questions, time saved on question papers, and a short survey of teachers and parents. Decide the success rule before you start.
