3. Core Teaching & Exam Generation Tools

Shikshak equips teachers with specialized generators tailored to Nepal's educational guidelines.

1. Lesson Plan Generator (/app or /app/lesson-plan)

Creating daily lesson plans (दैनिक पाठ योजना) is a core requirement for school inspections and effective teaching, but handwriting them daily takes hours.

Input Parameters:

• Grade & Subject: Choose Grade 1 to 12.
• Chapter / Topic: Select from CDC curriculum or enter your specific lesson topic.
• Class Duration: Select standard Nepali school period lengths: 35 minutes, 45 minutes, or 60 minutes.
• Periods Allocated: 1 period, 2 periods (double period for science/practical), or 3 periods.
• Available Classroom Resources: Select resources on hand: Blackboard / Chalkboard (कालोपाटी), Whiteboard (सेतोपाटी), Smartboard / Digital Board (स्मार्टबोर्ड), Textbook (पाठ्यपुस्तक), Science Lab apparatus (प्रयोगशाला सामग्री), Digital Projector (प्रोजेक्टर), or Low-cost local materials (कम लागतका स्थानीय सामग्री).
• School Crest & Affiliation: If you teach at multiple schools, pick which school to generate for from the header dropdown. Choose whether to print your school emblem at the top of the lesson plan.

Pedagogical Angles (Pedagogical Variance):

When generating a lesson plan, Shikshak applies one of four pedagogical methodologies so that teachers get rich, creative, non-repetitive teaching plans:

Standard Output Structure:

Double Periods, Science Lab Apparatus & Grounding Citations:

• 90 Minutes (Double Period / Practical Lab): In addition to standard class durations (35, 40, 45, 50, 60 minutes), teachers can select 90 minutes or 2 periods for extended hands-on laboratory sessions.
• Science Lab Apparatus & Equipment (विज्ञान प्रयोगशाला सामग्री तथा उपकरण): When selected as an available teaching resource or for double periods, Shikshak shifts the activity balance to ~65% active hands-on student exploration, apparatus setup, observation tables, and group presentations.
• Textbook Citation Line: Generated lesson plans grounded in CDC textbooks display an exact citation line in the Quick Details header (स्रोत: पाठ्यपुस्तक पृष्ठ X–Y / Source: Textbook page X–Y), ensuring supervisory verification by municipal inspectors.

Template Formats (ढाँचा छनौट):

Under Choose Template Format, pick the structure your plan should follow:

Each template card has a Preview structure link that shows the sections it produces before you spend a credit. On top of the chosen template, Shikshak still varies the teaching approach using four pedagogical angles so repeated plans do not read the same.

Using Your Own School Format (आफ्नै विद्यालयको ढाँचा):

If your school, district or subject department prints its own lesson plan layout, choose Custom Template File (आफ्नै ढाँचाको फाइल) instead of one of the built-in formats. The generated plan then follows your document's headings, their order, and their level of detail.

Universal Interactive Planning Interview with Ask Shikshak AI (शिक्षक एआईलाई सोध्नुहोस्):

Teachers who want tailored materials fine-tuned to their specific classroom dynamic can click "Ask Shikshak AI" (शिक्षक एआईलाई सोध्नुहोस्) across any core AI generator form (Lesson Plan, Interactive Presentation Slides, Question Paper, Low-Cost TLM Guide, Remedial Plan, or Weekly Homework Planner) before generating:

• One Clarifying Question at a Time: Shikshak AI asks focused questions one by one instead of overwhelming you with multiple questions.
• Reasonable Assumptions Stated First: Standard curriculum context and periods are assumed automatically so questions focus only on teaching style, slide deck depth, student readiness, and classroom activities.
• Numbered Suggestions with Pedagogical Recommendations & "You Decide": Every turn provides numbered quick-reply suggestions in the conversation's active language. Shikshak AI evaluates the topic and tags the pedagogically best option (e.g. experiential hands-on activity, interactive pair work, visual diagram breakdown) with (Recommended) / (सिफारिस गरिएको) with a highlighted pill badge. An explicit *"You decide"* / *"आफैं तय गर्नुहोस्"* option is always provided so educators can instantly delegate the decision to the AI.
• Dynamic Adaptive Duration: Interviews are concise and dynamic (typically 1 to 2 focused questions rather than a rigid questionnaire). As soon as your student needs and activity formats are understood, or when you click "You decide", Shikshak AI immediately concludes and presents the finalization card.

Nursery to Bachelors Academic Tier Selection & Deep-Linking (नर्सरी देखि स्नातक तह सम्म):

• Universal Grade & Higher Ed Selection: All core teaching tools support academic levels from Pre-Primary (Nursery/ECD: 0), Grades 1–12 (CDC & NEB), through Bachelor Years 1–4 (स्नातक प्रथम देखि चौथो वर्ष) and university undergraduate programs (BBA, BBS, BSc, CSIT, B.Ed under TU, KU, PU, and CTEVT diplomas).
• Class Notes to Presentation Slides Deep-Linking: Clicking "Presentation Slides" directly from any chapter note in the Class Notes Studio (/dashboard/study-notes) seamlessly carries over the exact grade (including university levels such as "BBA VII Semester"), subject, topic focus, and pre-selected notebook note into the interactive slides generator without resetting to defaults.

Good to know:

• Your file is deleted from our storage as soon as it has been read. We keep only the description of its layout, never the document itself.
• Only you can use a format you uploaded. Nobody else's is visible to you, and yours is not visible to them.
• The format changes the layout, headings and level of detail of your plan. The core content — objectives, materials, activities with timings, assessment and homework — is still filled in as usual, so every plan still totals the exact number of minutes you chose.
• If a file cannot be read, Shikshak says so on the card and nothing is generated. For a scanned PDF, reading takes a little longer; for an old Preeti-font Word file, re-save it in Unicode Devanagari or upload the PDF instead.
• Saved formats are reused for every plan you generate, so you only upload once.

Using Custom Reference Materials & Smartphone Photos Across All AI Tools (आफ्नै सन्दर्भ सामग्री वा पाठ्यपुस्तकका फोटोहरू):

If your school uses private publication textbooks (such as Oxford, Vedanta, Kangaroo, or local curricula) or if you want your materials grounded strictly in specific notes, question sets, or textbook pages:

Supported across all core AI teaching tools: Lesson Plan, Question Paper, Presentation Slides, Low-Cost TLM Guide, Remedial Teaching Plan, Homework Planner, and the All-in-One Teaching Kit.

• Existing Textbooks (मौजुदा पाठ्यपुस्तक) (default): Select official CDC or custom textbooks from your school's catalog.
• From My Notebook (मेरो नोटबुकबाट): Instantly ground your generation using any note or syllabus document previously saved in your private Notebook (/dashboard/notebook). No re-uploading needed, and charged at 0 extra credit fees (OCR/processing is already done when the note was saved). You can search through your notes, pick a saved note card, and proceed immediately.
• Upload File / Photo (फाइल वा फोटो अपलोड): Attach new files or photos directly from your device (1 credit per attached page/photo).

• Take Photo (फोटो खिच्नुहोस्): Tap Take Photo to open the interactive camera viewfinder and take crisp pictures of textbook pages or handwritten notes directly in your browser or phone camera.
• *Camera Permissions:* If your browser shows a permission blocked error, click the lock or site settings icon (🔒 or 🎚️) at the top-left of the address bar, change Camera to Allow, and click Retry Camera.
• *Smartphone Native Camera:* On smartphones, you can also tap Open Phone Camera (फोन क्यामेरा खोल्नुहोस्) inside the modal to launch your device's native high-resolution camera app with autofocus and flash. On desktop computers, this button is hidden and you can use Browse Files to select photo files directly.
• Browse Files (फाइल छनोट गर्नुहोस्): Upload Word documents (.docx), presentation slides (.pptx), notes (.txt/.md), or short PDF excerpts.
• Remove All (सबै हटाउनुहोस्): Clear all attached materials in 1 click or remove individual files using the trash icon.

• Maximum 10 pages, photos, or slides per generation (up to 10MB per file) when uploading new files.
• Dynamic capacity management: Deleting files immediately frees upload slots so you can add more files up to the 10-item limit.
• For entire multi-chapter textbooks, click Add New Textbook in the textbook selector to index the complete volume in your library.

• Base Plan Cost: 5 credits.
• From My Notebook: 0 extra credit fees (base generator credits only: 5 credits for a lesson plan or single-set question paper).
• New File/Photo Attachment: +1 credit per attached page, slide, or photo (e.g., 2 smartphone photos = 5 + 2 = 7 credits; 5-page PDF = 10 credits).
• Your live required credits update automatically in real time as you attach or remove files.

• The generated lesson plan prioritizes your uploaded or notebook concepts, definitions, and chapter terminology while maintaining official pedagogical standards.
• The document header includes a clear attachment citation badge (संलग्न सामग्री: 📄 ...) for municipal and academic inspection records.

2. Question Paper Generator (/app/question-paper)

Shikshak creates formal, print-ready exam papers aligned with official CDC and SEE/NEB Specification Grids (विशिष्टीकरण तालिका).

Smart Textbook & Curriculum Selection:

• My Teaching Books: Automatically displays textbooks matching your taught subjects and grades (configured during signup or in your teacher profile), along with any textbooks saved in your library.
• Auto-Sync Grade & Subject: Selecting a textbook automatically fills the relevant Grade, Subject, and syllabus Chapters/Units without manual typing.
• All Available Curricula: You can also browse and choose from any official CDC curriculum in the national catalog.
• Sub-Chapter & Specific Exam Focus (उप-पाठ / निश्चित परीक्षा विषयवस्तु): Select specific textbook sub-chapters or type custom topic focus to limit your test questions and problem scenarios to a single concept (e.g. *२.१ गुरुत्वाकर्षण* or numerical exercises) instead of the entire chapter.

Exam Types, Tier Access & Balanced Defaults:

• Unit / Class Test (एकाइ परीक्षा): Available on every tier, including Free. Quick assessment (10 to 25 marks, 45 minutes).
• Terminal Exam (त्रैमासिक / अर्धवार्षिक परीक्षा): Unlocked on Plus Plan and above. Full examination adhering to CDC specification grids (50 marks, 1.5 to 2 hours).
• Pre-Board Mock Exam: Unlocked on Pro Plan (shown as "Coming Soon" -- not purchasable yet). Full comprehensive board mock blueprint (75 to 100 marks, 3 hours).
• Pedagogical Templates:
• Unit Test (द्रुत परीक्षण): Available on every tier, including Free.
• CDC Terminal Exam (त्रैमासिक परीक्षा ढाँचा) & Objective Multiple Choice (वस्तुगत बहुवैकल्पिक): Unlocked on Plus Plan and above.
• Custom Template File (आफ्नै ढाँचाको प्रश्नपत्र): Unlocked on Plus Plan and above. See below.

Using Your Own Question Paper Format (आफ्नै प्रश्नपत्रको ढाँचा):

If your school or district prints its own examination paper, choose Custom Template File (आफ्नै ढाँचाको प्रश्नपत्र) instead of one of the built-in formats. Shikshak reads your paper and reproduces it — including its groups and mark allocation, which is the part that matters most on an exam paper.

Good to know:

• Total marks follow your paper. Once the groups are detected, the total marks field is set to the sum of your groups' marks. Change it, or change a group, and the form warns you if they stop matching.
• Your file is deleted from our storage as soon as it has been read. We keep only the description of its layout and groups, never the document itself.
• Only you can use a paper you uploaded.
• If the groups cannot be read from a file, Shikshak says so on the card and nothing is generated. You can then set the sections yourself using the section builder instead.
• Saved formats are reused for every paper you generate, so you only upload once.

Custom Marks & Custom Duration:

• Essential Preset Marks: 25, 50, 75, or 100 marks (matching standard CDC Unit Test, Terminal, Pre-Board, and Board exams).
• Custom Marks (आफ्नै पूर्णाङ्क): Teachers can click "Custom" to set any specific mark allocation between 5 and 100 marks (e.g. 10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, 60 marks). Pressing Enter in the input safely sets the marks without prematurely submitting the generation form.
• Essential Preset Durations: 45 mins, 1.5 hrs, 2 hrs, 3 hrs (with compact mobile labels).
• Custom Duration (आफ्नै समय): Click "Custom" to set any test duration between 5 and 360 minutes (e.g. 20m, 40m, 50m, 75m).

Table of Specifications (TOS / विशिष्टीकरण तालिका):

• Generates a CDC Bloom's cognitive domain distribution grid (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Higher Ability).
• Zero LLM Token Cost: Calculated instantly and deterministically in code at 0 extra credits.
• Optional Toggle: Use the "Table of Specifications (TOS)" checkbox to include or exclude the grid from your generated examination package.

Multi-Set Question Generation & Answer Sheets:

• Free Tier: 1 Set (Single Question Paper, without answer guide). Selecting locked 2 Sets (Plus) or 3 Sets (Pro) in the dropdown opens an instant Upgrade Plan Dialog modal detailing the required tier while keeping the selection safely at 1 Set.
• Plus Tier: Up to 2 Parallel Sets (Set A & Set B, question papers only).
• Pro Tier (Coming Soon): Up to 3 Parallel Sets (Set A, Set B, Set C) WITH Answer Sheet Guides (marking rubrics and key points), once launched.
• Tab-Separated Output View:

Section Structure, Marking Customization & Live Sample Preview:

Teachers can preview and customize the structural layout and marking style of the question paper:

• Live Sample Breakdown Preview: Displays the exact section titles, question counts, marks per question, and total marks before generating.
• Balanced Default Marking Rule:
• For 100 Marks: 1-mark questions (max 10), 5-mark questions (max 10), and remaining marks in 10-mark questions (e.g. 10 × 1m + 10 × 5m + 4 × 10m = 24 questions, 100 marks).
• For Other Marks: Proportionally divided in the same ratio across Groups A, B, C, and D.

• Group A (समूह 'क') - Knowledge & Remembering: 1-mark concise questions.
• Group B (समूह 'ख') - Understanding & Comprehension: 5-mark short answer questions.
• Group C (समूह 'ग') - Application & Problem Solving: 5-mark analytical questions.
• Group D (समूह 'घ') - Higher Ability & Synthesis: 10-mark comprehensive questions.

• Smart Instruction Auto-Sync: When you adjust question counts or marks per question, the instruction text automatically recalculates its marking formula (e.g., (5 × 1 = 5 marks) / (५ × १ = ५ अङ्क)).
• Official Exam Header Format: Features school branding, emblem, exam title, subject, grade, time, and full marks. Student roll number boxes are excluded to keep question papers reusable. Multiple school affiliations in teacher profiles are selectable from the header with automatic logo updating.

Question Modification Options (AI Swap vs. Manual Edit):

• Instant AI Question Swap (बदल्नुहोस् / Swap): Each question features an in-place swap button. The options dropdown automatically adjusts its position (flipping upwards near the bottom of the viewport) to prevent off-screen overflow. Teachers can select:
• Parallel Question (समानान्तर प्रश्न): Tests the exact same learning competency and marks at the same cognitive level.
• Simpler Question (सरल प्रश्न): Focuses on foundational Knowledge and Comprehension.
• Challenging Question (उच्च दक्षता प्रश्न): Scales up to Higher Ability, Application, and Analytical thinking.
• *Mechanism:* Makes a fast, targeted micro-AI call (free of credit cost) that updates the question text, model answer, and key points in place with full "Undo" support.

Using Custom Reference Materials & Smartphone Photos (आफ्नै सन्दर्भ सामग्री वा पाठ्यपुस्तकका फोटोहरू):

Teachers can source exam questions, problem scenarios, and numerical calculations directly from their own materials, private publication books, course syllabus, or question sheets while preserving formal examination blueprints:

• Three Flexible Grounding Tabs: In Step 1: Classroom Context & Curriculum Material, choose between:

• Under Existing Textbooks: Select your curriculum textbook, chapters, and units. To add a missing book to your catalog, click Add New Textbook (नयाँ पाठ्यपुस्तक थप्नुहोस्).
• Under From My Notebook: Filter and choose any of your stored notebook sources. Questions are grounded strictly in the syllabus concepts and definitions of your note.
• Under Upload File / Photo:
• Take Photo (फोटो खिच्नुहोस्): Interactive camera viewfinder to capture clear photos of textbook problems or handwritten question sheets on desktop webcam or mobile device. On smartphones, you can also launch your native high-resolution camera with autofocus.
• Browse Files (फाइल छनोट गर्नुहोस्): Upload PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, PNG, JPG, or WEBP files.
• Remove All (सबै हटाउनुहोस्): Clear all attached materials in 1 click or remove individual files.
• Capacity & Limits: Up to 10 pages/photos per generation (up to 10MB per file) when uploading new files.
• Transparent Credit Cost: Base QP cost (e.g. 5 credits for single set) + 0 extra credits when selecting from My Notebook, or +1 credit per attached photo/page when uploading new files (up to 10 pages).
• Authentic Question Grounding: Questions and numerical problems are drawn directly from the uploaded or notebook text and terminology while strictly respecting your configured marks (e.g. 25, 50, 75, 100), time limits, and section divisions.

3. My Question Bank & Exam Composer (/app/question-bank)

Your own reusable library of questions — the ones you write, kept so you never retype them.

• Add a question: *Add Question* opens a form for grade, subject, chapter, marks, cognitive level (Knowledge / Understanding / Application / Higher Ability), question type, the question itself, and its answer.
• The answer is required. A question saved without one would produce a paper with a blank marking scheme, so the bank refuses to save it.
• Edit and delete: every question has edit and delete buttons. You can only ever see and change your own questions.
• Filter and search: narrow by subject, grade, cognitive level, or free text. The counter reads *"N of M"* so you can tell a filtered list from an empty bank.
• Compose a paper: tick the questions you want, then press Compose Paper. Your selection carries into the question paper generator, so nothing is lost at the hand-off.
• An empty bank is normal: on a new account the bank starts empty and tells you so, with a button to add your first question.

4. Worksheet Generator (/app/worksheet, Coming Soon)

Worksheets provide structured classroom practice or independent study tasks for students:

• Tiered Exercises: Graduated problems moving from easy (Foundational) to challenging (Advanced).
• Nepali Real-World Contexts: Questions reference familiar Nepali geographical, cultural, and environmental settings.
• Answer Key & Solution Rubric: Every worksheet comes with a full, verified teacher answer key on a separate page to facilitate quick grading.

5. Chapter Plan (/app/chapter-plan, Coming Soon)

• Chapter Plans (अध्याय योजना): Maps out learning outcomes, required instructional hours, teaching methods, and evaluation criteria for an entire curriculum chapter. Shown as "Coming Soon" on the Pro plan -- not purchasable yet.

6. My Notebook (/dashboard/notebook)

A personal, private-by-default place for your own material — a chapter's notes,

a handout you wrote, a chunk of a slide deck — separate from the national

CDC catalog.

• Adding a source: paste text directly, upload a document, or capture textbook photos:
• Documents: DOCX, PPTX, TXT, Markdown, and PDF are all supported. Digital PDFs with clean Unicode text layers are extracted instantaneously (~50ms) with 100% precision, while scanned or photographed PDFs are read page by page (up to 30 pages) via resilient AI vision OCR. Uploaded documents automatically index into your private notebook regardless of whether they originate from scanned prints or digital exports.
• Photos & Mobile Camera: Upload image files (JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP) or snap textbook pages and whiteboard summaries directly using your smartphone camera via the Take Photo (फोटो खिच्नुहोस्) action. Supports batch uploads of up to 10 photos into a single structured notebook source.
• AI Vision OCR Ingestion: Uploaded photos are read with authentic Devanagari Vision OCR, combined in order with photo labels, chunked, and embedded into your private workspace.
• When you already have sources in your notebook, the add panel collapses into a sleek action bar (Upload File / Paste Note) to keep your teaching materials front and center.
• Private or public, chosen when you add it: every source defaults to

private (only you can see it), or you can share it publicly right away

so every teacher can find and search it — the same choice a document-sharing

tool would offer. You can still change a source's visibility later from the

source list.

• Up to 5 sources at a time: Shikshak is built around following one book

or chapter closely, not a large research pile — delete one to make room for

another. The header displays an ambient visual quota progress meter with authentic

Devanagari numerals showing your available slots in real time.

• Text Preview Modal ("Preview text" / "पाठ हेर्नुहोस्"): Click Preview text

on any note card to inspect the exact extracted text from your document (DOCX, PPTX, PDF, or pasted text).

The accessible preview dialog shows exact word and character counts and includes a 1-click Copy text button.

• Instant Search & Category Filtering: Search your sources by title or filter by category pills

(All, Notes, Worksheet, Presentation, Report, Other) with instant in-memory matching.

• Ask (`/dashboard/notebook`, "Ask" tab): once you've added at least one

source, ask questions about it in plain language and get an answer grounded

only in what you actually uploaded — with the source and excerpt it drew the

answer from shown alongside it. Features 1-click Suggested Prompts (learning objectives, quiz drafting, vocabulary breakdown) for rapid exploration. Each question costs 1 credit.

• Strict Language Matching: Shikshak AI strictly matches your query and interface language: questions asked in English receive comprehensive English replies, while queries in Nepali receive authentic Devanagari answers.
• Comprehensive Source Grounding: Both targeted topic queries and broad introductory questions (such as syllabus overviews or course outlines) ground seamlessly across your active notebook documents.
• 1-Click Generation from Notebook ("Generate from note" / "यो नोटबाट सामग्री बनाउनुहोस्"):

Every note card in your notebook list features a dedicated action menu linking directly to all core AI teaching tools:

• पाठ योजना (Lesson Plan): Generates a full 4-step lesson plan grounded in this note.
• प्रश्नपत्र (Question Paper): Drafts a balanced exam paper directly from the concepts and problems in this note.
• प्रस्तुति स्लाइड (Presentation Slides): Creates an interactive slide deck from the note's headings and explanations.
• गृहकार्य योजना (Homework Planner): Generates tiered student assignments from the note.
• शैक्षिक सामग्री (TLM Guide): Proposes low-cost hands-on teaching materials based on the note.
• उपचारात्मक योजना (Remedial Plan): Builds diagnostic and remedial micro-interventions for the note.

Clicking any generator deep-links to that tool (?notebookSourceId=...) with the note pre-selected under the From My Notebook (`मेरो नोटबुकबाट`) tab. You never need to download, copy-paste, or re-upload your notes, and grounding from pre-saved notebook notes incurs 0 extra credit fees.

7. Secondary Classroom & Support Tools (TLM Guide, Remedial Plan, Homework Planner)

Alongside daily lesson planning and exam composition, Shikshak provides three dedicated Plus-tier instructional support generators:

A. Low-Cost TLM Guide (/app/tlm-guide)

• Designs zero-cost and low-cost physical Teaching-Learning Materials (शैक्षिक सामग्री) made entirely from locally available objects (cardboard, bottle caps, stones, discarded paper, string).
• Includes step-by-step DIY construction instructions, classroom facilitation safety precautions, and subject-specific alignment (Science, Math, Social Studies, Languages).
• Sub-Chapter Scoping: Choose a specific sub-chapter (e.g. *१.२ विद्युत परिपथ निर्माण*) or enter custom topic focus so the generated low-cost models and student activities target that exact hands-on lesson.

B. Remedial Teaching Plan (/app/remedial-plan)

• Formulates targeted remedial intervention strategies (उपचारात्मक शिक्षण योजना) for struggling students.
• Structured breakdown: identifying specific learning deficits and misconceptions, diagnostic table with student roll numbers, customized pedagogical intervention exercises, and progressive re-evaluation rubrics.
• Sub-Chapter Scoping: Scope diagnostic micro-drills to a specific sub-concept or misconception (e.g. *३.२ एक चलयुक्त रेखीय समीकरण*) rather than an entire broad chapter.

C. Homework & Independent Study Planner (/app/homework-planner)

• Structures meaningful home assignments (गृहकार्य तथा स्वाध्यायन योजना) tailored to student learning levels (Tier 1 Foundational, Tier 2 Reinforcement, Tier 3 Extension & Parental Collaboration).
• Includes estimated completion time (15, 30, or 45 minutes) and a weekly student self-assessment rubric with teacher feedback rows.
• Sub-Chapter Scoping: Focus 5-day differentiated homework activities on a precise textbook sub-chapter (e.g. *१.१ पास्कलको नियम*) with home experiments and family reflection prompts.

Universal Download Menu:

Each of these three tools features the standardized Universal Download Menu (`<DownloadMenu />`):

• Download Word (.docx): Editable Microsoft Word document with pre-styled tables and Devanagari Unicode.
• Print / Save as PDF: Clean, A4-formatted printable view with navigation buttons automatically hidden.
• Copy Formatted Text: Instantly copy formatted text to your clipboard for quick messaging or printouts.

8. All-in-One Teaching Kit (/app/all-in-one-teaching-kit)

The All-in-One Teaching Kit (सम्पूर्ण शिक्षण किट) allows educators to prepare a complete instructional package for any curriculum chapter in under 30 seconds, rather than visiting multiple generators sequentially.

Subscription Tier Requirement:

The All-in-One Teaching Kit is a Plus-tier feature (available on Plus, Teams Plus, Pro, Teams Pro, and Ultra plans):

• First-Month Reverse Plus Trial Access: Newly registered Free-tier educators who complete Teacher Identity Verification (/settings) receive full, unrestricted access to the All-in-One Teaching Kit during their complimentary first 30 days (via their 100-credit Reverse Plus trial). New accounts start with 20 credits; verification adds the 100 credits and the trial, and personal purchases also require a verified account.
• Post-Trial Free Tier Protection: Once the 30-day initial trial window concludes, Free accounts require an upgrade to Plus (Rs 99/month) or an affiliated school seat to access the All-in-One Teaching Kit. Non-Plus users visiting the tool see a dedicated upgrade screen with a direct link to /pricing.

What is Included in the Kit:

Pedagogical Cohesion (Chapter Digest):

All materials generated in a kit share an identical Pedagogical Digest synthesizing CDC 2081 learning outcomes, Bloom's taxonomy distribution, key vocabulary, and common student misconceptions. As a result, the question paper precisely tests what the lesson plan teaches, and the slides illustrate the concepts practiced on the worksheet.

Where to Find & Launch It:

• On Your Dashboard (`/dashboard`): Launch from the "⚡ All-in-One Teaching Kit" featured banner right below your stats — your preferred teaching subjects, grades, and confirmed textbooks from your profile are automatically resolved.
• Inside Any Digital Textbook (`/curriculum/[id]`): Click "⚡ All-in-One Teaching Kit" directly on any chapter to generate materials with grade, subject, and chapter pre-selected.
• From Any Generator Form: Click the shortcut banner at the top of the Lesson Plan, Question Paper, or Slides generator to carry over your selected book and unit.
• Dedicated Route: Open /app/all-in-one-teaching-kit anytime (legacy /app/bulk-kit automatically redirects).

Per-Tool Template & Format Customization:

Just like in individual generators, the All-in-One Teaching Kit gives you full control over the template and format of each component, with options gated by your subscription tier:

• Plan Tier Gating: All format options are visible in dropdown menus with clear tier badges ([Plus], [Pro], [Ultra]). Available options unlock automatically according to your plan (e.g., on the Plus plan, teachers can select between Standard CDC and 5E Inquiry Model for Lesson Plans, up to 2 Question Paper Sets, Terminal Exams, and Classic Chalkboard slide theme).
• Lesson Plan: Choose from Standard CDC 4-Step, 5E Inquiry Model, Hands-on Practical Lab, Case Study, or Differentiated Multi-Tier formats, along with preset or custom period duration (15–180 minutes).
• Question Paper: Select Class Unit Test, CDC Terminal Exam with Specification Grid, Objective MCQ Quiz, or Board Model, with customizable marks (20 to 100 marks), exam types, preset or custom duration (5–360 minutes), multi-set generation (1 to 3 sets), and section layout (single continuous or standard grouped sections).
• Presentation Slides: Choose professional design themes (Navy Academic, Forest Emerald, Classic Chalkboard, Modern Minimal) and slide counts (4–8, 8–12, 12–16 slides, or custom slide count from 4–20).
• Worksheet: Select Daily Practice Drill, Guided Discovery, Concept Map, or 3-Tier Differentiated formats with customizable question count (5, 10, 15, 20) and difficulty level.
• Homework Planner: Adjust estimated student completion time (15, 30, or 45 mins).
• Output Language: Select Nepali, English, or Bilingual (En/Ne) following standard platform options.

Credit Pricing, Failure Protection & Tracking:

• Each selected material uses standard transparent pricing (5 credits each for text tools; 10 credits for Slides).
• Credits are deducted only for materials you explicitly choose to include.
• Upfront Credit Validation & Live Balance: Before generating, the form cross-references your live credit balance with the total cost of your selected materials. If your balance is lower than the required credits, a prominent warning alert appears immediately, detailing how many credits are needed, and the Generate button is protected to prevent accidental failed attempts.
• Dynamic Cost Readjustment: You can deselect optional materials (such as slides or worksheets) to reduce the total credit cost in real time. The moment the cost drops to or below your available balance, the warning clears and the Generate button automatically unlocks.
• Instant Top-Up Shortcut: If you wish to generate the complete bundle with all materials, click the "Top Up Credits" button directly on the warning banner or footer to purchase credits at /credits/buy.
• Transparent Error Reporting: If any individual component encounters a provider timeout or error, the exact failure reason (e.g. rate limit, schema mismatch) is displayed clearly on the live checklist and error banner, rather than leaving teachers in the dark.
• Concurrency & Rate-Limit Backoff: Kit generations run through an asynchronous worker queue (maximum concurrency 2) with automatic exponential backoff for transient provider rate limits (429, timeouts, network drops), preventing upstream rate-limit drops on free and community models.
• Automatic Partial & Full Refunds: Any failed material immediately has its credits refunded to your account balance. If all items fail, 100% of deducted credits are refunded and the screen retains your form inputs with a clear breakdown for an instant 1-click retry.
• Selective 1-Click Retry for Failed Items: If one or more materials fail, you never need to start over or re-generate successful documents. The results view marks failed materials with an amber alert and tab badges, offering a "Retry Failed Materials" action. Retrying deducts credits only for the specific failed items, regenerates them, and automatically merges the new documents into your complete chapter bundle and master ZIP archive.
• Dashboard & Library Tracking: All kit materials (both successful documents and failed attempts) are recorded under your teacher profile. Completed documents appear in your Library and Teacher Dashboard with chapter labels, while failed items record transparent error codes.

Using Custom Reference Materials & Smartphone Photos in the Kit:

Educators can ground the entire 5-material teaching bundle in their own uploaded lesson notes or private publication textbook photos:

• Two Flexible Tabs: In Step 1: Classroom Context & Curriculum Material, switch between Existing Textbooks and New Upload.
• Camera & File Attachments: Use Take Photo to snap textbook exercises or notes with desktop webcam or mobile camera, or Browse Files to attach PDFs, DOCX files, or photos (up to 10 pages/photos).
• Synchronized Cohesion: When custom files are attached, the generated Lesson Plan, Question Paper, Presentation Slides, Worksheet, and Homework Planner are all grounded strictly in the same uploaded concepts and chapter terminology.
• Dynamic Credit Calculation: Standard base kit credits (e.g. 20 credits for 5 core materials) + 1 credit per attached photo/page.

Universal Export & Packaging:

• Download Complete Kit (.ZIP): Packages all formatted Word documents (.docx) and PowerPoint slideshows (.pptx) into a single clean .zip archive named Shikshak_Kit_[Chapter].zip.
• Individual Downloads: Use the universal download menu within each tab to download individual .docx, .pptx, or print-ready PDF files.

8. Class Notes Studio (/dashboard/study-notes)

The Class Notes Studio (कक्षा नोट स्टुडियो) allows educators to generate comprehensive, context-aware student classroom notes and lecture materials from any syllabus across Nursery to Bachelors (including school CDC curriculum, higher secondary NEB, university undergraduate syllabi like TU/KU/PU, technical diploma CTEVT, or custom course outlines).

Complete 4-Step Progressive Workflow:

• Paste Syllabus Text: Copy and paste units or topics from any syllabus outline or course guide.
• Upload Photos (OCR): Snap or upload photos of syllabus sheets or textbook tables; Shikshak transcribes the units via Vision OCR.
• Upload Syllabus PDF: Upload complete syllabus documents (.pdf up to 20MB, up to 30 pages) with automatic text-layer extraction and vision OCR fallback. Supports standard digital and scanned PDF files.
• CDC Curriculum: Select directly from Nepal's standard Curriculum Development Centre textbooks.
• Click "Analyze & Extract Syllabus →" to extract structured course chapters and subtopics for verification.

• Before customization or generation, an interactive review card displays extracted chapters and subtopics in a clean hierarchical numbered format (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 in English, or १.१, १.२, १.३ in Nepali).
• Course Metadata Review: Verify Course Title, Subject, Grade/Level, and Academic Curriculum/Board (CDC, NEB, TU, etc.).
• Subtopic CRUD & Custom Ordering:
• Add Subtopics: Rapid inline input with instant Enter key addition.
• Edit Subtopics: 1-click inline editing with Save (✓) and Cancel (✕).
• Delete Subtopics: 1-click removal with automatic renumbering of remaining topics.
• Custom Sorting: Dedicated Move Up (↑) and Move Down (↓) buttons to reorder subtopics and entire chapters before generation.
• Save Outline, Export & Safe Navigation: Click "Save Outline" or "Preview Outline" (<SyllabusOutlineModal />) to inspect the verified syllabus outline. Download or print the syllabus directly via the unified Download Menu (<DownloadMenu />) supporting Word (.docx), Print/PDF, and Copy Formatted Text. When editing an existing course syllabus, top and bottom actions provide clear ← Back to Class Notes and Save & Return to Class Notes triggers to preserve course state.
• Click "Next: Note Style & Customization →" to advance to pedagogical configuration.

• Proactive Credit Validation: Displays exact credit requirements upfront (5 credits per chapter, or 5 × N for all chapters). If your balance is insufficient, a clear warning banner with an instant top-up link (/credits/buy) prevents accidental failures.
• Nursery to Bachelors Academic Tier Selection: Choose the exact institutional curriculum standard:
• School Level (Nursery – Grade 10 / CDC): Foundations, age-appropriate pedagogical analogies, and CDC curriculum terminology.
• Higher Secondary (+2 / Grades 11–12 / NEB): Board exam focus, conceptual depth, and analytical rigor.
• Bachelor Level (Tribhuvan University - TU): Undergraduate degree rigor (BBS, BBA, BSc, CSIT, BA, B.Ed, Engineering), critical theoretical foundations, and TU board question orientation.
• Bachelor Level (Kathmandu University - KU): Undergraduate programs with research-oriented conceptual depth.
• Bachelor Level (Pokhara / Purbanchal University - PU): University undergraduate coursework and applied semester examination standards.
• Technical Diploma & Vocational (CTEVT): Applied workshop notes, practical skills, and technical procedures for 3-year diploma programs.
• Content Depth & Explanation Rigor:
• Textbook Chapter (Recommended): 3–4 detailed paragraphs per section covering intuitive foundations, real-world context, and mathematical steps.
• Standard Lecture: 2 balanced paragraphs per section suited for typical 45-minute daily classroom lectures.
• Quick Revision: High-yield bullet points, core definitions, and formulas for rapid review.
• Generation Scope & Workflow:
• Chapter-by-Chapter Progressive (Recommended, 5 Credits/chapter): Generates Chapter 1 first. Unlocks instant review, classroom usage, and in-place editing, allowing subsequent chapters to be generated individually or batch on demand. Saves credits and ensures maximum quality control.
• Generate All Chapters Sequentially (`5 × N` Credits): Automatically queues and generates full notes for every verified chapter into one cohesive course notebook.
• Note Layout Style: Choose from Comprehensive Lecture Notes (detailed explanations & theoretical depth), Quick Revision & Key Formulas (concise bullet points & recall summaries), Exam-Oriented Q&A (board model answers), or Cornell Note-Taking Format (cues, notes, and reflection summary).
• Output Language: Select Nepali (नेपाली), English, or Bilingual (नेपाली व्याख्या + अङ्ग्रेजी प्राविधिक शब्दावली).
• Tone & Register: Formal Academic, Simple & Conversational (student-friendly), Exam-Cram & Board-Focused, or Story-Driven & Conceptual narratives.
• Language Complexity & Sentence Length: Adapt vocabulary (Grade-Appropriate Simple, Standard Curriculum Level, Advanced Academic) and sentence structure (Concise & direct, Balanced, or Elaborate).
• Rich Pedagogical & Element Checkboxes:
• Real-Life Examples & Case Studies: Local geography, culture, and practical Nepali applications.
• Comparison Tables: Structured differences and classification matrices.
• Student Misconceptions & Pitfalls (Misconception Buster): Explicitly identifies common student confusions and clarifies them.
• Practical & Lab Experiments: Classroom demonstrations, simulations, and project observations.
• Rich Markdown Formatting: Bold technical terms (**...**) and clear subheadings (###).
• Formulas & Derivations: Scientific SI units and mathematical relationships.
• Visual Infographics & Diagrams: Inline interactive vector SVG diagrams.
• Special Teacher Guidelines & AI Companion: Freeform instructions box with a 1-click "Plan with AI Assistant" button that opens the Shikshak Assistant copilot to auto-craft pedagogical guidelines.
• Click "Confirm & Start Generating Class Notes →" to save the course and launch the workspace.

• Transparent Credit Economics: Every AI action is transparently badged and verified upfront with automatic credit refund guarantee if an LLM call fails:
• Chapter Generation: 5 credits per chapter note.
• Section AI Refinement: 1 credit per refinement.
• Visual Infographic Generation & Regeneration: 2 credits per vector SVG diagram.
• Manual Text & Table Editing: 0 credits (FREE).
• Central Class Notes Hub: /dashboard/study-notes displays all your active class notes with live completion progress (e.g. *३ of ५ Chapters Ready*), progress percentage bars, live credit balance indicator, and a prominent "Create New Class Notes" (`नयाँ कक्षा नोट बनाउनुहोस्`) button to start new curricula.
• Accessible Carousel Chapter Stepper: Chapters are displayed in a smooth scrollable ribbon stepper equipped with left/right carousel arrow navigation buttons (< and >), smooth scrolling, and auto-centering on the active chapter, styled with authentic Devanagari numerals.
• Dynamic Formulas & Equations: The formula block dynamically formats based on content volume: if a single formula exists, it spans the full 100% width of the card. If multiple formulas exist, it organizes into a 2-column grid, and odd trailing formulas automatically span col-span-2 full width so no unbalanced gaps occur.
• Textbook-Grade Dual-Mode SVG Infographics: Sections render clean, accessible vector SVG diagrams with authentic Devanagari labels:
• Dual Light/Dark Mode: Built-in embedded <style> and container themes dynamically adapt container cards, strokes, and typography so diagrams look stunning and high-contrast in both Light and Dark themes.
• Prompt Approval Modal (`<DiagramPromptModal />`, 2 Credits): Review and refine the prompt before generating. Choose from 6 specialized archetypes (Flowchart / Process, Cycle / Loop, Hierarchy / Tree, Comparison Matrix, Anatomical / Structure, or Concept Map) with rich pedagogical default prompts.
• Clean Visual Deletion: Click "Delete Visual" (हटाउनुहोस्) to cleanly remove the SVG diagram while preserving prompt instructions for future reference.
• Focused & Uncluttered Diagram Display: Visual diagram cards display only essential header controls (Copy SVG, Download, Edit & Regenerate, Delete) and the vector render itself.
• Scholarly Book-Grade Justified Typography: Rendered class notes and full .docx booklet exports feature textbook-grade editorial typography with authentic justified alignment (text-justify: inter-word;), comfortable 65–75 character reading measures, authentic Devanagari headings, and balanced conceptual overview insets.
• Adding & Managing Tables (Two Flexible Methods):
• Method 1 (Automated AI, 1 Credit): Click "Refine with AI" on any section and select the "Comparison Table" (तुलनात्मक तालिका) preset or write custom instructions to generate structured comparison matrices.
• Method 2 (Manual Table Builder, 0 Credits): Click "Edit" (सम्पादन) on any section to open the built-in Table Manager. Click "+ Add Table" to insert a table, type cell values directly, add/remove columns, and add/remove rows without using AI credits.
• Streamlined Section Editing & Dedicated In-Place AI Refinement (`<SectionRefineModal />`, 1 Credit): 5 one-click pedagogical presets (⚡ *Simpler Language*, 📝 *Bullet Point Highlights*, 🇳🇵 *Nepali Real-Life Examples*, 📊 *Comparison Table*, 🎯 *Exam Key Points*) plus custom prompt instructions with live 1-credit cost badge and balance validation.
• Syllabus-to-Notes Interlinking & Granular Chapter Sync Detection: The verified syllabus and all generated notes are permanently linked within a StudyNotesCourse using chapter-level fingerprint checksums. If you edit the syllabus in the future, Shikshak detects modifications with chapter-level precision: only the specific chapter whose subtopics or title were actually modified will display the alert banner (*"पाठ्यक्रम अद्यावधिक भएको छ — यो पाठको नोट नयाँ पाठ्यक्रम अनुसार पुनः तयार गर्न सिफारिस गरिन्छ"*) with a 1-click "Regenerate Chapter Notes" action. Chapters where no changes were made never display false update warnings. Furthermore, the Syllabus Verifier tracks dirty state so that viewing without changes disables unnecessary saves and avoids phantom update alerts.
• Instant Chapter Regeneration & Active Loading Feedback: Clicking "Regenerate Chapter" (पाठ पुनः बनाउनुहोस्) or "Regenerate Chapter Notes" immediately displays the animated generation workspace card with clear progress details while maintaining the course ready chapter count. Upstream provider schema strictness and reasoning constraints are safely handled with automatic credit refund guarantees on any unexpected disruption.
• Direct Workspace Deep-Linking: In both Personal Library (/my, /dashboard/library) and Notebook (/dashboard/notebook), clicking study notes rows or sources opens the editable workspace directly (/dashboard/study-notes?courseId=...) instead of static plain text previews.
• Unified Download Menu & Full Course Booklet Export: The top workspace header mounts the unified <DownloadMenu /> offering Export Full Booklet into a styled Word (.docx) document with justified typography, Title Page, and Table of Contents, native browser Print/PDF, or structured text clipboard copy.
• Integrated View / Edit Syllabus Workflow: A single combined "View / Edit Syllabus" (पाठ्यक्रम रूपरेखा तथा सम्पादन) button in the top navigation opens the course syllabus in edit mode with instant Save & Return to Class Notes persistence, eliminating dead-end navigation.

Smartphone & Mobile Navigation Optimizations:

Shikshak is fully optimized for educators working on mobile smartphones (360px–430px viewports):

• Adaptive Action Footers: All generator submit buttons (Lesson Plan, TLM Guide, Remedial Plan, Slides, Homework Planner, Attendance Register) dynamically convert into full-width stacked layouts on small screens with automatic text wrapping, preventing button clipping or card overflow.
• Swipeable Segmented Tabs & Timelines: Document previews (such as Question Paper's Student/Marking Scheme/Grid/Combined views and Presentation Slides' 45-minute timing banner) allow smooth horizontal swiping on mobile devices without layout distortion.
• Synchronized Attendance Columns: On mobile viewports, the attendance register keeps student details and daily summary labels (colSpan={4}) frozen on the left edge while daily attendance marks and totals scroll in perfect horizontal alignment.
• Safe Export Dropdown Positioning: The Universal <DownloadMenu /> restricts dropdown width to the visible screen (max-w-[calc(100vw-2rem)]) and adjusts alignment so export menus are always fully legible on smartphones.