A regular report card shows marks or grades per subject. A Holistic Progress Card, as mandated by NEP 2020 and PARAKH, captures student development across multiple dimensions: cognitive, social-emotional, physical, artistic, and vocational. Simplifying Skills generates HPCs by aggregating inputs from teacher observations, portfolio evidence, project scores, and rubric evaluations. Parents find it meaningful; administrators can identify students needing support, not just those who score poorly on tests.

Yes. The framework maps to NEP's stage-based structure (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary), which CBSE is aligning to. The theme-based curriculum for Grades 1-5 supplements, not replaces, the board syllabus. Competency-topic mapping is customisable to your board's subject structure. We have worked with CBSE, ICSE, and State Board schools across India.

The platform is designed to reduce total documentation time, not add to it. Initial onboarding requires 4-6 hours across 2-3 sessions. After that, day-to-day usage involves periodic observation logging, approximately 15-20 minutes per student per term. HPC generation is automated once data is complete. No manual report-writing involved.

SkillSphere is most impactful for Grades 8-12, when students face stream selection and early career thinking. A lighter version of interest and aptitude profiling is applicable from Grade 6 onwards to inform co-curricular choices. For early primary grades (1-5), the HPC's social-emotional and cognitive dimensions serve a similar orientation purpose without a separate assessment instrument.

Absolutely. Many schools begin with a single product, most commonly the HPC platform or SkillSphere assessments, and expand over subsequent terms. Starting smaller allows for a more focused implementation and better adoption. We recommend starting where your school has the most immediate pressure, often HPC before the end of the academic year. Book a discovery call →