Paatya

Quick start

Your first academy, from sign-up to your first enrolled student.

This guide takes you from nothing to a working academy with one course and one enrolled student. Follow the ten steps in order. Each step links to a page with more detail if you need it.

Video: all ten steps in about four minutes, from sign-up to your first enrolled student

Before you start

  • An email address you can open now. Your sign-up code is sent there.
  • Your logo as a PNG or JPG file (optional; you can add it later).
  • One short MP4 video for your first lesson (optional; you can add it later).
  • About 30 minutes.

Step 1: Create your academy

Go to paatya.net/signup. Enter your academy's name, choose its web address, add your own details and pick a password. Then click Create my academy.

You should see: a Check your email screen.

More detail: Create your academy

Step 2: Confirm your email

Open the email from Paatya and copy the 6-digit code. Type it into the Code box and click Verify and create academy. The code works for 10 minutes.

You should see: "Your academy is ready". Paatya signs you in and opens the setup wizard.

Step 3: Complete the setup wizard

The wizard has three short steps: About your academy, Logo and colours and Add balance. Fill in what you can. Click Save and continue after each step. You can change all of it later.

You should see: your logo and colours on your academy's screens.

More detail: The setup wizard

Step 4: Add balance

Paatya has no subscription. You add prepaid balance, and your academy's usage is taken from it. Your academy starts with ₹100 of welcome credit, so you can create courses and add students straight away, and recharge when you're ready.

Click Add balance (in the wizard, or on your dashboard), choose an amount of at least ₹1,000 and complete the payment. Your first recharge earns bonus credit.

You should see: your new balance on the dashboard.

More detail: Add balance

Step 5: Create your first course

In the left menu, click Courses, then Create Course. Enter a Course title and a short description. Click Save & Continue.

You should see: the course's Curriculum page. The course is saved as a Draft, so students cannot see it yet.

More detail: Create a course

Step 6: Add a section and a topic

On the Curriculum page, click Add Section and type a name, such as "Week 1". Then click + Topic on that section, type the topic's name and press Enter. Click the topic's name to open it. Upload a video, add a quiz or attach a document, then click Publish topic.

You should see: the topic marked Published on the Curriculum page.

More detail: Build the curriculum and Add a video

Step 7: Publish the course

At the top right of the course, click Publish, then Publish course to confirm. A course needs at least one published topic before it can be published.

You should see: the course marked Published in your course list.

More detail: Publish, clone, archive or delete

Step 8: Add a student

In the left menu, click Students, then Add student. Enter the student's First name, Last name and Email address. Keep Send a welcome email switched on. Click Add student.

You should see: the student in your list with the status Invited. They get an email with a link to choose their password.

More detail: Add a student

Step 9: Enroll the student

In the left menu, click Enrollments, then New enrollment. Tick the student, choose the course under Enroll into, and click Enroll 1 Student.

You should see: the enrollment in the list with the status Not started.

Tip: You can also enroll a student while adding them. In the Add student form, click the course's name under Enrolment.

More detail: Enroll students

Step 10: Check it works

Once your student has set their password and signed in, they see the course under My Courses and can start learning. Their progress appears on your Dashboard and under Analytics.

More detail: Your students' experience and Dashboard

You're done

Your academy is running. Next, you might want to: