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A tutor's guide to starting free on Nindo

From signup to your first published test in one evening. Here's exactly what the free Starter plan includes and how to set up your question bank, batch, and a real mock test.

NTNindo TeamSuccess · 5 min read

Key takeaways

  • Starter is free for up to 30 students.
  • You get mock tests, fees, one daily AI extraction, and both apps.
  • Students join the right batch with a referral code.
  • Upgrade only when you pass 30 students.

If you teach on your own, you wear every hat: setting papers, chasing fees, sharing notes, and somehow making it all feel professional to students. Nindo's free Starter plan is built for exactly this — a complete setup that costs nothing until you grow past 30 students.

What the free plan includes

Starter is not a stripped-down trial. It ships the core of the product:

  • Mock tests built from a reusable question bank.
  • Fee records with paid and due status.
  • One AI extraction per day to digitize old papers.
  • Both the student and admin mobile apps.

Set it up in one evening

You can go from signup to a live test in a single sitting. Here's the order that works best:

  1. 01Sign up and create your institute — no card required.
  2. 02Add a batch and copy its referral link for students.
  3. 03Build your question bank: type a few MCQs, or extract them from an old paper with AI.
  4. 04Assemble a timed mock test and publish it to your batch.
  5. 05Share the referral link so students join and download the app.

When to upgrade

Stay on Starter as long as you're under 30 students. When you cross it, the Growth plan raises the limit to 150 and adds record exports and more daily extractions. You only pay when the work — and the student count — has grown to justify it.

The point of starting free isn't to lock you in. It's to let you give students a real preparation app from day one, and to grow the tooling at the same pace as your batch.

See it for yourself — start free in minutes.

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