Overview & Introduction
Get familiar with Edum, understand user roles, sign in to your account, manage your profile, and learn the basics of navigating the platform.
What is Edum?
Edum is a modern School Management System delivered as a multi-tenant SaaS platform. Schools can create an account, subscribe to a plan, and use Edum to manage their academic operations from a centralized platform.
One Platform for Your School
Edum brings academic management, student records, examinations, results, attendance and billing together in one place.
Core Areas of Edum
Academics
Manage academic years, classes, sections, departments, categories, shifts, subjects, syllabuses and class routines.
Students
Manage admissions, student profiles, documents, bulk imports and student promotion.
Examinations & Results
Set up examinations, configure grading systems, enter marks, generate and publish results, reports and transcripts.
Attendance
Record daily attendance and monitor attendance information through reports and analytics.
Billing & Subscription
Manage subscription plans, payments, invoices and subscription renewals through supported payment gateways.
Roles and Responsibilities
Edum uses role-based access control. The features and menu items available to you depend on your assigned role.
| Role | Purpose | Key Areas |
|---|---|---|
| School Owner | Owns and manages one or more schools. | School profile, billing and subscription, plan upgrades, academics, students, bulk import, student promotion, teachers, examinations, custom fields, school settings and modules. |
| Student | Accesses the student portal. | View personal results, routines, syllabus, attendance and transcripts. Students can also edit permitted profile information. |
Role-based access: Every user is authenticated through login, and access to platform areas is enforced according to the user's role. You will only see features that your account is permitted to access.
Sign In
To access your Edum account, sign in using the email address and password associated with your account.
Open the Edum platform homepage and click
Login, or navigate directly
to /login.
Enter your registered email address and password.
Click Login to access your Edum dashboard.
If your email address or phone number has not been verified, Edum may ask you to complete verification before certain features become available. See Signing Up & Onboarding for more information.
Sign Out
To securely end your Edum session:
- Open the user menu in the top-right corner.
- Click Logout.
Security tip: Always log out when using Edum on a shared or public computer.
Your Profile & Password
All Edum users have access to a profile area. Depending on your role and account type, you can view and manage your personal information and account settings.
Profile
Your profile may include information such as:
- Name and contact information
- Email verification status
- Subscription details, where applicable
- Payment and billing information
- Billing history
Edit Profile
Use the profile settings to update your permitted personal information, such as your name, contact details and other profile fields.
Change Password
You can change your account password from your profile or account settings.
Password recommendation: Use a strong, unique password that you do not reuse on other websites or services.
General Tips
Refresh after updates
If a page appears outdated after an update, perform a hard refresh using Ctrl + F5.
Access restrictions
If you see an "Unauthorized" or "No access" message, your current role may not have permission to access that area.
Deleted records
Deleted records are normally moved to Trash rather than being immediately removed permanently.
Restore records
When available, use Restore to recover deleted records or Empty Trash to permanently remove them.
What Next?
Now that you understand the Edum interface and account basics, continue with the onboarding guide to set up your school and begin using the platform.
Continue to Sign Up & Onboarding