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Notes on building an AI tutor for the Nepali curriculum — pedagogy, privacy, and the engineering behind it.
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Two Calendars, One School Year: Bikram Sambat and AD, Side by Side
Nepali schools run their academic year in Bikram Sambat, not as a mental conversion from AD. Here is why the PDP Shikshya calendar treats both date systems as first-class, and what that took to build properly.
The Library: a curated shelf, not an open search bar
Inside PDP Shikshya's Library, every book, guide, and sample test carries the name of the teacher who vetted it — and it doubles as the wall the AI tutor is not allowed to answer outside of.
From Blank Page to Exam Paper: What Our AI Paper Builder Does, and Doesn't, Do
A look at how PDP Shikshya's exam paper builder drafts full papers aligned to a school's syllabus, and why grading assist is designed so the mark a student receives always comes from a teacher, never a machine.
The Weekly Routine, and What Happens When a Teacher Is Away
A weekly timetable, a check for double-booked teachers, and a way to find cover when someone is absent — the least glamorous feature we've built, and one of the most used.
What Parents See on the Performance Page, and What They Don't
PDP Shikshya gives parents a real report card and a weekly snapshot of their child's learning, but it deliberately holds back the fine-grained detail a teacher sees. Here is why that line exists.
Practicing with the Real Thing: SEE and NEB Past Papers
Nepali students have always studied from past-paper booklets and guide books in the final weeks before a board exam. We built a proper home for that habit inside PDP Shikshya, linked to a student's actual grade, subject, and study record.