Navigating the admin dashboard

A map of every section in your institute portal — what it does and when to use it.

Getting started · Institute admin

Your portal URL

Every institute has its own portal: your-slug.pathshala.co. Log in as Institute admin to see the full menu. Some items only appear when the related module is turned on in Settings → Modules.

Sidebar menu

Menu item	What it’s for
Dashboard	Home — enrollments, revenue, alerts, and quick links to pending approvals
Tutors	Directory of teachers; invite tutors, filter by subject, approve profiles
Students	Directory of learners; invite students, view enrollment status
Course Library	Create and manage courses, batches, materials, and enrollments
Recordings	Session recordings library — view, publish, or hide recordings
Online Learning	Digital learning content tied to your courses
AI Course Builder	AI-assisted course creation (beta)
Career DNA	Career guidance tools for students (beta)
Sessions	Schedule, approve, and manage live classes and 1:1 bookings
Document Library	Store and share institute documents
Compliance	Policies and forms students/tutors must sign
Notice Board	Announcements visible inside the portal
Activity	Audit log of important actions across the institute
Finance	Your Pathshala subscription + student fee collection
User Management	Invite users, change roles, suspend accounts, pending approvals
Settings	Organization info, branding, custom domain, modules
Support	Submit tickets and browse guides

If you don’t see an item, check Settings → Modules — it may be disabled or not included in your plan.

Dashboard home — what to watch

KPI cards

Total students — enrolled learners
Active courses — published courses
Revenue (MTD) — student fees collected this month (when payments are on)
Compliance rate — how many required documents are signed

Alerts

Yellow banners link you to:

Tutors or students waiting for approval
Sessions that need your action
Compliance documents to review

Setup banner

New institutes see “Let’s finish setting things up” until branding and contact info are complete.

Finance — two tabs

Dashboard → Finance has two areas:

Your Pathshala Subscription — the plan you pay Pathshala for (seats, renewal, invoices)
Student Fees & Collection — money you collect from students (Institute plan+)

Settings — four tabs

Organization — name, tagline, description, plan status
Branding — logo and colours (Institute plan+)
Custom Domain — use your own domain instead of .pathshala.co
Modules — turn features on/off and configure each one

Common daily tasks

I want to…	Go to…
Add a new student	User Management → Invite student
Create a course	Course Library → Create course
Schedule a class	Sessions → Schedule session
Collect fees	Finance → Student Fees & Collection
Change logo	Settings → Branding
Post an announcement	Notice Board