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Engineering tools for education.

Schools, colleges and universities.

Smart classrooms, lecture-capture, auditoriums, libraries, hostels and campus IT — designed to NEP-2020, NCERT and university lab specifications.

Calculators for education

9 tools
01ELV · Surveillance

CCTV Coverage Calculator

Building dimensions and risk profile in, recommended camera count, retention storage and bandwidth out. Sized to NBC and IS-grade specifications.

Cameras · TB · MbpsOpen tool
02IT · Networking

Network & PoE Calculator

Sized to year-three load — switches, Wi-Fi 7 access points, PoE budget (watts), Cat6A run count, port/AP sizing. Cisco / HPE Aruba / Juniper-class enterprise gear.

Switches · APs · PoE WOpen tool
03AV · Acoustics

RT60 Acoustic Calculator

Room dimensions and finish materials in, indicative reverberation time and recommended absorber area out. Sabine equation; defensible for early-stage acoustic planning.

Sabine · seconds · m²Open tool
04IT · Cabling

Structured Cabling Estimator

Estimate total structured-cabling length, patch panel count and IDF closet count against floor area and drop count. 50 cable-system brands including Panduit, CommScope, Belden, Legrand, Corning, Furukawa, R&M, Siemon, Nexans, Schneider Electric, STL, Finolex and Polycab. Cat6, Cat6A, Cat7, Cat8 copper plus OM3, OM4, OS2 fibre. TIA-568 compliant.

50 brands · 7 categoriesOpen tool
05AV · Audio · Coverage

Speaker Coverage Planner

Engineering-grade speaker coverage and SPL planner across a verified, source-cited public model catalogue spanning pro touring, commercial audio and architectural speakers. Predicts SPL at listener distance, coverage radius on the -6 dB dispersion axis and quantity needed for the room.

50 brands · SPL predictionOpen tool
06ELV · Surveillance · Storage

CCTV Storage Retention Calculator

Multi-brand, codec-aware CCTV storage retention sizing across a verified, source-cited camera-profile catalogue including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Hanwha, Bosch, Honeywell, CP Plus, Ubiquiti, Verkada, Meraki, Avigilon, Pelco and more. Computes storage TB, HDD count plan, recorded bandwidth and an NVR/VMS class recommendation against camera count. Pairs with the CCTV Coverage Calculator.

50 brands · codec-awareOpen tool
07AV · LED

LED Wall Size Calculator

Direct-view LED wall sizing across a verified, source-cited model catalogue including Samsung, LG MAGNIT, Sony, Philips, Leyard, Absen, Unilumin, ROE Visual, AOTO, INFiLED, Daktronics, Planar, Nanolumens and more. Cabinet count, native resolution, brightness adequacy, power and weight — with pitch-vs-distance honesty and camera-refresh flags. Sources cited per model.

50 brands · pitch-awareOpen tool
08AV · Projection

Projector Throw Calculator

Engineering-grade throw distance calculator across a verified multi-brand projector catalogue — Sony, JVC, Epson, BenQ, LG, Optoma, ViewSonic, Panasonic, Barco, Christie, Canon, InFocus, Maxell, Casio, EIKI, Philips, Nebula, JMGO, Dangbei, Boxlight, ASUS, Leica, Xiaomi, WEMAX, Ricoh and more. Searchable picker, throw range, lens-shift envelope, viewing distance, pixel density, feasibility flags and a custom-throw fallback. Sources cited per model.

50 brands · sourcedOpen tool
09IT · Wi-Fi · Coverage

Wi-Fi AP Planner

Floor area, ceiling height, wall material and client density in — AP count, PoE budget, switch ports and channel-plan advice out. Wi-Fi 6 / 6E / 7 with material-derated coverage and hex-packed cell preview.

APs · PoE · channelsOpen tool

Configurators for education

14 tools
01Discovery

System Need Finder

Building type, stage and goals in — the disciplines to consider and the documents to share first out. Advisory; not a scope or BOQ.

Advisory · qualitativeOpen tool
02Readiness

Consultation Prep Checklist

Assemble the drawings, site information and people to prepare before the first conversation. Copyable; a preparation aid, not a scope.

Advisory · copyableOpen tool
03Coordination

Architect Brief Builder

For architects, consultants and project teams — assemble a plain-language coordination brief. A draft input, not a statutory submission.

Advisory · copyableOpen tool
04Drawing readiness

Drawing & BOQ Readiness Checker

Check whether your drawings, schedules, BOQ/spec status, site access and project team are ready for a systems conversation. Advisory; no pricing, quantities or final scope.

Advisory · copyableOpen tool
05Readiness

Access Control Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check before a door-access or attendance conversation — door-survey status, credential considerations, integrations, privacy-policy and operations readiness. No door counts, layouts or reader placement; statuses only.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
06Handover

System Handover Readiness Checker

Score a project's handover readiness across as-builts, test records, O&M manuals, warranties, spares, training, credential transfer and the AMC decision — and get the chase list to close the gaps. Statuses only; no credential capture.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
07BMS · Readiness

BMS Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check before a BMS conversation — which plant systems to supervise, how BMS-ready the existing controls are, and whether the network, operations team and documentation are in place. Statuses only; no points counts, plant capacities or network detail.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
08BMS · Readiness

BMS Energy & Fault-Response Readiness Planner

A readiness self-check for turning building-management data into detected faults, sent alerts and closed actions — metering & visibility, fault classes as monitoring categories, and the response process behind the alarm. Statuses and bands only; no plant capacities, no simulated events, no kWh, rupee or savings figures.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
09Security · Readiness

Security Control Room Readiness Checklist

A methodology-level readiness self-check before a security-monitoring-room conversation — facility profile, scope and integration status, and operations readiness (SOPs, training, escalation, AMC). Statuses and bands only; never camera counts, operator positions, layouts or response tactics — the room design stays with your security consultant.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
10Education · Readiness

School & Institution AV/ELV Readiness Checker

A readiness self-check for a school, college or training campus coordinating classroom AV, campus PA & bell scheduling, CCTV, access & attendance, network and fire awareness across its spaces — with the gap list and who owes what. Statuses and bands only; no student counts, layouts or camera specifics.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
11Auditorium AV · Readiness

Auditorium AV Scope & Readiness Planner

A scope-level self-check for an auditorium, convention or multipurpose hall — the AV signal chain (sources, mixing & DSP, amplification & loudspeaker zones, projection, stage-lighting, assistive listening, recording, control), plus acoustics, infrastructure and operations — with the gap list and who owes what. Statuses and bands only; no seat counts, SPL targets or model choices.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
12Readiness

Fire Readiness Checklist

A readiness self-check before a fire alarm, hydrant or extinguisher conversation. No device counts, layouts, zoning or NOC/AHJ pass/fail — design and approvals stay with the fire consultant and the authority.

Advisory · readinessOpen tool
13Fire · C&E

Fire Alarm + PA Cause-and-Effect Planning Checklist

A methodology-level readiness check for planning a fire alarm + PA / voice-evacuation cause-and-effect matrix — the interface items to cover, the inputs to prepare and who owns each. No interlock logic, device counts or statutory verdict.

Advisory · planningOpen tool
14AV · Selector

Boardroom Solution Selector

Pick the room, how it is used and the platforms in play, and see a broad meeting-room direction with what to share. A planning aid — not a final design, model list, quantity or budget.

Advisory · directionOpen tool

03 / Frequently asked

Education — the early conversation.

What systems can TechnoGuru support for a school, college or university campus?

For schools, colleges, universities, coaching centres and campus auditoriums, TechnoGuru can plan and integrate smart classrooms with interactive panels and classroom audio, projectors and displays, digital-library and seminar-hall AV, auditorium AV with stage lighting, stage furnishing and acoustics, campus-wide PA and paging, CCTV and access control for labs, hostels and admin areas, campus Wi-Fi and structured cabling, computer-lab networking, fire alarm and safety systems, boom barriers and entrance control, and UPS backup for labs, server rooms and AV — coordinated across the campus and supported afterwards under an AMC.

What goes into a NEP-2020 compliant smart classroom?

A NEP-2020 smart classroom needs an interactive flat-panel, voice-lift PA, lecture-capture PTZ, document camera and LMS integration with Google Classroom, Teams or Moodle. An interactive flat-panel (75–98") rated for 50,000 hours of stylus use, a voice-lift PA system that protects the teacher's voice across a 60-student room, a PTZ camera that auto-tracks the speaker for lecture-capture, a document camera for materials, and integration with the school's LMS (Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle). We design and commission to specification per classroom rather than copy-pasting a generic kit.

Why is consumer-grade equipment a false economy in classrooms?

Consumer TVs are rated for 8–12 hours of daily use and lack hardened anti-glare coating, multi-point stylus support and OPS-PC slots — lifecycle cost in classrooms runs 2–3× the equivalent commercial panel. Consumer TVs are rated for 8–12 hours of daily use; classroom panels run 6–8 hours daily for ten years. Consumer panels lack hardened anti-glare coating, multi-point stylus support, and OPS-PC slots. The lifecycle cost of using consumer TVs in classrooms is typically 2–3× the equivalent commercial panel because of replacement frequency.

Can you handle the campus-wide network and not just classrooms?

Yes — campus IT including Wi-Fi 7 across 8+ acres, SD-WAN linking buildings, segmented VLANs and IP-PBX is part of our standard education scope. Campus IT — structured cabling, Wi-Fi 7 across 8+ acres, SD-WAN linking buildings, network security and segmentation between admin/staff/student/IoT VLANs, video-conferencing infrastructure, and IP-PBX for the principal's and HOD lines — is part of our standard education scope. We design for the year-three load, not launch day.

What's the typical timeline for a 32-classroom rollout?

A 32-classroom rollout typically takes 13–17 weeks total — 3 weeks survey-and-design, 4–6 weeks cabling and structural prep, 4 weeks panel install, 2 weeks commissioning. Pre-deployment survey and design: 3 weeks. Cabling and structural prep: 4–6 weeks (in coordination with the school's vacation calendar). Panel and PA install: 4 weeks. Commissioning and teacher training: 2 weeks. Total: typically 13–17 weeks from kick-off, with classroom rollouts staged so teaching never stops.

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Tell us about the education project.

Tools answer the early questions. A written reply from the studio usually answers the harder ones. Send drawings and a brief — we respond within two working days.