> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shikshaos.triverseinfotech.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Academic Year

> Understanding April–March academic years and year-end rollover

## Academic Year Structure

ShikshaOS uses **April–March** academic years, standard for Indian institutes:

* **2025–26**: 1 April 2025 — 31 March 2026
* **2026–27**: 1 April 2026 — 31 March 2027

The active academic year scopes attendance reports, fee views, and batch listings to the correct period.

## Setting the Current Year

Go to **Settings → Academic Year** and mark the desired year as active.

## Year-End Rollover

At the end of March, run the rollover to start the new academic year:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Graduate completing students first">
    Mark all finishing students as Alumni before rolling over. See [Alumni](/admin/alumni). Combo enrollment students in Year 1 will be promoted automatically — do not manually move them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run rollover">
    Go to **Settings → Academic Year → Start New Year**. This creates the new year and moves continuing students forward. Combo Year 1 students become Year 2.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Update fees">
    Set new fee amounts for continuing students in their profiles as needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create new batches">
    Create batches for the new year (e.g. "11th Science Morning 2027") and assign students.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Always graduate final-year students **before** running rollover. Running rollover before graduating them will include them in the new year incorrectly.
</Warning>

## Fee Balances Are Not Year-Scoped

Fee balances (total collected vs pending per student) are intentionally **not** scoped to the academic year. A student's outstanding balance carries forward across years. Do not expect balances to reset at rollover.