School bus
Parents see the school bus live, and know when their child boards
स्कूल बस लाइव, बच्चा बैठा तो WhatsApp पर ख़बर।
No GPS box to buy or fit. The driver’s phone shares the bus’s location during the trip, and families are told when their child boards, reaches school and is dropped home.
In short: the school adds its buses and drivers, and each driver signs in on their own phone. On the way to school the driver marks each child as they board. On the way home the driver marks every child (boarded, or not boarded with a reason) before starting, then marks each drop-off. While a trip runs, the driver’s phone shares the bus’s location, so there’s no GPS device. Families get an app notification and a WhatsApp message when their child boards, isn’t on the bus home, reaches school and is dropped off. They can see the bus live on a map while their child is on it, even without the app, through the tracking link in the WhatsApp message.
How does it work for the driver?
The driver uses Smart Gurukul on their own phone, with a driver login the school creates, so there’s no GPS device to buy or fit in the bus. Each trip is a short checklist.
- Morning trip: start the trip, find a child by name and mark them boarded. Ending the trip at school tells families their child arrived.
- Trip home: use the checklist first. Each child is boarded, or not boarded with a reason (picked up by a parent, left early, on another bus, or other). Then start the trip and mark each drop-off.
- Mistakes: undo a wrong mark. The family is told in the app to ignore the earlier message, and a mistaken drop-off is also corrected on WhatsApp.
For families
What do parents see?
The School bus tile in the parent app shows the live map only while their child is aboard. Families without the app get WhatsApp alerts with a map link that needs no login.
Parents told at every step
Boarded, not on the bus home (with the reason), reached school and dropped off, by app notification and WhatsApp.
Works without the app
WhatsApp goes to the parent number on the student record, with a tracking link that opens a map.
Location only during trips
The driver’s phone shares location only while a trip is running, and families see the bus only while their child is on it.
What does the school office see?
The admin manages the buses and drivers, sees today’s trips and who was on each, and can take a bus out of service. Parents also see the bus in the parent app, next to attendance and fees.
Are you a parent?
Smart Gurukul is set up by your child’s school. Once your mobile number is on your child’s record there, you can sign in. If your school doesn’t use it yet, share this page with them.
FAQ
School bus tracking: common questions
Do we need a GPS device in each bus?
No. The driver’s phone shares the bus’s location while a trip is running, so there is no GPS device to buy or fit.
When can parents see the bus?
Only while their child is on it. Location sharing stops when the trip ends.
Do parents need the app to get bus alerts?
No. Alerts also go by WhatsApp to the parent number on the student record, with a link to the live map that needs no login.
What happens if a child doesn’t board?
On the trip home, the driver records the reason (picked up by a parent, left early, on another bus, or other) and the family is told.
Does it plan bus routes?
No. There is no route planning or route optimisation. Smart Gurukul covers the daily trips, the boarding checklist and the live map.
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