# SparkMentis > SparkMentis is a web platform for schools, colleges and exam bodies. It covers the school year in one place: AI lesson plans and question papers, exams on paper (with QR-coded student packs, OMR and scanning) and on screen (with proctoring and screen recording), computer practicals (code, SQL, PHP websites, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and design apps), AI-assisted marking that a teacher reviews and releases, a plagiarism checker, attendance and timetables, a parent portal with messaging, results insights, transcripts and school administration. Each school runs on its own deployment at its own address. AI is provided by Google Gemini; AI suggests and flags, people decide, and marks never change by themselves. Key facts: - For: schools (K-12), colleges, training institutes and exam bodies. English interface; schools can rename words like course, batch or student. - Roles: admin, teacher (with heads of department), student, parent. - Pricing: not published. Book a demo by email: sparkmentis@gmail.com - Runs in the browser; no app store download. Web push alerts on devices people allow. ## Plan - [Lesson planning](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/lesson-planning): Plan a whole term in units and weeks, draft lesson plans with AI from your syllabus, send them for approval and track what was taught, class by class. - [Homework and assignments](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/homework): Set homework from the lesson plan, collect files and ZIPs safely, show students one list of what's due, and mark submissions with AI help and your rubric. - [AI question papers](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/ai-question-papers): Generate exam papers with AI in your school's pattern: question styles, difficulty, marks and sections. Import past papers from PDF or Word, add pictures, and print. ## Exams - [Paper exams and OMR](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/paper-exams-omr): Print cover sheets, OMR bubble sheets or per-student packs with QR codes on every page. Scan the stack, match each script to its student, and mark with AI. - [Online exams and proctoring](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/online-exams-proctoring): Run exams on screen with tab-switch limits, full screen, face checks and screen recording that saves only the moments a student leaves, summarised by AI. - [AI marking](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/ai-marking): AI reads answers, typed or scanned, and suggests marks with reasons against your marking scheme, part by part. Teachers review, change and release. - [Practical exams](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/practical-exams): Run computer practicals: code in six languages, SQL and PHP websites tested automatically, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files marked task by task, plus design apps and viva. - [Plagiarism checker](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/plagiarism-checker): Compare every answer with every other after an assessment closes, with our own matching (no AI). Add web search and an AI-writing hint if your school opts in. - [Exam bodies and sittings](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/exam-bodies): Run sittings for exam bodies: candidates apply, centres and invigilators, sealed papers that open only when the session opens, no cloud AI inside the exam, fair results across shifts. ## Run the school - [Attendance and timetable](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/attendance-timetable): Take registers in seconds (face recognition optional), build routines with clash checks, and keep holidays, substitutes and reschedules in one calendar. - [Parent portal and messaging](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/parent-portal-messaging): Verified parents see attendance, tests, results and transcripts. Teachers, students and parents message in real time, book meetings and get alerts on their phone. - [Results and insights](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/results-insights): See released marks rolled up by school, department, course and batch. Find who's slipping, which questions failed, and exception reports you can print or export. - [Transcripts and result sheets](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/transcripts-result-sheets): Produce transcripts, term reports and printable result sheets from released marks, with report comments, backlogs and make-up exams handled for you. - [School administration](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/features/school-administration): Run the school's structure: batches and semesters by date, course packs, departments with heads, approvals, your own words, feature switches, audit logs, APIs and webhooks. ## Comparisons - [SparkMentis vs Gradescope](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-gradescope): Gradescope grades work after the exam. SparkMentis does the whole job: it writes the paper, runs it on paper or screen, marks it with AI and keeps the school's records. - [SparkMentis vs ExamSoft](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-examsoft): ExamSoft locks down digital exams. SparkMentis runs digital and paper exams side by side, marks them with AI and publishes the results, in one system. - [SparkMentis vs Proctorio](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-proctorio): Proctorio is a proctoring add-on. SparkMentis builds proctoring into the exam itself, then marks it and reports results, with no extra tool to buy. - [SparkMentis vs Turnitin](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-turnitin): Turnitin is a separate similarity checker. SparkMentis checks students against each other for free, adds the web if you want it, and runs the whole exam around it. - [SparkMentis vs Google Classroom](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-google-classroom): Google Classroom is a classwork stream. SparkMentis runs the whole school: exams on paper and screen, AI marking, attendance, parents and records. - [SparkMentis vs Moodle](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-moodle): Moodle needs plugins and setup to do what schools need. SparkMentis comes with the exam, marking and school tools already built in, ready on day one. - [SparkMentis vs Canvas](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-canvas): Canvas leans on add-ons for exams and records. SparkMentis brings exams, proctoring, AI marking and school records together in one product. - [SparkMentis vs Schoology](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-schoology): Schoology is one piece of PowerSchool's suite. SparkMentis is one system for coursework, exams on paper and screen, AI marking and school records. - [SparkMentis vs PowerSchool](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-powerschool): PowerSchool is a suite of separate products. SparkMentis is one product for a school's teaching, exams and records, with the best exam and marking tools of any school platform. - [SparkMentis vs Teachmint](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-teachmint): Teachmint sells ERP and classroom hardware. SparkMentis goes deep where schools spend the most time, exams and marking: AI papers, paper scans, proctoring, practicals and AI marking. - [SparkMentis vs HackerRank](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/compare/sparkmentis-vs-hackerrank): HackerRank is built for hiring developers. SparkMentis is built for teaching them: coding practicals for schools and colleges, beside Office practicals, viva and the rest of the course. ## Optional - [Every fact on one page](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/llms-full.txt): features, how they work, questions and comparisons in full. - [Rules for AI agents](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/agents.md): what an agent may and may not do on this site. - [Switching guides](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/alternatives): alternatives to Gradescope, ExamSoft, Proctorio, Turnitin, Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas, Schoology, PowerSchool, Teachmint, HackerRank. - [Sitemap](https://app.sparkmentis.ai/sitemap.xml)