Om Joshi

GradeLab V4.0 - From submission to feedback, every step is now GradeLab.

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GradeLab v4.0 turns grading into a full classroom workflow. What's new: πŸ“Œ Annotation Pinpointing: Leave feedback directly on the paper, right where it matters. 🏫 Classroom Management: Organize students, assign assessments, track progress in one place. πŸ“€ Student Submissions: Students submit handwritten or digital work directly through GradeLab. From submission to feedback, all in one platform.

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Om Joshi
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Hey PH! πŸ‘‹ I'm Om, founder of GradeLab, and we just shipped the update I'm most proud of. v4.0 is not just a feature drop. It's GradeLab becoming a full classroom platform. πŸ“Œ Annotate directly on the paper 🏫 Manage your entire classroom in one place πŸ“€ Receive student submissions without chasing anyone on WhatsApp Teachers have been dealing with the same broken workflow forever. Stacks of paper, vague feedback, submissions scattered across five apps. We're done with that. GradeLab is already live across schools, colleges, and coaching institutes in India, the US, the UAE, and Africa. v4.0 closes the loop completely. If you're an educator or just someone who thinks assessment deserves better, today's a good day to try it. Ask me anything below. We read everything. πŸ”₯
Zolani Matebese

@om_joshi0710Β Congrats on teh launch Om & team. How do you deal with exceptionally bad handwriting (worse than Dr level)?

Om Joshi

@zolani_matebeseΒ Haha, great question and honestly one we get a lot! πŸ˜„

Bad handwriting is where GradeLab actually shines. Our AI is trained specifically on Indian handwriting patterns across thousands of real student papers, which means it has seen everything from barely legible scribbles to full-on mystery scripts.

For exceptionally poor handwriting, GradeLab uses a combination of contextual understanding and curriculum-aligned inference. It doesn't just try to read a letter in isolation. It reads the whole answer, understands the subject context, and makes an intelligent judgment. Think of it like how a teacher who knows the syllabus can decode a student's handwriting better than a stranger can.

And in cases where confidence is low, GradeLab flags it for teacher review rather than guessing blindly. So nothing slips through unchecked.

Dr-level handwriting? Challenge accepted. 😎

Thank you for the wishes, means a lot! πŸ™

Danush Singla

Congrats on the launch, Om. The full classroom workflow angle is interesting, especially moving beyond grading into annotations, submissions, and progress tracking.

One thing I’m curious about is how you know the feedback is actually effective for students. Are teachers usually accepting GradeLab’s version of the feedback, or are they editing it a lot themselves before sending it back?

Manal Essalek

Managing the entire loop from handwritten submissions to pinpointed digital feedback is a massive quality-of-life upgrade for educators. The annotation feature sounds perfect for keeping feedback precise and actionable!

Quick question: For those handwritten submissions, do students scan them natively via a mobile UI, and does GradeLab use any AI or OCR to help teachers parse those physical pages faster?