For entrepreneurs & builders
The Give-Back Program
The code, product designs and business playbooks behind our tracking and assessment tools — handed to New Mexico entrepreneurs, at no cost, to build their own companies.
Santa Fe, New Mexico · Since 1998
250+Institutions served nationwide
What we've built over a quarter century is now New Mexico’s to build on
StudentSpace is sharing its education technologies, product ideas, source code and decades of experience with New Mexico students, entrepreneurs and startups — while making EdPlan AI, our free education-planning platform, available to students and college aspirants across the state.
EdPlan AI helps students explore colleges and programs, compare academic options, review program requirements, and create a semester-by-semester education plan they can customize around their goals.
Use what we’ve learned. Build what comes next.
New Mexico
Students
Educators
Institutions
Communities
Choose your starting point
For students, parents & schools
edplan.ai
A free education-planning portal for every student in New Mexico — built with our CSR funds, for the state that made this company possible.
Part of the student-success story at
Our story
Education technology shaped by campus experience
Our work began with student tracking and retention software for colleges and universities. Read how those collaborations led to today's programs.
"A company which is student-centric, extremely generous, and willing to share the source code — that's who we've always tried to be. Now we're making it official."
Our products
Three products. Real campus experience.
Full Circle Tracking
Connects student data, advising and early alerts so educators can support students throughout their journey.
View Full Circle TrackingSchoolView
Enrollment, advancement and operations in one dashboard, built for colleges without a large IT department.
View SchoolViewAssessment of Student Learning
Competency-based learning assessment with evidence to support program improvement and accreditation.
View ASLQuestions?
Have a question before you begin?
Ask us about the programs, the software or edplan.ai.
We'd be glad to help you find your next step.
Our Journey
From a Santa Fe startup to a statewide give-back
StudentSpace was built by people who believed small colleges deserved the same data tools as the big ones. Here's how a for-profit software company became a resource for New Mexico's next generation of edtech builders.
1998
Founded in Santa Fe
StudentSpace opens its doors on the premise that small colleges (1,000 to 5,000 students) deserve high-touch, affordable data tools rather than complex enterprise systems built for massive research universities.
1998–2020s
Supporting institutions nationwide
Full Circle Tracking, SchoolView, and our assessment tools go on to serve colleges and universities across the country — built in partnership with research grounded in work with the U.S. Department of Education.
Ongoing
A give-back that started small
Long before this relaunch, the StudentSpace Foundation was already providing free access to our tools for underfunded schools and low-income families across New Mexico and California.
2026
The full transformation
We're retiring license fees and sales quotas. edplan.ai launches as a free planning portal for New Mexico students, and every product we've built becomes free, open material for New Mexico entrepreneurs to build on.
What we built — now open
Three products, refined over two decades of real classroom and campus use, form the foundation of the Give-Back Program.
Full Circle Tracking
Our student tracking product. Read about its features and campus workflows.
SchoolView
Our institutional reporting product. Read about its dashboards and campus workflows.
Assessment of Student Learning
Our learning assessment product. Read about its outcomes and accreditation workflows.
A StudentSpace CSR Initiative
A free planning portal for every student in New Mexico
edplan.ai is our answer to a simple question: what if every student in the state — not just the ones at well-resourced schools — had a clear, guided way to plan their path through education and into a career?
Built with, not just for, New Mexico
edplan.ai helps individual students plan their course from middle school through career, with no cost to students, families or schools.
Funded to stay free
edplan.ai is funded through StudentSpace's corporate social responsibility program. There's no subscription, no ad model and no data sale behind it — it exists because the company that built it chose to fund it that way.
What students, families and schools get
For students
A guided view of coursework, milestones and options — built to make the next step visible, whatever grade a student is starting from.
For families
A plain-language way to follow a student's plan and understand what's coming next, without needing to decode a school system alone.
For schools & districts
Planning tools for coursework, milestones and pathways, offered to New Mexico schools at no cost.
Academic planning and AI
edplan.ai brings StudentSpace's education-planning experience into course and career pathway guidance. AI-assisted recommendations help students explore possibilities; students and advisors review the plan against academic requirements.
Build an education plan
Start with an academic or career goal. Consider coursework, prerequisites, milestones and alternative pathways, then review the next steps with a counselor or advisor.
Understand the technology
The platform's planning workflows and course recommendation logic are part of the technology available to qualified Startup Access entrepreneurs. Technical documentation and onboarding explain the architecture and how to build on it.
Explore our technologyTwo ways to work with edplan.ai
Schools and districts can contact our team about student planning needs. Entrepreneurs can apply for access to the selected technology and documentation through Startup Access.
Founder profile
Prof. S.N.S Nagra
Co-founder, StudentSpace
Prof. Sarab N. S. Nagra has been involved in education in various roles — as a researcher and as co-founder of educational technology-related companies.
His emphasis on quality and student success is reflected in StudentSpace's mission: help educators see and understand student data so they can support learning and timely intervention.
Read the published company overview
Meet our leadership teamResearch & Innovation
AI and education research
Our research focus is understanding student progress and learning outcomes, and how evidence can inform educational support.
Student success and learning outcomes
Research questions include how student cohorts progress, what competency assessments reveal, and when early alerts identify a need for support.
Explore learning assessmentAI and data science
Analytics reveal institutional patterns and trends. Education planning applies these ideas to course and career pathways, with educators involved in reviewing the results.
Explore edplan.aiTechnology
Connecting student data
Student information often sits in separate systems. StudentSpace's technology connects those records so educators can see student progress in one view.
What interoperability means here
Interoperability connects the student information system (SIS), customer relationship management (CRM) tools and learning management system (LMS). Integration bridges and data pipelines bring these records into a shared view.
Explore Full Circle TrackingAI components and retrieval
Selected technology includes retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, vector embedding workflows and institutional knowledge retrieval. These components support AI-assisted advising and student planning workflows.
Explore edplan.ai planningHigher education data architecture
Student information system integration models include Banner, Colleague and Workday. Supporting components cover registrar data pipelines, transcript structures and degree audit workflows.
Engineering reference materials
Open Knowledge describes the architecture, integration and deployment references available with approved technology access.
New Mexico
Supporting opportunity across New Mexico
Our local work connects student planning, entrepreneurship and community partners.
Student planning
edplan.ai supports education planning for New Mexico students.
Explore edplan.ai for studentsEntrepreneurs and employment
New Mexico brings together national laboratories, technology hubs, and tribal and rural communities. Our aim is to help local businesses grow and create employment opportunities in the state.
Education and local projects
Our Northern New Mexico projects include GEAR UP, Title V and Title III work supporting student progress and institutional reporting. Community partnerships connect education, training and employment.
Community & Partners
Working together for student and community success
StudentSpace works with colleges, education organizations and community initiatives. Partnerships connect institutional goals with the technology and training needed to support them.
Institutions and education organizations
Our published client community includes the University of Rio Grande, Universidad Ana G. Mendez and Timothy Leadership Training Institute. These relationships span student success systems, assessment and program reporting.
Meet some of our clientsCommunity initiatives
Nihal Foundation's Youth Opportunity Centers connect skill development with employment. StudentSpace's New Mexico programs share technology and technical knowledge with local builders.
Explore Nihal FoundationPropose a collaboration
Tell us about your institution or organization, who you serve, the outcomes you want to improve, and the support you need. Collaboration may involve student planning, data integration, training or adapting our technology through the access programs.
Discuss a partnershipOpen Knowledge
Engineering documentation and reference materials
Understand and adapt selected StudentSpace codebases with documentation and practical engineering guidance.
Architecture and integration references
Reference materials include architecture diagrams, API contracts, database schemas, integration guidance, deployment specifications and security configurations. Student data privacy and governance guidance accompanies the approved materials.
Review the technology overviewHow to request documentation
Describe your project through Startup Access. Access to selected repositories and supporting documentation is subject to qualification, approval and applicable licensing agreements. Technical walkthroughs help approved teams understand the materials.
Request Startup AccessGiving Back
What We’re Giving Back to New Mexico
Technology, product ideas and experience built over more than 25 years — ready for New Mexico's next generation of innovators.
StudentSpace began in New Mexico in 1998. Over the years, we developed education technologies, worked with colleges and universities, tested ideas in real institutional environments, and learned what worked — and what didn't.
Now we want that experience to become a starting point for someone else.
We are making selected StudentSpace technologies, product concepts, source code, designs, documentation and business knowledge available at no cost to eligible individuals, students and startups based in New Mexico.
Take an existing idea further. Modernize the technology. Give it a new name. Adapt it for a different market. Or use what we learned as the foundation for something entirely new.
Technologies & Product Ideas Available
Full Circle Student Tracking
A student success and tracking platform designed around advising, education planning, degree progress, early intervention, cohort tracking and retention.
What you can build on:
Student-success platforms, advising systems, early-alert applications, education-planning tools, retention analytics and AI-powered student support.
Assessment of Student Learning — ASL
Technology developed to help institutions define, measure and document student learning outcomes and competencies beyond traditional course grades.
What you can build on:
Competency-based education platforms, skills assessment systems, learning-outcome tracking, accreditation tools and workforce-readiness applications.
SchoolView
A reporting, analytics and educational intelligence platform designed to turn institutional data into information educators and administrators can use.
What you can build on:
Education dashboards, institutional analytics, predictive reporting, data visualization, AI-assisted decision-support systems and modern education intelligence products.
More Than Source Code
Code is only part of what we accumulated over more than two decades.
Depending on the project, selected applicants may receive:
- Source code and existing technology that can provide a technical starting point.
- Product concepts and designs developed around real problems faced by students, educators and institutions.
- Technical architecture and documentation to help understand how the systems were designed.
- Business and implementation knowledge gained while working with colleges and universities.
- Time with the StudentSpace team to understand the thinking behind the products, lessons learned, and opportunities we believe still exist.
The objective is not simply to hand someone an old software product.
It is to give New Mexico innovators a head start.
Who Is This For?
This initiative is intended for:
New Mexico students and recent graduates
who want to turn an idea into a real technology product.
Entrepreneurs and developers
looking for proven concepts and technology they can modernize or take in a new direction.
Early-stage New Mexico startups
looking for a stronger starting point than beginning with an empty screen.
Educators and researchers
interested in experimenting with new approaches to student success, learning and educational technology.
How It Works
Tell Us What You Want to Build
Introduce yourself, tell us about your connection to New Mexico, and describe the problem or opportunity that interests you.
Explore the Technology
We'll discuss the StudentSpace products, technologies and ideas that may be relevant to what you want to create.
Technology Transfer & Onboarding
For approved projects, we'll provide the applicable materials and help your team understand the technology, product thinking and architecture.
Take It Forward
Modernize it. Extend it. Rebrand it. Combine it with AI. Take it into a different market. Build a startup around it.
What you build next is your opportunity.
Why New Mexico?
StudentSpace's story began in New Mexico.
New Mexico institutions, educators and students gave us the environment in which many of our earliest ideas could be developed, tested and improved.
More than 25 years later, we believe some of the value created during that journey should return to the place where it started — not as software sitting unused in a code repository, but as new experiments, new products, new startups and new jobs.
Our quarter century of work can become someone else's head start.
No program fee. No equity. No royalties.
Built in New Mexico. Learned from the world. Ready for New Mexico to build on.
Fees, ownership and licensing
No cost. No equity. No catch. StudentSpace takes zero percent equity in your venture and charges zero licensing or royalty fees.
The underlying principle of the transfer is to empower New Mexico recipients to commercialize, rebrand, adapt, and build viable independent businesses around the software without ongoing royalty fees or equity encumbrance from StudentSpace. The exact formal license agreement will be provided prior to repository transfer.
A StudentSpace Technology Initiative
Build the next generation of education, workforce, and technology in New Mexico.
Startup Access gives qualified New Mexico entrepreneurs access to selected codebases and technical onboarding. Access is free, and StudentSpace does not take equity.
Built on StudentSpace technology used at 250+ institutions nationwide.
What is Startup Access?
Enterprise Assets
Qualified founders request selected codebases and engineering support to build their own products. Access is subject to qualification, approval and applicable licensing agreements.
EdPlan.ai Platform & AI Architecture
Selected planning modules. Explore edplan.ai.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) & AI Components
Selected AI components. Review AI architecture.
Student Success & Retention Technology
Selected retention modules. Explore tracking technology.
SIS & Higher Ed Data Architecture
Integration components for eligible projects. Review data integration.
Full Circle Tracking Source Code
Selected product repositories. Explore Full Circle Tracking.
SchoolView Institutional Analytics Engine
Selected analytics repositories. Explore SchoolView.
Technical Architecture & System Documentation
Reference materials for approved access. Review engineering documentation.
Product Strategy & EdTech Domain Knowledge
Practical product and procurement guidance for founders.
The Transfer
What Qualified Founders Receive
Support is matched to your approved project and access level.
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Production-Ready Source Code & Repositories
Selected repositories matched to your approved project scope.
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Architectural Blueprints & Schemas
Supporting reference materials for your approved codebases. Review the documentation scope.
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Founder-to-Engineer Technical Onboarding
Direct architectural walkthroughs and system code deep-dives with the engineering leaders who designed and maintained the software.
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Zero Cost & Zero Equity
No licensing fees, no royalties, no warrant coverage, and no equity clawback. You own your company and 100% of the value you create.
Program Terms & Intellectual Property Notice: Access to proprietary source code and architecture is granted subject to program qualification, approval, and standard intellectual property licensing agreements. Startup Access is designed for committed founders building commercial products in New Mexico.
Founder Profile
Who Should Apply
We look for serious builders ready to leverage battle-tested technology to solve real-world problems.
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New Mexico Connection
Based in New Mexico, building in New Mexico, or committed to establishing core engineering operations and hiring talent in the state.
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Technical or Domain Readiness
Founders or founding teams with domain insight, engineering capabilities, or the capacity to deploy, adapt, and extend enterprise software.
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Commercial Intent
Building a scalable, sustainable business with real commercial customers, not a hobby project or speculative research grant.
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Clear Technology Leverage
A concrete, articulate rationale for how StudentSpace technology, AI architecture, or source code will accelerate your product roadmap.
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Execution Velocity
High agency, urgency to ship, and commitment to taking a functional product to initial users and pilots within 90 days.
Who Can Apply
Ecosystem Focus
Startup Access welcomes founders building across diverse verticals and problem spaces.
Structured Process
How It Works
From initial application review to active repository access and deployment.
STEP 01
Application Submission
Submit your founder application detailing your startup vision, technical requirements, and New Mexico connection.
STEP 02
Technical Review & Interview
Our team evaluates problem fit, technical architecture alignment, and founder commitment in a direct technical interview.
STEP 03
Access Level Determination
Qualified founders are matched to one of three access tiers based on stage, technical maturity, and product roadmap.
STEP 04
Agreements & Onboarding
Sign standard licensing agreements and receive access to codebase repositories, API documentation, and architecture diagrams.
STEP 05
Architecture Walkthrough
Dedicated onboarding session with StudentSpace engineering to review code structure, schemas, and AI pipelines.
STEP 06
90-Day Build & Deployment
Build, adapt, and launch your product with continuous milestone check-ins and community connection.
Focused on getting software into the hands of real users as fast as possible.
Access Levels
Tiers of Support
Structured tiers tailored to your company's stage and technical needs.
Open Access
For early-stage ideation, student developers, and aspiring founders exploring concepts.
- Architectural whitepapers & system blueprints
- edplan.ai public design system & workflows
- Public API specifications & data schemas
- Self-paced exploration & developer documentation
- Community forum & asynchronous Q&A access
CORE PROGRAM
Startup Access
For incorporated or forming New Mexico startups with dedicated founders and clear product scope.
- Direct access to selected StudentSpace source code repositories
- Production RAG & AI pipeline architecture
- Enterprise SIS integration bridges & database schemas
- Founder-to-engineer technical architecture onboarding
- Full Circle Tracking & SchoolView codebase access
- 90-day build sprint milestone reviews
Technology Fellowship
For high-potential teams tackling critical statewide workforce or education challenges.
- Deep architectural pair-programming & code reviews
- Direct mentorship from senior engineering leadership
- Higher education & institutional pilot introductions
- Co-development & technical review sessions
- Long-term ecosystem support in New Mexico
90-Day Build Path
Sprint Roadmap
A suggested acceleration roadmap to go from repository access to live customer deployment.
Phase 01
Days 1 – 15
Ingestion & Architecture
Repository setup, local environment containerization, database schema migration, and architecture alignment with StudentSpace engineering.
Phase 02
Days 16 – 45
Customization & AI Integration
Modifying core modules, configuring RAG pipelines and vector embeddings, integrating custom data feeds, and branding the user interface.
Phase 03
Days 46 – 75
Integration & Alpha Testing
End-to-end user workflow testing, institutional SIS integration verification, security auditing, and alpha user feedback iteration.
Phase 04
Days 76 – 90
Deployment & Market Launch
Production cloud deployment, institutional data governance review, and public launch with initial pilot customers in New Mexico.
Why StudentSpace
Read how our work with colleges and universities shaped the technology available to founders.
Why New Mexico
Startup Access supports founders building businesses and creating employment in the state. The New Mexico page brings together our local projects and community initiatives.
Explore New Mexico initiativesApply for Startup Access
Tell us what you want to build.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by the StudentSpace engineering and leadership team in Santa Fe.
Frequently Asked Questions
Startup Access FAQ
Clear answers to key questions about technology access, intellectual property, and eligibility.
It is a technology access and onboarding program for qualified founders. Review the Startup Access support available for approved projects.
No. Startup Access provides selected technology and engineering support rather than cash grants or seed capital.
No. StudentSpace takes zero percent equity in your venture and charges zero royalties or licensing fees. You retain complete ownership of your company and the intellectual property you develop.
Availability depends on your approved access level and project. Review the technology overview and engineering documentation for the technical scope.
No. You do not have to build an exact clone or direct replica of StudentSpace products. Founders are encouraged to adapt, transform, and build novel applications across workforce development, clinical training, AI career coaching, credential tracking, or institutional operations.
Startup Access is dedicated to New Mexico. Applicants must be based in New Mexico, building their business in the state, or actively committed to creating operations and hiring employees in New Mexico.
Yes. While deploying and extending software codebases requires software development competency, domain-focused founders with deep education, advising, healthcare, or workforce expertise are encouraged to apply. We provide comprehensive architectural documentation and technical walkthroughs to assist you or your technical team.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Our Santa Fe team reviews incoming submissions regularly and typically responds within 10 to 14 business days to schedule an initial technical conversation.
Access to technology and repositories is granted through formal software licensing agreements designed to empower commercialization without royalty obligations or equity encumbrances, while preserving StudentSpace's underlying rights. Specific licensing terms are provided and executed prior to repository transfer.
StudentSpace funds Startup Access through its corporate social responsibility initiative. Read about Giving Back for the broader program.
Ready to build something transformative in New Mexico?
Describe your product and request access to selected codebases and technical onboarding.
Connect with StudentSpace
Get in touch
Contact our U.S. or India team about StudentSpace products, technical support, or access to source code and documentation.
Entrepreneurs can tell us what they want to build through the Giving Back and Startup Access programs.
Schools, colleges and community organizations can ask about planning tools, student success systems, and working with our team.
For a partnership or collaboration inquiry, describe your organization, the people you serve, your goals, and the technical or training support you need.
- U.S. Office
- 802 Early Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505
- U.S. Phone
- +1 (505) 628-0002
- India Office
- 227, 2nd Floor, Vashisht Complex, Sikanderpur, M.G. Road, Gurgaon 122002
- India Office Phone
- +91 124-4043414
- WhatsApp (India)
- +91 98187 64265
- India Office Hours
- 09:30 AM to 06:30 PM IST
- Giving Back
- support@studentspace.com
- General & Support
- sales@studentspace.com · support@studentspace.com
Santa Fe Headquarters
Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In-person onboarding sessions are scheduled for Give-Back recipients.
Our clients
Supporting the people
who support students.
From colleges and universities to education organizations, StudentSpace helps teams connect student information, track progress, and make informed decisions.
Some of our clients
A selection of institutions and organizations from the StudentSpace community.
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University of Rio Grande
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Timothy Leadership Training Institute
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Universidad Ana G. Mendez
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Bharti Foundation
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Kodiak College
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Howard College
Also part of our client community
- Louisiana State University
- Raise Up Global Ministries
In our clients' words
Selected testimonial excerpts from the StudentSpace client community.
Dr. Steve Cox
Director-IR (Institutional Research)
Louisiana State University, USA
“StudentSpace has provided us with a solution that is unmatched...”
Jennifer Owens
Operations & Finance Director
Raise Up Global Ministries
“The user experience is so much better and the client...”
Ariel Mendez Valentin
CPL, MC Director de Retención
Universidad Metropolitana
“StudentSpace helped SUAGM University to get Southern Association of Colleges...”
Rajat Khaneja
Bharti Foundation
Gurgaon, India
“To provide education and training opportunities to the youth of...”
Let's talk about your students.
Connect with our team to explore StudentSpace's tools for your institution.
Get in touchStudentSpace's CSR initiative · Established in 2007
Nihal Foundation
From our published foundation story: the programs, targets, and achievements below reflect the original account, including its 2015–2016 initiatives.
Nihal Foundation was established in 2007 as the CSR Initiative of StudentSpace Inc., USA. Our CSR focuses on transforming the lives of children & youth, living in urban poverty, through better health and skill development. A global foundation supporting programs in the United States, India, and Puerto Rico Fundamental emphasis on opportunities with the greatest potential to directly and measurably transform the lives of children & youth.
Based in Santa Fe, NM with satellite offices in Gurgaon & Mohali, India, and San Juan, Puerto Rico
To inculcate values and ethics in children with a special focus on male youth to make the world a safer and more prosperous place to live.
About the foundation
Nihal Foundation is the CSR wing of Nihal Software, India, and StudentSpace USA working for community development through mentoring, skill development, and counseling with special emphasis on young borderline at-risk males at the grassroots level in the USA, Puerto Rico, Delhi NCR, and Chandigarh.
Since 2007 the role of the Nihal Foundation has been in strengthening and empowering these communities of youth to join the mainstream before it is too late and they get caught, permanently, in the never-ending cycle of:
No skills – No Values - Unemployment – Anger – Alcohol – Drugs – Crime – Jail … and more Anger!
Vision
To break the Anger Cycle and bridge the dignity gap by contributing to the creation of developed, Ethical, Educated, and Dignified Communities.
Mission Statement
To inculcate values and ethics in children with special focus on male youth to make a world a safer and prosperous place to live. The moral values, ethical codes and laws that guide our choices in normal times are, if anything, even more important in the current, confusing and disoriented times. These values and ethics will help us navigate to a safer and brighter future! There is a huge skill gap between what is expected of graduates and the job requirements. Private education has failed a whole generation, miserably. The owner of the education business has got rich but the future of their graduates has been jettisoned. Hence our aim is to fill this skill gap and give them direction and purpose to at least 200 poor youth per center per year and make them employable. Whether it is a church or community center in Puerto Rico or USA or a Gurudwara in India – these centers are being used as partners providing a space where technical centers are developed to provide skill development and help in employment in the latest technologies.
Our Focus
The Unemployed Youth with No Skills.
A private education system which creates bogus paper degrees and only raises expectations and students’ fee but not their standards!
One would have imagined that private education would have helped these youth – but no! These institutors have made it worse – awarding fake qualifications of BTECH/MBA with no or very little value. It is like providing a person with a vehicle to success without wheels or a steering wheel – where will these youth go? Now they are only armed with high expectations and no skills. And hence behind this lack of employment is a huge lack of marketable skills, ethics and values. Many of these disenchanted youth have a real degree but with bogus future.
Furthermore, there are many IT/Computer centers in the city but and again over commercialization has left the graduating trainee to be lacking in essential skills.
Nihal foundation has three focus areas and each has a project related to them.
1) Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
2) Simbarashi Crèche
3) Sunshine Van
Youth Opportunity Center (YOC)
Nihal Foundation already sponsors skill development classes for the marginalized youth with a focus on the Sikh youth. Since 2012 youth from rural Punjab have been trained and employed via this Bridge Program. Nihal Foundation has found the YOC training centers more effective than simply giving scholarships which are often used to pay towards the rising fees of private education – and the graduating student still lacks skills and does not add value to their life or contribute to society.
The first YOC in India was started in Gurgaon. The Classroom, trainers, and infrastructure in Gurgaon are provided by Nihal Software and StudentSpace USA. Some of these skilled trainees have already been put on live projects from the USA and are being paid a stipend of Rs. 10,000/month. Therefore, to take this successful model to the area which needs it most was proposed by the Delhi Chapter of the Nihal Foundation.
Currently, the YOCs have been set up and running successfully at the Nihal Software Gurgaon office and Patel Nagar Gurudwara, 14/8 West Patel Nagar, New Delhi. Other Gurudwaras in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Punjab are approaching the Nihal Foundation for a partnership. Our aim is to have 11 YOCs running by June 30th, 2016. The main objective is to impact 500 unemployed youth in the first year. In the next three years, it will impact 5000 youth positively by training and assisting them to get employment.
Besides technical skills, emphasis is given to inculcating values and ethics so that the person trained is well-rounded and has developed core values that can take them through life with respect and dignity.
Regular workshops will be conducted on these topics including workshops on corporate culture, financial management and other relevant topics. Experts here and from the US will be conducting these workshops and seminars to encourage these youth to join the workforce with Values in their mind and Skills in their hands!
Sunshine Van
Nihal Foundation started the “Children of Earth” Initiative on Earth Day 22nd April 2015. According to the National Health Survey, and WHO-UNICEF, 8-10 million children are afflicted with severe acute malnutrition in India. Which is half of all the 20 million across the world. We aim to help malnourished children of construction workers by providing the following:
· Chana /Moong Bank: We provide weekly ½ kg of Chana & Moong
· Clothes: Old /New
· Toys: Old/New
· Cakes: Twice a month Polo Café provides Cakes to celebrate their Birthday.
We have a “Sunshine Vans” to collect stuff from donors and deliver them to the children.
Nihal Foundation has started the Sunshine-van initiative that delivers happiness by giving toys, gifts, stationery, clothes, books, and food to poor children at construction sites, slums, and even on roadsides in your city.
We maintain a database of children and Donors. Right now, we are targeting to cover the area between Sohna Road and Golf Course Road and NH 8 and Golf Course extension road. We call it Golden Quadrangle
.Children have our telephone number. They call us and ask for stuff they need. We are like their Flipkart delivering things to them. We are in the process of giving Sunshine ID cards to each kid, which will have our phone number.
Our Achievements so far – right in your neighbourhood
• We are currently working in 3 clusters in Golden Quadrangle:
Cluster 1: Sector 27, Gurgaon: 63 children
Cluster 2: Sector28, Gurgaon: 88 children
Cluster 3: Sector 43, Gurgaon: 26 children
• Created a database of 177 children, we are issuing a “Sunshine ID card” for each child with our phone number at the back so that they or their parents can call us directly for the items needed.
• Tied up with Govt. Hospitals to do their health checkups. Our Sunshine Van turns into a
Mobile Health Checkup Center and with the help of Doctor Asha and ANM workers, We Organized a Health camp in 3 clusters. Children were checked for skin, Eye, Diarrhoea, Anaemia Fever, Cold, and Cough, and given Iron, Calcium, ORS, Cough Syrup
Infants got Vaccinated; Pregnant women also got their dosage of Calcium and Iron.
• Oyo room is keeping our Sunshine boxes in their Office.
Our Non-Profit And CSR Efforts
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StudentSpace Foundation in the USA offers its services to low-income families to reach students with the least access to educational resources. It helps students of color realize their potential through various partnerships in New Mexico and California.
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We have been providing free access to our sophisticated tools to underprivileged and fund-lacking schools so their children could be on a level playing field. Our tools include providing a safety net so kids are given a second chance in this highly competitive world.
Our Leadership
People Behind the Success of StudentSpace
Since 2000, educators and education technology thought leaders have helped guide StudentSpace's student-centered mission. Their shared belief: educational software should be effective, affordable, and easy to implement, so institutions can focus on student success.
Prof. S.N.S Nagra
Prof. Sarab N. S. Nagra has been involved in education in various roles — as a researcher and as co-founder of educational technology-related companies.
Dr. Stephen Cox
Dr. Stephen Cox's experience includes directing Management Information Systems and institutional research at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College in Ohio.
Dr. Frances Levine
Dr. Frances Levine's work includes directing the New Mexico History Museum and overseeing the development and construction of a new museum within the Museum of New Mexico.
Mr. Deep Bhangoo
Mr. Deep Bhangoo brings more than 20 years of experience in information and communication technologies, including educational technologies, management, and systems and business analysis.
About · Press Release
StudentSpace & Nihal Software: SEWA Project Announcement
Nihal Software was selected to develop a custom solution for SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association). StudentSpace and Nihal Software share this announcement about work supporting women across seven states.
We are honoured to announce that we have received an order for the Sewa Bharat Project, which has been made possible through the blessings and guidance of our esteemed Big Sir and your support. We deeply value the teachings of honesty and truthfulness imparted by Big Sir and you, and we are committed to upholding these principles throughout this project.
Organization Background
What does the SEWA organisation do?
SEWA is an NGO, across seven states, which provides support and services for under privileged women, with the objective of providing all types of support to women so that they can progress in their chosen fields.
Skill Development & Training
Skill development and training of women to build sustainable capabilities and economic independence.
Government Schemes & Documentation
Providing women knowledge of government schemes and helping women to get all government documents.
Funding & Partner Recognition
USAID Support & Developer Selection
Above all, the funding is being provided to SEWA by USAID. And it is a matter of pride that Nihal Software was chosen out of many software developers.
USAID (United States Agency for International Development) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. It is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.
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Early education partnerships
Northern New Mexico Projects
Our early work with federally funded education programs in Northern New Mexico.
GEAR UP
Middle schools · Española and nearby communities · 2003–04
Following each student's progress
GEAR UP programs needed to see what support each middle-school student was getting. We gave the team a way to record interventions and mentoring for every student, so they could follow the support a student received and how that student progressed over time.
We also worked with the program director on reporting, turning information gathered in the field into the reports and documentation the program required.
Title V
Educational institutions · Northern New Mexico
Student information and reporting
We supported Title V initiatives at educational institutions in Northern New Mexico, combining student information, program support and reporting.
Title III
Institutions · Northern New Mexico
Technology for institutions and students
We worked on Title III initiatives in the region, helping institutions use technology to organize information, support students and report on their programs.
These early projects shaped how we work today.
Understand each student, coordinate the support around them, and turn information into action. That work continues through edplan.ai.
Projects · Interactive Dashboard Playground
Explore the Magic of Data Storytelling | Dashboard Playground
Student data insights: Graduates, freshmen, dropouts, continuing students, admission % by program, and dropout reasons. Explore how student retention, early alerts, and advising dashboards transform institutional performance.
Playground Page Tutorial:
Step 1
Arrive on Playground Page
See interactive buttons with report names for each project dashboard.
Step 2
Choose a Report
Click on a report name, like "Admission Dashboard" or "Early Alert."
Step 3
Explore Data
Interact with multi-year graphs, cohort charts, and demographic tables.
Step 4
Switch Reports
Click on another report button, e.g., "Retention Insights" or "Advising Log."
Step 5
Interact with Insights
Explore data points, attrition factors, and appointment volumes.
Step 6
Customize Views
Review metrics across campuses, programs, and student demographics.
9 Years
Historical Tracking
68.4%
Avg Admission %
4,280
Freshmen Enrolled
3,120
Annual Graduates
9-Year Cohort Counts (Bar Graph)
Counts over nine years for graduates, freshmen, dropouts, and continuing students.
Data Scope & Visualizations
Data Included: Graduates, freshmen, dropouts, continuing students, student admission percentage by program, and dropout reasons.
Program Admission Percentage (Bar Chart):
Dropout Reasons Breakdown
Illustrative percentages by dropout reason, shown as summary cards. These sample values are not a time series.
38%
Tuition & Financial Cost
Unmet financial need, cost of living, and tuition payment hardships.
26%
Personal & Family Reasons
Caregiving responsibilities, relocation, and personal health circumstances.
21%
Failing Grade & Low GPA
Academic probation, prerequisite failures, and unsatisfactory progress.
15%
Academic Inadequacy
Underpreparedness from high school and remedial course dropouts.
Collaborative Relationship
Academic advising fosters collaboration between students and advisors, aligning educational goals with personal interests and abilities.
Speedy Advisement by Appointment Type
The bar graph shows the count of students receiving speedy advisement under specific appointment types for the chosen semester (selected from the dropdown).
Demographic Overview (Campus-Wise)
The table and pie chart display the gender distribution of students on each campus in the selected semester.
| Campus | Female % | Male % | Total Advised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Campus | 54% | 46% | 1,420 |
| North Campus | 52% | 48% | 890 |
| West Campus | 58% | 42% | 640 |
| Online Division | 61% | 39% | 980 |
System Purpose
Early Alert is an online tool facilitating timely interventions for at-risk students, aiming to enhance student success through proactive support.
Alert Intervention by Course
The bar graph shows the count of students receiving alerts in specific courses under various alert types for the chosen semester (selected from the dropdown).
Demographic & Alert Distribution
The table and pie chart display the gender distribution of students on each campus in the selected semester receiving alerts.
| Alert Type | Students | Resolved % | Avg Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| ● Attendance Warning | 184 | 88% | 1.8 days |
| ● Midterm Deficiency | 146 | 81% | 2.4 days |
| ● Missing Assignments | 112 | 86% | 1.2 days |
| ● Prerequisite Gaps | 64 | 79% | 3.1 days |
Intervention Impact:
84% of students who received an early alert intervention in the first 4 weeks remained enrolled and passed the course.
Definition & Critical Metric
The retention rate measures the percentage of first-year students continuing at the same college into their sophomore year, a critical metric for assessing student success.
Retention Analysis by Program
The bar graph displays the count of students retained in specific programs for the selected semester. It also highlights dropped out and withdrawn students, providing a comprehensive view of retention challenges.
8-Year Historical Retention Trends
The table and pie chart illustrate the gender distribution and multi-year retention rates for the last 8 years, campus-wise.
| Cohort Year | Retained | Withdrawn | Rate % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | 3,380 | 420 | 80.2% |
| 2024–2025 | 3,240 | 480 | 78.8% |
| 2023–2024 | 3,110 | 530 | 77.5% |
| 8-Year Avg | — | — | 78.4% |
Related Institutional Solutions
Integrated Institutional Systems
Explore the software behind these sample dashboards. See Giving Back for access options.
🏫 SchoolView 2020 Insights
Turnkey institutional analytics for small colleges without large IT departments. Provides tabular data presentation, enrollment tracking, and degrees awarded at-a-glance.
Assessment of Student Learning (ASL)
Competency-based outcome tracking framework. Displays skill levels mastered by gender, cohort, and course for regional accreditation reporting.
🔄 Full Circle Tracking
SIS, CRM, and LMS unified advising radar connecting campus silos into a single retention view for academic counselors and faculty.
Available via Give-Back Program
Full Circle Tracking
Connects a campus's student information system, CRM, and LMS into one cohesive advising view, so student success teams see the whole student — not fragments spread across silos.
What the product does
In typical colleges and universities, critical student indicators are trapped in separate databases: grades in the SIS, interactions in a CRM, course engagement in the LMS, and financial holds in the bursar's system. Full Circle Tracking aggregates and normalizes these disparate streams in near real-time, giving retention specialists and advisors an early-warning radar for students at risk of dropping out.
Who on campus uses it
- ✓Academic Advisors: For holistic pre-session reviews, milestone tracking, and cross-department advising notes.
- ✓Deans of Retention & Student Success: To identify institutional drop-off trends and manage cohort-based retention campaigns.
- ✓Registrars & Financial Aid Officers: To track prerequisite verifications, course completion ratios, and satisfactory academic progress (SAP).
What transfers to NM builders
When you apply for Full Circle Tracking through the Give-Back Program, you receive the full commercial asset package:
| Source Code | Full application source repository, data synchronization daemons, and normalized schema. |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Technical specifications, SIS integration adapters (Banner, Colleague, PeopleSoft), and security docs. |
| Playbook | Commercial sales decks, RFP templates, pricing calculators, and contract frameworks for institutional sales. |
| Mentorship | Direct code walkthrough and technical onboarding with StudentSpace's software engineers. |
Available via Give-Back Program
SchoolView
An enrollment, advancement, and operations dashboard engineered specifically for small colleges and specialized institutions without large IT departments.
What the product does
Small colleges often lack the seven-figure IT budgets and dedicated business intelligence teams required to build custom operational dashboards. SchoolView delivers an out-of-the-box command center that unifies admissions pipelines, tuition yield tracking, donor advancement, and daily institutional health metrics into accessible, executive-ready views.
Who on campus uses it
- ✓College Presidents & Provosts: To monitor real-time enrollment numbers, net tuition revenue targets, and institutional vitality metrics.
- ✓Admissions Directors: For funnel conversion analysis, high-school territory performance, and yield forecasting.
- ✓Advancement & Alumni Relations: To manage capital campaign progress, alumni giving velocity, and donor segment engagement.
What transfers to NM builders
Everything required to deploy, rebrand, and sell SchoolView to small colleges and regional universities:
| Source Code | Complete web dashboard application codebase, reporting queries, and role-based access control modules. |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Data warehouse schema, ETL scripts, and deployment configurations. |
| Playbook | Small-institution sales cycle playbooks, demo scripts, customer objection handling guides, and procurement roadmaps. |
| Mentorship | Orientation on higher-ed leadership purchasing dynamics and contract renewal structures. |
Available via Give-Back Program
Assessment of Student Learning (ASL)
A framework and toolset for measuring competency-based learning outcomes at the course, program, and department level.
What the product does
Accreditation agencies (HLC, SACSCOC, WSCUC, NECHE) mandate that higher education institutions demonstrate rigorous assessment of student learning outcomes. ASL bridges the gap between faculty rubrics and administrative compliance, automating the aggregation of assignment evaluations into department-level competency benchmarks without placing bureaucratic overhead on instructors.
Who on campus uses it
- ✓Assessment Coordinators & Accreditation Liaisons: To generate audit-ready outcome evidence for regional and programmatic reviews.
- ✓Department Chairs & Curriculum Committees: To identify curriculum gaps, adjust course sequences, and substantiate academic quality improvements.
- ✓Instructional Faculty: To apply standardized assessment rubrics directly to course assignments and final capstones.
What transfers to NM builders
A proven academic assessment framework with immense market demand across accredited institutions:
| Source Code | Outcome scoring engine, rubric aggregation software, and compliance reporting generators. |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Outcome-mapping taxonomies, LMS assignment hook specifications, and accreditation export schemas. |
| Playbook | Higher-ed accreditation marketing guides, provost presentation decks, and multi-year subscription pricing models. |
| Mentorship | Deep briefing on navigating faculty senate approvals and university assessment committee evaluations. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Give-Back Program FAQ
Answers about eligibility, applications and where to find program information.
Do I need an existing registered business to apply?
No. Individuals, informal teams, students, and early-stage founders based in New Mexico are all fully eligible. If you haven't formed a legal entity yet, you can still apply and be accepted. Our business playbook materials even outline best practices for incorporating a technology company in New Mexico.
Are non-technical applicants eligible?
Yes. While maintaining and extending software ultimately requires software development skills, non-technical founders with deep educational, advising, or sales experience can apply. We provide comprehensive architectural documentation and technical onboarding sessions to help you or a technical partner understand the system architecture from day one.
Is there an application deadline?
No. The Give-Back Program operates on a rolling admissions basis. We review incoming applications continuously so that New Mexico builders can begin when they are ready, rather than waiting for an arbitrary calendar window.
What license governs the transferred code?
Read the Giving Back licensing terms for the transfer process and agreement requirements.
Does StudentSpace take any equity or royalties from my company?
See the Giving Back fees and ownership terms.
Can I modify, rebrand, and resell the software?
See the Giving Back commercialization and licensing terms. The formal agreement sets out the permissions for transferred software.
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