WhatsApp CRM · Education
A WhatsApp CRM for admissions — coaching, schools and colleges
Students and parents ask about courses on WhatsApp. Lead Pattern keeps every admission enquiry in one shared list: course, city and batch saved on the lead, one counsellor in charge, and follow-ups until the fee is paid.
Last updated: 8 November 2026
ChatGPT
Claude
Perplexity
Riya (parent: Mr. Shah)
Stage: Counselling done · Counsellor: Priya
🏷 Ad lead · JEE · Class 11
Course: JEE 2-year · Batch: Evening · City: Indore
Quick answer
A WhatsApp CRM for education keeps each admission enquiry — student, course, batch, source and stage — next to the WhatsApp chat. In Lead Pattern a bot or a WhatsApp Flow form collects the details, the enquiry is assigned to a counsellor, and follow-ups and reminders go out by segment, so no enquiry is forgotten during the admission season.
Pipeline example
Admission stages an institute can track
Create a Status list field with your own stages. This is one example — a school might use Enquiry → Campus visit → Form filled → Admitted.
1
Enquiry
Student or parent messages from an ad, your website or a QR code on a poster. Tagged by course.
2
Counselled
Counsellor answers questions and saves course, batch and city on the lead.
3
Demo class or campus visit
Date booked in the chat; a note is added for the faculty or front desk.
4
Fee pending
Fee details shared; reminders scheduled for this segment.
5
Enrolled
Move to Enrolled — they can now get class and batch updates by broadcast.
CRM features for education
The admission desk's jobs, done in WhatsApp
Collect enquiry details inside the chat
A WhatsApp Flow is a short form inside WhatsApp — course, class, city, preferred batch — and the answers are saved with the submission. A bot can also ask with tap-to-answer buttons and save the answers as custom fields.
- Multi-step forms with WhatsApp Flows
- Answers saved on the lead
- Tags by course and source
One counsellor per enquiry
Counsellors share one institute number, each with their own login. A bot can assign new enquiries across counsellors by round robin, or route by course using a custom field. Internal notes keep the next counsellor up to date.
- Assign Agent: random or round robin
- Notes parents never see
- Counsellors can reply from the Android app (iOS coming soon)
Follow-ups through the admission season
Save segments such as “Counselled, not enrolled — JEE” and send a reminder or new batch announcement with an approved template, now or scheduled. Fee reminders can carry each student's own name, amount and due date from an Excel file.
- Dynamic segments by stage and course
- Scheduled broadcasts
- Personal values per row from an .xlsx file
Reports for the centre head
See response times and pending replies per counsellor in conversation metrics, and cost per WhatsApp lead for each Click-to-WhatsApp ad in Ads Insights (free on every plan).
- First response and resolution time
- Cost per lead by ad
- Roles control who can export student contacts
How to start
Your admissions CRM, live in a few days
1
Connect your number
We set up the official WhatsApp Business API for free and help with Meta verification.
2
Add your fields
Create Status, Course, Batch and City fields, and tags for each course.
3
Set up the enquiry form
Build a WhatsApp Flow or bot that collects details and assigns a counsellor.
4
Invite your counsellors
Give each counsellor a login and a role with only the access they need.
WhatsApp CRM for education FAQ
Does it work for coaching institutes, schools and colleges?+
Yes. The CRM is the same; you choose stage names, fields and tags that fit — for example courses and batches for coaching, or classes and campus visits for a school.
Can several counsellors share one number?+
Yes. The shared inbox gives each counsellor their own login, and every enquiry is assigned to one owner with notes and tags.
Can students fill an enquiry form on WhatsApp?+
Yes. A WhatsApp Flow collects course, city and preferred batch inside the chat.
Can I remind students who were counselled but did not enrol?+
Yes. Save a segment by stage and course, then send an approved template to it as a broadcast, now or at a scheduled time.
Can I hide parents' phone numbers from some staff?+
Yes. Without the “View customer phone number” permission a staff member sees the number as Unknown.
How much does it cost?+
Plans start at ₹15,000 a year (Starter, one user). For a team, Growth is ₹35,000 a year for the owner plus 5 agents with the shared inbox, roles and unlimited bots. Prices exclude GST, Meta's message fees are charged at cost with zero markup, and Growth has a 14-day free trial. There is no free plan. See pricing →
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