Zoho, a global technology company headquartered in Chennai, has announced the launch of Zoho Classes 2.0, an AI-powered academic LMS built in India and designed for educational institutions worldwide. The platform is launching first in India, with roll-outs across global markets to follow in the coming months, each with regional capabilities tailored to local educational requirements.
Zoho Classes 2.0 brings teaching, learning, student success, and institutional administration together on a unified AI-powered platform. The latest version introduces three new core capabilities: AI embedded across the learning journey, student engagement tools designed for today’s digital-native learners, and student lifecycle management with institutional intelligence. Significantly, the platform is deeply localised for the Indian market and its linguistic diversity, supporting all 22 scheduled Indian languages so AI-powered teaching, assessments, and learning content reach students in the language they learn best in. Together, these capabilities help institutions improve student outcomes, support teachers, strengthen student engagement, and make more informed decisions.
“Education shapes how societies learn, adapt, and grow, making it one of the most important areas where technology can create lasting impact. Every education system is unique, and technology must be built around local needs and diverse learning environments. This belief has shaped Zoho Classes into a platform designed to adapt to the diverse students and education systems it serves,” said Mani Vembu, CEO, Zoho.
Zoho Classes 2.0 combines AI, student engagement, student lifecycle management, and institutional intelligence on a single platform, delivering distinct value across the education ecosystem. Moving beyond traditional learning management, the platform is designed to help institutions improve student success while simplifying teaching and administration.
For teachers, the platform means less administration tasks and more teaching. Its AI Course Builder turns a syllabus, topic, or lesson plan into a complete structured course in under 30 seconds, automatically generating video lesson outlines, reading materials, assignments with rubrics, and adaptive practice tests, with every item mapped to the relevant Course and Programme Outcomes. Teachers can deliver courses with content locking, scheduled releases, and in-video note-saving, and draw on a library of more than 1,00,000 prebuilt curriculum templates. By automating course creation, assessment design, and outcome mapping,Zoho Classes 2.0 significantly reduces faculty evaluation workload and enables flipped classrooms at scale, where students engage with content before class and classroom time shifts to discussion, problem-solving, and mentorship.
For students, the experience is engaging, personalised, and available in their own language. A 24/7 AI Tutor supports each student at their own pace, while microlearning, interactive activities, and gamified experiences improve engagement and knowledge retention.
For higher educational institutions, Zoho Classes 2.0 supports outcome-based education and accreditation readiness through automated Course Outcome (CO) and Programme Outcome (PO) attainment tracking. The platform also supports key digital learning, multilingual education, and outcome-based learning objectives outlined under India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Institutions can streamline reporting and documentation for accreditation frameworks including NAAC, NBA, UGC, and NMC. For medical institutions, the platform supports Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) workflows aligned with National Medical Commission (NMC) requirements, including competency tracking, clinical log management, OSPE and OSCE assessments, and audit-ready documentation.
Built on Zoho’s vertically integrated technology stack, the platform supports data residency in India with sovereign data protection and complies with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP).
