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Get the Pehchaan app

The same system as the website, in an app on your phone — Android below, iPhone further down.

Download the app (.apk)

Android 8.0 or newer · open this page on the phone you want to install it on

Already have the old FreePathshala app?

Pehchaan installs as a separate app, so you will see both icons on your phone. Once Pehchaan opens and you can sign in, press and hold the old FreePathshala icon and uninstall it. Nothing is lost — all your work lives on the server, not on the phone.

  1. 1

    Download the app

    Tap the button above on your Android phone. The file is about 1–2 MB.

  2. 2

    Allow the install

    Android will warn that the file came from outside the Play Store. Choose “Settings”, turn on “Allow from this source”, then go back and tap Install.

  3. 3

    Sign in

    Open Pehchaan and sign in with the email and password your administrator gave you.

  4. 4

    Allow location — teachers and managers only

    The first time you check in, Android asks for location. Choose “While using the app”. Check-in is verified against your centre’s coordinates, so it will not work without this.

On an iPhone or iPad

Apple does not allow an app to be installed from a file the way Android does, so there is no .apk to download. Pehchaan installs straight from Safari instead — you get the same icon on your home screen and the same full-screen app, without going through the App Store.

  1. 1Open sms.freepathshala.in in Safari. It has to be Safari — Chrome on iPhone cannot install it.
  2. 2Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen — the square with an arrow coming out of the top.
  3. 3Scroll down the list and tap “Add to Home Screen”.
  4. 4Tap Add. The Pehchaan icon appears on your home screen like any other app.

Signing in works the same way, and staying signed in works the same way. The one difference from Android: iPhone will ask for location the first time you check in, and you must choose While Using the App — Pehchaan cannot verify a check-in without it.

Would rather not install anything?

The website works the same on a phone browser. In Chrome, open the site, tap the three-dot menu and choose Add to Home screen — you get the same icon and full-screen app without downloading a file.

The app is signed by Pehchaan and is not distributed through the Play Store, which is why Android asks you to confirm the install.