Built for institutions priced out of Canvas & Blackboard

AI that teaches from your course manual

Ilm Nova AI runs entirely on your institution's hardware. No cloud. No per-student fees. Works offline on campus. Students join from any device — no installation needed.

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Evidence-based
methodologies
120
Day free trial —
full features
$0
Per student
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AI Professor
Answering from your lab manual
What is a fuel pump according to the manual?
From your manual:
"The fuel pump supplies fuel from the tank to the engine. It maintains consistent pressure to ensure proper fuel delivery under all operating conditions."
Topic Mastery
84%
SLOs Completed
12/15
The Problem

Current EdTech wasn't built for vocational education

Community colleges and vocational programs are underserved by platforms designed for large universities with unlimited IT budgets and reliable internet.

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Cloud Dependency

Blackboard and Canvas require constant internet connectivity. In labs, workshops, and rural campuses, unreliable internet disrupts learning every single day.

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Per-Student Licensing

Enterprise LMS platforms charge per student, per year — pricing small vocational programs out of modern EdTech entirely. AI features cost extra on top.

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Data Privacy Risk

Student academic records stored on external cloud servers create FERPA compliance risks. Institutions lose control of their most sensitive data.

Features

Everything your institution needs — in one offline install

Built specifically for STEM, engineering, and vocational programs. No modules to purchase separately.

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AI Professor

Students ask questions in plain English. AI answers strictly from your uploaded lab manuals — not from the internet. Correct answers, every time.

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Adaptive Quizzes

Quizzes automatically adjust difficulty based on each student's real-time mastery level using Bayesian Knowledge Tracing — not just their last score.

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Live Classroom

Send questions to all students simultaneously during class. See responses in real time. Works on campus LAN — no internet needed.

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Discussion Forum

Threaded peer discussion scoped to each department and semester — students only see conversations relevant to their own classes. Teachers pin, lock, and moderate. Built for accreditors like SACSCOC that require evidence of peer-to-peer learning.

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ABET/SACSCOC Compliance

Semester reports, SLO tracking, curriculum alignment, and compliance documentation generated automatically. Ready for accreditation reviewers.

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Mastery Certificates

Students earn verifiable certificates when they reach 80%+ mastery on a topic. Downloadable, shareable, and tied to your institution.

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Calendar Sync

Assignment due dates sync automatically to Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar. Students subscribe once — updates appear forever.

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Learning Vault

All course materials, lab manuals, and resources organized by department and semester. Accessible from any device on or off campus.

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Automatic Backup

Daily automatic backups to local folder, secondary drive, and USB. All student data stays on your PC — never on our servers.

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Any Device

Students use any browser on any device — phone, tablet, or laptop. No app installation required. Works via campus WiFi or internet.

Built For Every Role On Campus

One install. Three completely different experiences.

Students, teachers, and department heads each get tools built for exactly what they need to do — not a generic dashboard everyone has to figure out for themselves.

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For Students

Learn faster, prove it formally
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AI Professor, on-call 24/7

Ask questions anytime in plain English. Answers come strictly from your institution's own lab manuals and course materials — never generic internet guesses.

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Quizzes that adapt to you

Difficulty adjusts automatically to your real mastery level, not just your last score — so you're always challenged at the right level.

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Discussion forum with your actual classmates

Scoped to your department and semester — see conversations relevant to your classes, not a campus-wide feed of noise.

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Verifiable mastery certificates

Earn a downloadable, shareable certificate the moment you hit 80%+ mastery on a topic — real proof of skill, tied to your institution.

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Your own progress dashboard

Track exactly where you stand across every course, on any device — phone, tablet, or laptop, no app install required.

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For Teachers

Teach more, grade less
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Live classroom, real-time

Push questions to the whole class mid-lecture and watch responses land instantly — works over campus LAN, no internet required.

AI-suggested grading — you approve every grade

The AI proposes a grade and rationale; nothing posts until you confirm it. Cuts grading time without ever taking the decision out of your hands.

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Lesson plan generator

Draft a full lesson plan aligned to your curriculum in minutes, then edit to fit your own teaching style.

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Curriculum gap checker

Flags where your course content doesn't yet line up with accreditation standards — before a reviewer finds it for you.

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Analytics that show you where students are stuck

See exactly which topics the class is struggling with — by name, not just an average grade — so you know what to re-teach.

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For Department Heads

Prove outcomes, control cost
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Accreditation reports, generated automatically

ABET/SACSCOC/TEVTA-ready compliance documentation and SLO tracking, built without anyone manually compiling a report — real institutions have saved 10+ hours per semester on this alone.

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Institution-wide analytics & impact reports

Weekly and semester reports with real engagement and ROI figures — ready to hand to a board, a funder, or an accreditor without extra prep.

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Department & semester scoping

Control exactly which classrooms and content each cohort sees — Mechanical Sem 3 doesn't accidentally see Manufacturing Sem 1's material.

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Zero cloud dependency

All student data stays on your own hardware. No FERPA exposure from a third-party server, no recurring per-student fees that scale against you.

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A price your institution can actually afford

A fraction of Canvas or Blackboard's enterprise pricing — built specifically for institutions that were priced out of those platforms entirely.

How It Works

Up and running in under 10 minutes

No IT department. No implementation contract. No 90-day migration. Just download, install, and teach.

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Install on One PC

Run the Ilm Nova AI installer on any Windows PC in your institution. The server starts automatically.

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Upload Your Manual

Upload your course lab manual as a PDF. AI Professor learns from your content only — not from the internet.

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Share the Join Code

Give students your institution's join code. They register from any browser — phone, tablet, or laptop.

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Start Teaching

AI Professor, adaptive quizzes, live classroom, and all reporting tools are immediately available.

Learning Science

6 evidence-based methodologies — running simultaneously

No other EdTech platform combines all six of these in real time. Most use one or two.

BKT

Bayesian Knowledge Tracing

Predicts each student's true mastery probability — not just their last quiz score.

ZPD

Zone of Proximal Development

Serves content at each student's exact learning edge — not too easy, not too hard.

BT

Bloom's Taxonomy

Maps every question to cognitive levels from Remember through Create.

SRS

Spaced Repetition

Schedules topic reviews at scientifically optimal intervals to prevent forgetting.

MT

Mastery Tracking

Certificates awarded at 80%+ — verifiable proof of achievement for students.

RP

Retrieval Practice

Strengthens memory through active recall — the most powerful study technique.

Comparison

How Ilm Nova AI compares

Designed for institutions that need real offline capability and zero per-student costs.

Feature Ilm Nova AI Blackboard Canvas Khan Academy
AI works 100% offline
Runs on campus LAN without internet
6 adaptive learning methodologies Partial Partial
Zero cost per student
All student data stays on your PC
No extra AI license fee ✗ *
Single .exe install, no IT needed

* Blackboard's AI features (AVA) now require a separate license as of July 2026.

Pricing

Simple, institution-based pricing

One flat license. Unlimited students. No per-seat fees. No surprise charges.

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Annual license for your institution. Flat rate — no per-student fees regardless of enrollment size.

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  • Custom lab manual setup
  • Staff training included
  • Multi-classroom deployment
  • Future updates included
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About

Built by an educator, for educators

Ilm Nova AI was created by Faraz Baber, a software developer and researcher with a background in engineering education. After observing how small vocational colleges and community colleges struggled with expensive, cloud-dependent platforms that didn't fit their reality, he built Ilm Nova AI from the ground up.

The result is a platform that runs entirely on your own hardware, costs a fraction of enterprise alternatives, and is purpose-built for the way technical and vocational education actually works — with lab manuals, hands-on assessments, and students who learn best through structured, adaptive practice.

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Purpose-built for vocational & STEM education

Not a general LMS adapted for technical programs — built specifically for engineering, automotive, manufacturing, and trade programs.

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Data sovereignty by design

We cannot access your data even if we wanted to. It never leaves your PC.

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Learning science methodologies running simultaneously
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Runs offline — zero cloud dependency
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Students join from any device — no app store needed
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