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Model
Create and publish an Academic Profile.
Academic structure · resources · calendar conventions
- Foundation
- Academic Profile
- Mode
- Class or exam
- Version
- Published
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Plan Classes and Exams Around Your Institution’s Real Constraints.
Build class timetables and exam schedules from your academic structure, available resources and term requirements. Review the resulting timetable before putting it into practice.
One guided academic scheduling product. Two modes built around different planning needs.
Prefer to explore first? Start free14-day trial · lower limits. Beta access requires approval.
Built for academic planners
Classes and exams
Cloud-based Pro Console
Guided evaluation
Two modes. One product.
Classes and Exams Need Different Plans.
Start with the mode that matches your scheduling period. Each has its own academic foundation and requirements.
Class Timetabling
Coordinate lectures, labs and tutorials around instructors, student groups, meeting patterns and suitable rooms.
- Courses and teaching components
- Instructor availability and teaching eligibility
- Meeting requirements, student groups and rooms
A timetable for teaching and learning.
Exam Scheduling
Plan exams around sessions, durations, supplied student conflicts, room capacity and applicable separation rules.
- Exam periods, sessions and durations
- Conflict information, daily limits and separation
- Eligible rooms and permitted room splitting
A plan for the examination period.
The academic scheduling challenge
A Timetable Has to Work for More Than One Person.
Courses, instructors, students and resources all share the same calendar. Exam periods bring another set of rules.
Challenge 01 / 06
Manual Planning Takes Too Much Time
A timetable is more than a spreadsheet full of available slots.
Bringing together courses, teaching activities, instructors, student groups and rooms takes careful coordination. Exam periods add a different set of dates, sessions and rules.
Impact
Spend less time assembling the problem and more time reviewing the plan.
The challenge is more than finding an available slot.
It is building a timetable that works with your academic requirements, resources and priorities.
Why MAG OptiAI
A Smarter Way to Plan Academic Schedules.
Keep the institution’s reusable foundation separate from the requirements of the period you are scheduling.
Reusable Academic Foundations
Maintain the academic structure, resources and calendar conventions used across scheduling periods.
Term-Specific Planning
Prepare the teaching or exam requirements and exceptions for the period you want to schedule.
Clearer Scheduling Decisions
Validate your inputs, run optimization and inspect the timetable before choosing the next step.
Your academic context stays connected.
Published profiles anchor the reusable foundation. Term scenarios hold the requirements and exceptions used for a particular scheduling period.
Process
How We Work
From your academic foundation to a timetable you can review.
MAG OptiAI guides your team from describing the academic problem to reviewing alternatives and choosing a timetable.
02
Prepare
Build the scenario for your scheduling period.
Teaching requirements or exams · dates · exceptions
- Period
- Current term
- Input
- Teaching or exams
- Exceptions
- Term-specific
03
Configure
Choose the scheduling policies and solver settings.
Applicable constraints · priorities · runtime
- Rules
- Applicable constraints
- Solver
- Scheduling settings
- Budget
- Runtime limit
04
Schedule
Validate the inputs and run optimization.
An optimization-backed timetable for your requirements
- Validate
- Input readiness
- Optimize
- Schedule requirements
- Inspect
- Run outcome
05
Review
Inspect assignments and timetable quality.
Placements · scheduling issues · reported outcomes
- Assignments
- Time and resources
- Issues
- Reported outcomes
- Views
- Timetable and exports
06
Test Alternatives
Explore supported changes to the scheduling problem.
Keep the baseline context while reviewing an alternative
- Baseline
- Keep the context
- Change
- Supported adjustment
- Alternative
- Review separately
07
Compare & Decide
Review the trade-offs before choosing your plan.
Timetable outputs · constraints · comparable results
| Plan | Inputs | Review |
|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Current requirements | Starting timetable |
| Alternative | Supported adjustment | Placement trade-offs |
| Decision | Chosen plan | Institutional fit |
Compare the planning context and timetable outcomes before choosing a plan.
Core capabilities
What Academic Scheduling Can Do for Your Institution
A shared planning workflow, with capabilities that reflect the mode you choose.
Build a Reusable Academic Profile
Organize the academic foundation and publish the version used for term planning.
Coordinate Teaching Activities
Plan course components such as lectures, labs and tutorials, with their meeting requirements.
Class timetabling
Respect Instructor Availability
Include teaching eligibility, availability and applicable workload limits.
Class timetabling
Smarter schedules.
Better decisions.
Use Suitable Rooms
For named-room scheduling, include seat capacity, required features and availability.
Plan Around Exam Rules
Include exam sessions, durations, daily limits, separation rules and permitted room splitting.
Exam scheduling
Check Before You Run
Validate the profile and period requirements before submitting the scheduling problem.
Make Conflicts Explicit
Work with student-group and activity conflict information supplied for the selected mode.
Review and Share the Timetable
Inspect schedule views, reported outcomes and the available export options.
Build a Reusable Academic Profile
Organize the academic foundation and publish the version used for term planning.
Coordinate Teaching Activities
Plan course components such as lectures, labs and tutorials, with their meeting requirements.
Class timetabling
Respect Instructor Availability
Include teaching eligibility, availability and applicable workload limits.
Class timetabling
Make Conflicts Explicit
Work with student-group and activity conflict information supplied for the selected mode.
Use Suitable Rooms
For named-room scheduling, include seat capacity, required features and availability.
Plan Around Exam Rules
Include exam sessions, durations, daily limits, separation rules and permitted room splitting.
Exam scheduling
Check Before You Run
Validate the profile and period requirements before submitting the scheduling problem.
Review and Share the Timetable
Inspect schedule views, reported outcomes and the available export options.
All in one place.
Everything you need for informed scheduling decisions.
Academic Scheduling in action
Two Different Timetables. The Same Planning Discipline.
Explore the shape of class and exam planning. These illustrations explain the concepts; they do not claim measured scheduling results.
Coordinate the teaching week.
Different course components share the teaching calendar. Review when lectures, labs and tutorials are placed, and whether their instructor, group and room requirements have been represented.
Begin with your institution’s own data and inspect the result for the requirements that matter to you.
Weekly class timetableIllustrative
| Time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Math · Lecture | Math · Lecture | |||
| 11:00 | Physics · Lab | Physics · Lab | |||
| 14:00 | Design · Tutorial | Seminar |
Who it’s for
Is Academic Scheduling a Good Fit for Your Team?
For institutions and planning teams with an academic scheduling problem and the information to represent it.
Academic Planning Teams
Coordinate institutional resources, recurring teaching requirements and term planning.
Departments and Timetablers
Prepare course components, teaching assignments, meeting requirements and suitable rooms.
Examination Teams
Plan exam periods using sessions, enrollment, supplied conflicts and examination policies.
Every institution is different. The evaluation should establish whether the current scheduling model represents your requirements, rather than assume that every academic process is covered.
The Academic Scheduling Beta
Real Problem. Real Evaluation. Real Impact.
Bring your academic scheduling challenge and evaluate the fit with your institution’s information.
What You Get
Academic Beta Access
Evaluate class timetabling or exam scheduling under your approved access window, capacity limits and AI allowances.
Guided Onboarding
Get help preparing your Academic Profile, publishing its foundation and building the first term scenario.
Support on Your Real Problem
Work with real or anonymized institutional data and review whether the supported model represents your requirements.
Direct Beta Support
Contact our team about profile setup, data preparation or scheduling workflow issues during the evaluation.
Timetable Review & Alternatives
Inspect scheduling outcomes, review supported alternatives and compare the trade-offs before choosing a plan.
What We Ask From You
A Real Academic Scheduling Problem
Bring a class timetabling or exam scheduling challenge with clear requirements and a defined planning period.
Usable Academic Data
Provide the relevant academic structure, resources, teaching or exam requirements and conflict information. Anonymized data is welcome.
Practical Feedback
Tell us what was clear, where setup was difficult and which requirements need a better fit.
A Genuine Evaluation
Assess the timetable in your institutional context and tell us whether the workflow would help your team plan again.
Real Problem
Real Evaluation
Better academic planning decisions.
A real-world evaluation with your institution.
Bring your class timetabling or exam scheduling problem and real or anonymized academic data. We will review the fit and help you get started.
Academic Scheduling Beta
Frequently Asked Questions
What to know before evaluating class timetabling or exam scheduling.
Does Academic Scheduling cover both classes and exams?
Yes. Class timetabling and exam scheduling are distinct modes with their own profile information, scenario inputs and scheduling rules.
What information do I need for class timetabling?
Prepare the relevant academic structure, courses and components, teaching assignments, student groups, calendar conventions and resource requirements. Room information is needed when you use named-room scheduling.
What information do I need for exam scheduling?
Prepare the exam period, sessions, exams and durations, enrollment where required, conflict information and applicable policies. Include room information for named-room scheduling and specify whether eligible exams may use multiple rooms.
What is an Academic Profile?
It is the reusable foundation for your scheduling mode. Publish a version, then build period-specific scenarios against that foundation.
Can I use anonymized data?
Yes. Use readable substitute names while preserving the relationships, capacities and constraints needed to represent the scheduling problem.
How does the beta differ from starting free?
The existing 14-day Free Trial provides a self-serve introduction with lower limits. You can request beta access through the Pro Console to evaluate a larger problem. Approval, duration, limits and AI allowances are managed through the existing access process.
Do I need to code an optimization model?
No. Prepare the academic information and configure the supported scheduling settings through the guided workflow.
How is my data handled?
Use MAG OptiAI’s published privacy and data-processing policies to assess the workflow before submitting confidential information.
Read our Privacy PolicyWhat happens after I apply?
Your request follows the existing beta review process. If approved, your account receives the agreed evaluation access and allowances.
How to request beta accessStill have a question?
Talk to us about your academic scheduling evaluation.
Ready to get started?
Ready to Evaluate Academic Scheduling with Your Institution’s Data?
Tell us about your class timetabling or exam scheduling requirements. We will review your application and confirm whether the current Academic Beta is a good fit for your institution.
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