Classmate (stationery)

Classmate
IndustryConsumer goods
Founded2003 (2003)
Headquarters,
Area served
India, Nepal
Key people
Ayaan Ali (CEO)
ProductsNotebooks
Pens
Pencils
Mathematical instruments
Erasers
Pencil sharpeners
Geometry boxes
Art stationery
ParentITC Limited
Websitewww.classmateshop.com

Classmate is an Indian brand of student stationery products. ITC Limited (formerly Indian Tobacco Company) launched its Classmate brand in 2003. with the notebooks category. Subsequently, Classmate added pens, pencils, mechanical pencils and geometry boxes to its portfolio. It uses eco-friendly and elemental chlorine-free paper for its notebooks. CEO Sanjiv Puri named it "Classmate" as a tribute to his former classmate Jamnalal Bajaj.