Rubric-aligned
Every score traces back to a real descriptor. No black-box grading, no invented criteria.
01Overture
Feedback that takes you seriously.
EthosSyntax designs AI learning products and the systems behind them for the moments where getting it right matters most. Licensing exams. Immigration tests. Certifications. We pair realistic practice with feedback you can actually act on.
The studio
Receipts / what we have shipped- 02Live products
Abhyas, CELPIP practice, plus one more in design.
- 04Rubric families
CLB, CEFR, IRAC, and USMLE-style descriptors.
- 15k+Learners coached
Canada, India, the Philippines, and the Gulf.
A Toronto studio building accountable AI for learning, where every score traces back to a real descriptor and every suggestion tells you what to do next.
Read our principles02 / What we believe
The standard we hold our own work to.
We build to one standard. If the feedback does not tell a learner exactly what to do differently next time, it is not useful, and we do not ship it.
Actionable, always
Feedback says what to change next time, not just what went wrong this time.
Calm by design
Built to lower stress under pressure, not add to it. Quiet typography, honest pacing, human voice.
Evidence-led
Decisions tied to learner outcomes and rubric data, never empty engagement dashboards.
03 / Products
Learning platforms we build and run.
We design focused practice platforms with realistic tasks, AI feedback, and progress tracking. Here is what is available today.
Available now
Abhyas
CELPIP practice and AI feedback.
Real exam-style CELPIP practice with mock tests, AI-graded responses, and a study plan that targets exactly what is holding your band back.
04 / How it works
Practice, feedback, and a clear path forward.
The same loop runs across every skill we teach: do the work under real conditions, see exactly where you stand, and know what to practice next.
Practice in real conditions.
Authentic prompts, real timing, and a focused screen that mirrors the actual test, so practice transfers to test day.
- Timed sessions per task
- Exam-day UI without extras
- No tab-switching or autosave drift
Feedback tied to the rubric.
AI grades each response against official descriptors, with per-dimension scores and specific suggestions you can act on.
- Sentence-level highlights
- Per-dimension scoring
- Cited against the rubric
Track progress and improve.
Scores, trends, and weak areas are tracked across every skill, so each session targets what is holding your band back.
- Trend graphs per skill
- Next-session study plan
- No artificial gamification
05 / Services
Build with EthosSyntax.
We work with educational institutions, testing organizations, and EdTech teams to design, build, and integrate AI-powered learning systems.
AI feedback systems
We design feedback that maps to your rubric, descriptors, and scoring framework, so every score can be traced back to a source.
Rubric alignmentScored outputAuditable
Learning platform development
End-to-end practice environments: timed sessions, auto-grading, progress tracking, and study plans.
Full-stackAuto-gradingProgress tracking
Assessment integration
Connect AI scoring to your existing LMS or assessment platform with clean APIs and batch evaluation.
API-firstLMS compatibleBatch scoring
EdTech strategy and consulting
Product and technical guidance for teams building AI-first education tools, from architecture to feedback design.
ArchitectureProductAI-first
06 / About
Accountable AI for the moments that matter most.
Licensing exams, immigration language tests, professional certifications: these are high-stakes, high-stress, and deeply personal.
We are a small studio with a clear opinion: feedback should be useful, scoring should be traceable, and practice for a test you have been dreading should feel less lonely, not more.
That belief shapes every product we ship and every system we build for clients. We would rather over-explain a score than impress you with a number.
Built in Toronto by a team who have shipped learning tools for over a decade. Quietly. Carefully. With the receipts.
Get in touchOne standard, two products
If we would not ship it under our name, we do not ship it under yours.
Open-rubric scoring
If a learner asks why they got a 7, they should get a real answer.
Quiet by default
No streaks, no badges, no late-night push notifications.
Built to be audited
Every grade has a trail. Every model decision has a descriptor.
07 / Work with us
Two ways in. Pick yours.
Whether you are a learner looking for a better way to prepare, or a team building something serious in education, we would love to hear what you are working on.