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. Classmate products include notebooks, pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, diaries, mathematical drawing instruments, scholastics, erasers, sharpeners and scales and art stationery products.