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Top 5 modules that help in automating College Management

For any college to make a mark in the education space, a strong support system is of utmost importance. While an institution forges towards educational advancement, there is a range of other responsibilities that need equal attention. Spanning from student data management to logistics support and even daily assessments, college administration is indeed an arduous process. 

A smart way to accelerate these tasks and introduce efficiency is by shifting to automation. A good education ERP not only offers 360-degree automation but also brings about a digital transformation in the institute ensuring a competitive edge.

Academia College Management System offers 20+ modules along with other configurable features. Here are the top modules that effectively automate the administrative processes in an institution.

Admissions

This module manages all aspects surrounding admissions including campaigns, registrations, online forms, and enquiries. The online application portal helps parents and students with numerous queries related to the processes and relieves the prospective students from multiple enquiry visits to the college.

The higher education system at times has additional steps within the selection process for college admissions which makes it even more complicated. With the help of a student information system, all of these can be integrated in a single module, making the process easier and simpler.

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Attendance and Leaves

Daily class attendance conducted manually, is often a time-consuming task for the faculty and demands a significant amount of their already limited teaching hours. Academia College Management System automates this with RFID and biometric integration to track the attendance records of the students & even faculty using web & mobile devices. This also helps generate different reports related to attendance & leaves for a clearer record and analysis. The feature also allows online leave applications with automated leave processing for both students as well as the college staff.

Dashboard & Reports  

One of the main advantages of automation is that it aids in better and quicker decision-making. For instance, it helps track the progress of the college and generate reports in a single click leading to faster conclusions.  

An Education ERP also has features that give complete financial control, help with collated reports of the college activities and generate multiple reports on tasks such as attendance, leave, timetable, exam results, fee collection & dues, etc.  

All of this helps in institution plan and strategize better on the educational as well as administrative fronts. 

Fee Management

A fee management feature can set up the complete fee structure for an institution according to student categories, courses, service requirements, etc. The system also has provisions for alert notifications on late payments, fines and can send messages via SMS or email regarding the due date for payments.

An education ERP solution also provides customized invoice/ bill generation where you can make changes according to your needs and download records in pdf or excel format in bulk.

With a fee management system, you have the power to digitally control and automate the finances of your institute. You can access documents from other departments and view and generate reports from the financial database.

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Inventory Management

Implementing college management software in your institute also lets you digitally control every minute detail associated with hostels and logistics. You can monitor the inventory related to the physical design of your hostel like no. of rooms, floors, beds, etc. With biometric integration, you can manage the hostel’s in/out records. With GPS integration you can keep a track of the location of the school/college vehicle. All of this saves a significant time that manual entries demand on a day-to-day basis

With all these and more, Academia College Management System is one of the leading ERP solutions for your college, offering a complete digital transformation through automation. Check out more from our experts with a free demo now!

What Makes College Management System Software Beneficial for Institutes?

Higher education is no longer confined to the four walls of a classroom. It is moving beyond the limitations of time and geographical boundaries. Along with students, institutions are also advancing on various fronts. They have empowered themselves with advanced technologies, the latest software, superior facilities and so on to attract more and more students and increase retention rates.

With the advent of the digital revolution, the higher education sector is rapidly advancing and exploring newer realms.  Nowadays, institutions are increasingly installing college management software to handle all administrative processes digitally.  From admission campaigns to course completion and even placement management is handled through this digital solution. 

What is a College Management System software?

It is an enterprise resource planning software that comes with SaaS(cloud-based ) or on-premise or hybrid technology. It is a feature-rich solution to manage college administration processes. It consists of multiple modules that efficiently take care of various departments in the institution. This comprehensive suite is built on cutting-edge technology streamlines the complete student life-cycle.

Here are the modules that Academia College ERP offers:


  • Campus Setup
  • Program Management
  • Admission Management
  • Course Management
  • Academic Registration
  • Time Table Management
  • Front Desk Management
  • Exam Management
  • Fee Management
  • HR Management

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What are the major benefits of college management system software?

In layman terms, it simplifies, centralizes and organizes the management system. With a single database system and integration of department and makes the seamless information flow. It allows decision-makers and admin staff to monitor, control processes and assist in record management with 24*7 access to data.

Here are the key benefits of college ERP

  • Apt Workflow

With a smooth departmental connection and a single database, staff members can exchange information in real-time. It reduces the delay in departmental work and makes it faster. Automation of these processes leads to efficient and productive management. This software helps students to view their updates, faculty members to manage their timetable, calendar, and schedule lectures, and administrative staff to keep a track of all processes.

  • Excellent Control

Record management in higher education is a complex process. Since it has multiple courses, programs and thousands of students, it is very challenging to keep every single piece of information handy. With cutting-edge technology, diverse reporting and flexible configuration; the college management system makes it very smooth and simple to manage endless records. And, anyone in the higher power such as registrar, dean or director can track the administrative process anytime he or she wants to and that too with detailed reporting. 

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  • Agile Decision Making

College admins go through endless documents on a daily basis. The management and decision-makers often need to check files manually and that consumes a lot of their time. Digitization helps collate and analyze these documents in less time using comprehensive analytics. Faster decisions lead to faster actions and thereby increase the credibility of the institution.

Academia ERP is a cloud-based college management system software that offers efficient campus management while addressing every single requirement of the institute. 

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