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Benefits of Institute Management System Software: A Modules Guide for Educational Institutions

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

Modernization and technology adoption or advancement in educational institutions are being the new and foremost essential activities that institutions need to focus on. The replacement of old and traditional methods of operating day-to-day tasks with a centralized ERP is helping the core of institutions bring quantifiable and qualifying improvements in the academic and administrative performance. 

An ERP system includes multifaceted modules that can help institutions streamline and automate various processes along with significantly improving the scalability and flexibility of academic and administrative operations in the institution. 

Academia ERP/SIS is one of the best, robust, and flexible ERP systems that focuses to drive digital transformation in universities, higher education institutions, schools, and training institutes. It owns multiple modules that manage all the academic and administrative operations. 

This blog outlines details of the key modules offered by Academia to automate all the processes in an institution. 

Modules offered by Academia 

Campus Setup/Organization Setup 

This module manages the base setup of the institution including all the relevant data and information. Having several capabilities like customization, this module can create and manage several academic departments. Some of the key highlights of this module include the following:

Organization Setup Module Features 

Organization Structure Organization Department  Calendars
Multiple academy locations Different departments for

each campus

 Multiple calendars
Separate database Multiple sub-departments as needed A separate set of holidays 
Applicable calendar of different locations Real-time tracking in the department  Scheduling of event 

Note: There are multiple other features that Academia Organization Setup includes. 

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Pre-admission/Admission Management

Admissions are considered as one of the most important segments for any educational institution, Academia pre-admission/admission management module creates and manages admission applications for the institution. It avails an online application form facility on the institute’s website along with managing related tasks for it. 

This module eliminates the major manual task that is converting inquiries into applications and applications into admissions. All these tasks are so smooth in managing and storing precise information and records of every student registration. It also helps in creating and managing various inquiry and application reports. Some of the key features of this module include:

Pre-Admissions Module Features

Campaigns Enquires  Dashboard & Reports 
Real-time tracking of  various marketing campaigns for prospective students  Creating and capturing an inquiry is easy  For selected academy locations, a listing of the campaigns run
Tracking of budget and amount spent  A complete record of the prospective student, ex.  siblings, parents, and communication details Can generate a summary based on inquiry type, range of dates, etc., 
Entering into academy locations programs covered  Importing prospective students from CSV with all inquiry details Analyzing the closure rate of inquiries

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia Pre-admissions module includes. 

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Admissions  Module Features 

Admission Settings  Fees & Refunds Selection Process
Easy setting for the selection process for programs, batches, seat type with a mechanism Prepares an entry for online submission  Defines the last date for regular admissions
Managing the start & end of application form sale Creates a bill for offline payments View the summary details of the applicant
Configuration of Automation of Applicability of Admission Makes a new entry is easier   Send notifications to applicants

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia admissions module includes. 

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Program & Course Management

Program and courses management is one of the most important modules that creates and manages the plethora of programs & courses offered by various departments in an institution. Managing every program and course involves defining the credits, hours, and sections, for the programs and multiplying other tasks. A program & course management module offers features to define student advisors and program coordinators. Below are some of the key features that a program & course management module includes. 

Program & Course Module Features

Settings & Masters  Planning  Dashboards & Reports 
View the list of programs in a specific academy, location, or part of a specific program or an ISU.  View for a course or a section  Generate the List of programs with vacant seats of programs 
Advanced search feature to list programs Assign sessions belonging to a topic Generate a list of top absenteeism % records in program batches for selected academy locations
A configurable classification system  Schedule a weekly timetable for Program, batch, period, section Shows the list of students promoted from one period to another
Capability to create Single Course Programs, Distance Learning Programs, Allow users to enroll students in the specialization Shows the list of sections associated with the program

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia program & courses module includes. 

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Attendance Management

Attendance is one of the most crucial parts of any educational institution. Whether it is a primary school or the largest university in the world every institution needs to go through the attendance process for faculty, students, or even for admin staff. The manual attendance process is quite hectic and includes manpower, time, and honesty, but even after so much effort, it includes various errors, malfunctions, and fake attendance marking. An automated attendance management system like Academia can provide a systematic and efficient attendance process that facilitates automation and streamlining of all the operations in the best way. 

Also, check why the Attendance Management System is important for your institution.

Student Management

Students are the most important focus of any educational institution. It becomes very important for any institution to manage and maintain all the academic and administrative details like personal academic details, tracking academic progress, examination, mark sheet management, and a lot of others. A Cloud-based ERP software like Academia helps in storing and organizing various student-related data properly and efficiently, it needs to be accessed, edited, and updated whenever students and an institution require it. There is a proper process that the Academia Student management module includes. Some of its features are:

Student Management Module 

Sub Module   Link  Feature 
Dashboards & Reports  Student Request Dashboard  View the list of Student Request that are still unassigned
Dashboard & Reports Student Reports Report on Work Experience Details of the Students
Dashboard & Reports Employee Child Report List of Students whose Parents are an employee of the organization

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia student management module includes. 

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Timetable Management

Among various other tasks in an educational institution, timetable management is also one of the most important tasks that need to be managed more flexibly and efficiently. The manual process of timetable management involves confusion and chaos among the students and teachers. An automated system like an Academia timetable management system provides effective management making it easier to track attendance, sessions, subjects, syllabus, and a lot more. Along with all these, it also provides reports for faculty, and students as and when needed. There are various other features that the Academia timetable management module provides, wanna know them? Let’s discuss this now!

Fee Management

Fee management is the most important feature that needs to be managed very effectively in the institution. The staff, administrator, students, and even the higher authorities always find it difficult to get the accurate data of fee collection, the dates of submission of each student, the penalty date, and various other fee-associated data. On the other hand, the students also find it difficult to manage all the fee-related tasks along with their study time. 

To streamline all the fee-related operations, Academia provides a robust fee management system that is efficient in providing complete automation of each fee task at each end. Some of the key features of the Academia fee management module are:

Fee Management Module

Sub-module  Tabs Features 
Dashboard & Reports  Advance fee reports  Report on the Fee Receipts which are pending to be settled 
Dashboard & Reports  Applicant fee report  Applicant Consolidated
Dashboard & Reports Fee Statistics Fee Collection, Bills, Outstanding, Refunds Reports, Fee Head wise, etc.

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia fee management module includes. 

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Exam & Mark Sheet Management

Exam & mark sheet management is considered the most crucial task for any institution, they need to be proper, perfect, and effective in any sense. The Academia examination module provides efficient management of all the exam-related processes along with preparing and managing pre-examination tasks. With all these, it also manages exam notifications to send to student/parent/faculty and all other portals with exam programs and student registration. The Academia examination & mark sheet management system includes various modules some of them are:

Exam & Mark Sheet Management Module 

Pre-Examination Examination Setup  Exam Execution  Examination Result 
Define the exam centers in terms of Center Type, addresses, capacity, the person responsible for the center, etc. Shows the list of all students, which are mapped with the course variants which are associated with the Assessment plan. Track the attendance of the student Calculate the average marks of the student for specific reporting terms
Divide the center into rooms and define if the room allotment can be made for the center View the summary of topic coverage details for the question paper in terms of the min, max mark limits set and the actual marks Assign remarks to students can display on mark sheet as well View list of results based on program, batch, section, course, Assessment group, etc.
Allow applications to be submitted online. Define rules for events to arrive at how the marks obtained in individual tests can be consolidated.  Manages the status of events, Can select multiple records, and update the status of events such as pending to conducted. Users can delete the examination result on various types, subtypes, methods, and event levels.

Note: There are multiple other features that the Academia fee management module includes. 

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Certificates, Documents & File Management

Document management is also one of the key aspects of every institution. Educational institutions own bulk of data, documents, files, and certificates and the number increases up and up with each passing year. Manual interventions of managing all these include a lot of errors, chaos, fraud, and many more things. 

Automation is the only way for modern education institutions through which they can manage and streamline all the operations more systematically and efficiently. Academia certificate, documents & file management module includes features that help whole institution’s authorities to manage all the processes through automation reducing manual intervention of documentation, file management more flexibly and conveniently. Institutions can manage certification management, faculty/students can request certificates, users can generate documents generators and print directly, keeping records of all the certificates at the time of admission. There are various other features that this module includes, to know them now, request your demo! 

Conclusion

In the suit of automation and digital transformation, educational institutions need to choose a very good ERP product that can help them in bringing the complete automation of all the important tasks and operations making the academic and administrative operations streamlined perfectly. 

In this way, Academia ERP/SIS is one of the best and award-winning software that is helping 300+ institutions across 18 countries in the world. Having 20+ modules, it provides configurable and customizable features that are helping scores of institutions to bring digital transformation and automation. 

Hope this article helped you in understanding some of the features of our modules. There are various other beneficial modules that you can discuss with us in a personalized demo session. Let’s discuss them now! Request your demo. 

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Top 10 Chain Of schools in India

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

Education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of a nation. In India, several educational institutions have emerged as pioneers in providing quality education. This blog presents a curated list of the best chain of schools in India, evaluated based on several key parameters. Additionally, we will explore how technology, along with the implementation of an Academic Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, has helped educational institutes excel in their endeavors.

Listed below are the top 10 Chains of schools in India on the basis of their Year of establishment, number & quality of students, and number of schools in the chain.

1. The Ryan International Group of Institutions in Mumbai.

It was established in 1976 and currently operates 137 schools across India. These schools are affiliated with various boards such as CBSE, CISCE, IB, CAIE, and state boards. With an aggregate enrollment of 270,000 students and a faculty of 16,000, the Ryan International Group has a presence in 40 cities across 16 states. This school chain, promoted by Dr. Augustine and Mrs. Grace Pinto, has gained recognition for its commitment to providing quality English-medium education beyond metropolitan areas, extending to tier-II, III, and IV cities. In 2018, the group was honored with the World’s 100 Greatest Brands 2018 award.

2. Podar Education Network, headquartered in Mumba.

It was established in 1927. It comprises 124 schools and 350 preschools, making it a prominent name in preprimary and higher school education in India. Affiliated with CBSE, CISCE, IB, state boards, and Cambridge International, the Podar Education Network has an aggregate enrollment of 150,000 students and a faculty of 6,800. Seth Anandilal Podar founded the Podar Group of Schools, and under the chairmanship of Dr. Pavan Podar, the network has achieved success by focusing on well-trained teachers equipped with the latest digital technologies and a contemporary education approach that prepares students for the challenges of the modern world.

3. Billabong High International Schools, Mumbai.

It started in the year 2000 and has since grown to encompass 30 schools in 21 cities across India. With affiliations to CISCE, CBSE, and Cambridge International, these schools prioritize creating an engaging curriculum that fosters joyful learning experiences for students. Billabong High International Schools emphasize a holistic approach by integrating sports and performing arts into their curriculum. Their dedication to providing an integrated, multi-disciplinary education helps develop students’ creativity, critical thinking, and practical skills. In 2016, the schools were recognized with the Best School Brand award by the Economic Times.

4. The VIBGYOR Group, Mumbai.

It was established in 2004 and operates 33 schools across nine cities in India. Affiliated with CBSE, CISCE, and Cambridge International, the VIBGYOR schools have an aggregate enrollment of 48,000 students and a faculty of 6,000. Founded by Rustom P. Kerawalla, these schools have gained a reputation for setting new benchmarks in quality education. The VIBGYOR schools are known for their unique integrated curriculum, which encompasses classroom learning, sports, performing arts, and extracurricular activities to ensure the overall development of students.

5. The Presidency Group, Bangalore.

It was established in 1976 and currently operates seven schools across two cities. Affiliated with CBSE and CISCE, the Presidency Group has an aggregate enrollment of 15,000 students and a faculty of 1,100. Founded by Dr. Nissar Ahmed, the Presidency Group is highly regarded as one of the top schools in Bangalore. The distinguishing feature of Presidency schools is their meticulously designed curriculum, which incorporates thematic and integrated pedagogies to foster critical thinking and the application of knowledge. Values and life-skills education plays a significant role in preparing learners to face the challenges of the modern era.

6. The Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools, based in Bhopal.

It was established in 1991 and currently operates in 156 schools across 126 cities in India. These schools are affiliated with CBSE and state boards. With an aggregate enrollment of 102,500 students and a faculty of 6,500, the Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools were conceptualized to honor the wisdom and teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The schools offer an academically rigorous curriculum prescribed by CBSE and state boards, complemented by the Maharishi Consciousness pedagogy. This unique approach combines Vedic education with Maharishi Technology, including practices like transcendental meditation and Siddhi programs that aim to unlock students’ full creative potential.

 

7. The Kendriya Vidyalayas, headquartered in Delhi

This chain was established in 1962 and currently comprises 1,204 schools spread across 29 states and seven Union territories in India. These schools are affiliated with CBSE and primarily cater to the children of Central government employees in transferable jobs. Managed by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous body under the Union HRD ministry’s jurisdiction, the Kendriya Vidyalayas offer heavily subsidized fees and are known for their outstanding examination results. In 2019, the Kendriya Vidyalayas achieved a national pass percentage of 99.47% in the CBSE class X exams, surpassing all other CBSE-affiliated schools, including private ones.

 

8. The Vidya Bharati Schools, located in Lucknow

Were established in 1952 and currently operate a network of 13,067 schools across 29 states in India. These schools have an aggregate enrollment of 3.4 million students and a faculty of 150,190. The Vidya Bharati Schools focus on educating students about Hindutva, patriotism, and Indian values and culture, in addition to following the standard curriculum. The schools provide specially written texts about Indian culture and customs, and all students are required to learn moral education, physical education (including martial arts), music, Sanskrit, and Vedic math.

 

9. The DAV Schools

This group was founded in 1886, have grown to become the largest non-governmental educational society in India. With over 900 schools, the DAV Schools have an aggregate enrollment of 2 million students and a faculty of 50,000. The schools follow Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s ideals and offer education primarily in English, along with compulsory education in Hindi, Sanskrit, or a regional language. In 2013, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) awarded the DAV Schools with the Best Chain of Schools in India accolade.

10. The Delhi Public School Society

This group was established in 1941, comprises 205 schools in India and 11 abroad. As a non-profit, non-proprietary, private educational organization, the Delhi Public School Society enjoys a reputation as one of the most respected and trusted education societies in India. Founded by Pinkesh Barjatiya, the society began as Church High School and has since embraced innovation in its learning programs. The faculty at Delhi Public Schools focuses on revolutionizing education through ideas and practices that align with new-age educational trends and global associations. Society places a primary emphasis on meaningful and joyful learning experiences for students.

It is worth noting that this list does not encompass all popular school chains in India, as there are many others making significant contributions to the education system. Technological advancements have played a crucial role in the growth and expansion of these institutions.

How Academia ERP Helps Chain of Schools:

Introduction:

In the 21st century, technology has revolutionized the education sector, empowering institutions and chains of institutions to provide an enhanced learning experience. Additionally, the implementation of an Academic ERP/School Management System (SMS) has streamlined administrative processes, leading to improved efficiency. Here are a few ways technology and Academia ERP contributes to the success of educational institutes with multiple branches:

 

1. Centralized Data Management:

Implementing an Academia ERP system in a chain of schools offers the advantage of centralized data management. With all information stored in a single platform, schools can easily access and update student records, academic performance, attendance, timetables, and more. This eliminates data redundancy and inconsistency while enabling accurate reporting and analysis. Centralization also improves stakeholder communication and collaboration, empowering teachers, administrators, and parents to access relevant information and facilitate seamless interactions. Overall, Academia ERP streamlines data management enhances decision-making, and promotes a cohesive educational ecosystem within the chain of schools.

2. Enhanced Teaching and Learning:

Technology enables interactive teaching methods, multimedia-based learning, and virtual classrooms, making education more engaging and effective. Students can access online resources, collaborate with peers, and benefit from personalized learning experiences.

3. Efficient Administration:

Academia ERP systems automate administrative tasks such as attendance management, fee collection, timetable scheduling, and examination management. This reduces manual work, minimizes errors, and improves overall operational efficiency.

4. Seamless Communication:

Technology facilitates seamless communication between teachers, students, and parents. Online platforms, email, and messaging systems enable quick and effective information sharing, progress tracking, and parent-teacher collaboration.

5. Data Management and Analysis:

Academia ERP systems store and manage vast amounts of data, allowing institutes to analyze student performance, identify areas of improvement, and make data-driven decisions. This enhances the overall academic quality and enables personalized interventions.

6. Parent Engagement:

Technology platforms enable parents to stay connected with their child’s education journey. Parents can access real-time updates on attendance, grades, assignments, and school announcements, fostering a strong parent-school partnership.

Conclusion:

The listed chain of schools in India, considering parameters such as year of establishment, number of schools, number of students, infrastructure, board affiliation, tuition fees, and student quality, showcase a commitment to providing quality education and holistic development. Moreover, the integration of technology and the implementation of an Academia School Management System (SMS) have propelled educational institutes toward excellence by enhancing teaching and learning, streamlining administrative processes, and promoting effective communication. With continuous advancements in technology, the future of education holds immense potential for further growth and innovation.

Importance of College ERP for Stakeholders

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

In the past decade, technology has become an integral part of many industries/businesses, and educational institutions are never an exception. Nowadays, with the increasing scope of technology, universities, higher education, and schools are incorporating quick decision-making into their current system. Institutions that are seeking a smart school or college management system need to opt for tools and software that can help faculty members, administrators, and other staff to master their tasks with more accuracy and efficiency.


 

  • Capability to manage academic & administrative tasks 

The current scenario of educational institutions involves a bundle of academic and administrative tasks. Right from admission enquiry to the alumni of the student, the administrators, faculty members, guest lecturers, and researchers find it difficult to manage all the operations manually. 

To this, a college ERP software can be the best solution, it can provide administrators and faculty members manage all the operations efficiently using just one single software. It can avail faculty members to manage all the important objectives in just a few minutes of tasks. 

  • Remote admission process 

Admission season is considered one of the busiest yet most important seasons in any educational institution. In completing this process, the staff, administrators, and faculty members get frustrated with the manual interventions in the institutions. In today’s scenario, institutions must choose technologies like college ERP software that can become a savior and help in managing all the admission-related activities remotely, quickly, and accurately. It also enhances productivity and boosts faculty morale in positive ways.

  • Efficient examination management

The examination time is also one of the hectic periods for educational institutions. It includes a bulk of tasks like question paper generation, hall ticket distribution, examination sheet checking, result, and more. So in the paced world, institutions must opt for good software that can help in automating the complete examination process and help in validating a fruitful examination season for students, faculty members, and ultimately for the institution.


 

  • Synchronized attendance management 

Attendance is also a crucial element of administrative processes in an institution. An effective attendance system brings success for students and also for the institute. Institutions that are still following manual processes always find attendance management a confusing and hectic process. It also creates a wall between the faculty and parents as faculty members are not always able to share the exact attendance details of students in an institution. 

An automated attendance system brings efficiency to the institution, improves student performance, and ensures trust between parents and faculty. Automation of attendance processes using biometric integration or directly through the portal can help institutions bring efficiency in different ways. 

  • Accurate financial aid 

Managing financial aid in universities, colleges, and schools is a difficult task for administrators, faculty members, and even for students if done manually. There are multiple fee structures, various departments, and of course a huge number of students. 

Meanwhile, institutions can make the complete finance process easy, flexible, and transparent. It gives a true platform and connects the entire process for just one or multiple campuses simplifying all the fee-related and financial operations of the institute. 

  • Student lifecycle management

A student is considered the most important stakeholder of any educational entity. Almost all of the tasks in the institution are connected to students. Faculty members always find it difficult to manage and organize students using the manual intervention. A school or college ERP software can attract students, track their interests, and nurture them accordingly. It also can help institutions engage students in real prospects and provide faculty and parents with real-time analytics for student tracking and enhancement. 

  • Data & information management

Educational institutions involve a huge amount of student data for managing school affairs systematically. In manual intervention, it becomes crucial for faculty members to manage data in papers, files, and documents. 

Automation through a robust ERP/SIS can help institutions streamline the complete processes and manage student data. It also helps to store, organize, and manage all the data in a centralized manner that can be easily accessed, edited, and updated from anywhere and anytime by faculty and parents according to the authority. 

  • A hybrid method of learning 

In today’s advanced and technological world, it is important for educational institutions to opt for a hybrid method of learning. A combination of both online and offline methods in the classroom using new technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality and more can help institutions ease student learning and teaching process. 

Conclusion 

A college ERP can be the best solution for educational institutions, it can provide robust management for every stakeholder, especially faculty members and students. Hope you like the article, still having doubts? Let’s discuss this now! 

Capability to manage academic & administrative tasks 

The current scenario of educational institutions involves a bundle of academic and administrative tasks. Right from admission enquiry to the alumni of the student, the administrators, faculty members, guest lecturers, and researchers find it difficult to manage all the operations manually. 

To this, a college ERP software can be the best solution, it can provide administrators and faculty members manage all the operations efficiently using just one single software. It can avail faculty members to manage all the important objectives in just a few minutes of tasks. 

5 Ways Technology Can Help Save Costs for Academic Institutes

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

The growth of educational resources and online courses being offered today are a clear indication of the shift to technology and how it’s changing the landscape of the education industry. 

Every year there is an increasing number of students opting out of attending schools and colleges physically. With many study options available, a lot of which are online and comparatively cheaper, technology is playing a huge role in making education accessible and cheaper than ever before. Even long-distance or work-based learning, as well as apprenticeships, are becoming available online, which reduces the total cost of education by permitting interns to live at home and learn and earn. 

Today, when the world has been ravaged by COVID19 in an unprecedented way, education is one field that has managed to deliver, without any hiccups. Educational institutions all over the world have quickly moved all their teaching online and are making sure that students are gathering every bit of knowledge and learning that they would have, on campus. 

While online education may be the need of the hour right now, technology has always proved to be a gainful investment for educational institutions, one of which is saving on costs. 

Let us explore 5 ways in which technology can help save costs for educational institutions. 

1. Using the cloud instead of the copier

Educational institutions have seen the enormous potential of the cloud and more and more schools and colleges are moving over every year. A market research report had predicted a 26% annual growth in cloud computing in schools through 2021. Needless to say, with the ongoing pandemic the numbers would inflate too much more than that. 

Cloud technology has plenty of instant benefits to academic institutions like –

  • It does away with the need to buy expensive printed textbooks, which become outdated quickly. Using digital content allows easy regular updating as and when necessary, which also saves cost substantially for the school. 
  • It minimizes the requirements for expensive hardware like servers, which call for ongoing server room cooling, maintenance and a huge amount of space. 
  • It reduces the use of toner and copy paper, along with saving the time spent on making copies every week, while also reducing carbon footprints. 
  • If there is ever a loss or a need to track down a paper trail, a cloud system will give easy access and swiftly recover data.

2. Taking advantage of the VoIP over the traditional PBX

Switching over to the VoIP phone system has helped schools and institutions to cut down costs by lowering phone bills and having access to new automation features to further boost productivity. 

VoIP providers often offer free internal calls making it possible for teachers, administrators, and anyone with a phone connected to the phone system to call each other without any charges. Larger schools and institutions can save a substantial amount by using a VoIP phone system since all the frequent calls made within a school system are considered in-network and will be free of charge.

A VoIP system is cheaper to maintain than a PBX system. It can be installed quickly with adding and removing of phones done simply. A hosted VoIP system comes with free 24/7 support staff. 

3. Opting for the digital platform over manual  

In this age of technology, it is a challenge for educators to constantly keep the learning environment engaging and relevant. It is important for them to keep the communications and information flow of the school community completely smooth and secure.

While it may seem migrating to a digital platform would require huge budgets, truth is, it is the crucial factor that can actually cut costs, boost productivity and save time which is otherwise wasted on administrative tasks. With digitization, teachers and administrators do not have to spend time with old machines, including outdated computers, printers and slow networks; and could use their time for more productive work. Teachers have the advantage of using technology to produce more creative learning opportunities for students. On the other hand, students get accustomed to technology at an early age and learn valuable skills which will sustain them for life. 

4. Using special-purpose applications for better efficiency

Educational institutions have started to see the utility of application that can help them manage a lot of departments better. Since educators know they have the responsibility of building the careers and lives of a whole new generation, they understand there is no scope for mistakes. Switching over to digital helps to make sure there are no errors in statistics and work flows smoothly as programmed. They are moving to the use of specifically created applications to better manage food services, school buses, utilities like electricity and cooling/heating, textbooks, etc.

Besides the smooth functioning and management of various departments with the use of various applications, educational institutions are also saving money by eliminating the need of human intervention and physical work.

5. Availing digital documents over physical material

One important aspect of knowledge is, it needs constant updating. Going digital helps to quickly and efficiently update new material online with adaptable changes. Content changes and delivery, digitally, lowers the cost of printing the new material and also gets rid of the reliance on physical printed content and copy.

While education institutions wake up to the importance of technology and seek to empower themselves with the latest, it is the SIS (Student Information System) that has proved to be the groundbreaker with the advantage to connect, teach and manage better. One of the most important roles technology plays is to handle evolving requirements and efficiently manage multiple modes of communication. 

Academia SIS has been specifically developed to suit the current and future needs of growing higher education institutions. It is a unique multifeatured solution for Group Institutions, Business Universities, Colleges, Schools, etc. and automates the complete student life cycle.

Undeniably, the best technology solution to successfully lower costs while providing an edge by enhancing connectivity among students, teachers and parents.

For the education institutions, while adopting technology helps to cut down costs, it also works for students as the expenses go down considerably with online course materials and other associated expenses. Hence, a win-win for all. 

What Are the 5 Advantages of Using College ERP in the New Era of Education?

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

Education ERP software is gaining great momentum. But one thing that most certainly is missed out by college management is that their model is different than that of a school or a training institute. Thus, you need to ask yourself constantly, what is the most important thing for your institute, what problems you aim at solving, and how advantageous your investment is going to be. 

Today, we would like to use this opportunity to introduce you to the 5 biggest benefits college ERP software will bring you. Here are they: 

Advantages of the Education ERP System for a College

  • Simplified Admission Process: 

Admissions are one of the busiest times of the year, and they are painstaking. You have to be alert to every pre-admission and admissions activity and that can be cumbersome. A college management system comes with specific features for admission directors and the people responsible for the admission phase. 

A good college ERP system would give you toolsets such as managing enquires, converting enquires to admissions, planning and implementing fee structure, improving communication between college and applicant, and also, an applicant portal. This would successfully untangle all admission-related processes. 

  • Real-time Data Record:

You have various people working in your education organization and it is supremely important that they get the right information, at the right time to take the right decision. 

With a centralized database, you can allow role-based access to real-time data and information to all your stakeholder. It is a highly secure data management system that allows you to efficiently and effectively manage your processes and take data-backed decisions faster than ever before. 

  • Automated Fee Processing 

Easy integration of 3rd Party Payment Software would give your students and parents an edge over the fee system. It allows transparent and secure online payments through e-wallets, debit/credit cards, internet banking, etc. 

Furthermore, it allows you to track every transaction that happens in your organization. You can track even the oldest of your transactions that have happened online. Also, you no longer need a cashier to collect fees, it is a completely automated system that shares the receipts with the students and parents for their payments. 

You can also take this a step further and add automated reminders that send out messages to students and parents near the time of fee payments. 

  • Centralized Data Management 

Data management is a big task. Ask the person who has to add or remove data from the paper-backed record system. You can replace it with a digital data management system that allows you to store a vast amount of data about students, parents, exams, timetable, faculty, student performance, result, and even alumni. 

  • Prompt decisioning 

Technologies such as AI & ML are helping institutes utilize the data to develop a deeper understanding of the market trends and use it to develop profitable strategies. Using Education ERP software for college you can generate reports on admissions, fee payments, student enrollment, payroll, employee records, student accommodation, and more. 

Summing Up

These were just the 5 top advantages of using a college ERP in the new era of education, but there is more. For more information, you can connect with our ERP expert and discuss in detail your needs. 

5 Amazing Benefits of Online Institute Management in Education Sector

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

The time has changed. The working style around the globe is changing, it isn’t limited to office premises anymore. With the changing dynamics of other working sectors, education is also following the same path.

It is noticeable that learning methods have also changed in the last few years. Video tutorials, online content, e-books, social media groups, global connectivity among students, teachers; all of this has expanded the horizon of education, its resources and distribution.

Along with learning management, institute management is also changing. Colleges, universities, and other higher educational institutions are adopting online student management (Education ERP) to manage their day to day tasks. It helps institutions to integrate all administrative processes in a single platform, brings seamless workflow, and ultimately enhances stakeholders’ satisfaction.

Considering the current scenario of the Corona pandemic, institutions have to manage their paperwork and other academic tasks remotely. They are using different platforms to deliver notifications and updates, which is quite tedious and time-consuming.

However, with the help of online institute management, it has been easier for institutions to maintain institutional continuity. Let’s see what benefits educational institutions can get with online education management software:

Reduced Costs

Educational institutions are full of paper works. They also need communication mediums to contact the student, their parents, teachers, and other staff members on a daily basis. For that, they need to partner with the third party to regulate these processes that increase the overheads. And that too fails sometimes.

With online institute management such as Education ERP, colleges and universities can reduce their stationary and communication costs along with other administrative expenses. It not only makes these processes more swift but it also simplifies maintenance of data and reports.

Academia Student Management System provides an internal messaging system to deliver notifications to students, teachers, or parents or to all of them with a single platform. Know how it works.

Institutional continuity

Many institutions have suffered a great deal of loss in the closures of educational institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has impacted students, teachers, and staff on varied levels. Due to internet connectivity, social platforms, and SMS & Email services, educators could only inform each other with the current status but the institutional continuity was compromised. As remote working became the only way to keep the business running, some educational institutions were not able to bring that on.

Here comes the role of online management. With the help of it, institutions can regulate most of their curriculum online. Assignment submission, fee payment, student marksheet distribution, syllabus management, and its distribution and much more can be done with automation in education.

Better Connectivity

Communication is the key to running a successful organization, and it would be ignorant if we overlook its role in the education sector. Proper communication is very important not only between teachers and students but also among all the stakeholders.

By bringing digital transformation in education management, the connectivity increases by many folds. Learning goes beyond the campuses. It provides exclusive portals for everyone where they can not only get the recent updates but can also manage their details and records. With Faculty and Student apps, it becomes super convenient to manage the day to day task, wherever whenever.

See how INIFD Indore getting the benefits of Academia ERP to increase communication.

Work alignment

College, university, or school all of them have various departments. Admin, admission, programs and courses, fee, transportation, hostel, logistics, and many more. Sometimes it becomes so scattered and tedious to manage records from all these departments and maintain the work alignment.

An education ERP helps to maintain these departments in one single platform. It simplifies the workflow brings alignment and increases productivity.

Error-free processes

To err is human!

Humans are prone to make mistakes, and there is nothing wrong with it but being an education leader, you can’t take the risk. One error can cause a series of chaos and that reduces the space for development.

Unlike humans, technology doesn’t make errors on its own. With a tool, we can not only make our work flawless but we can also save a lot of time. An online student information system like Academia ERP has many features that are designed to help teachers, students, parents, and management and allow them to manage their work efficiently.

The ultimate benefit

The most important thing that attracts educators to shift into a digital platform is convenience. It empowers all the associated members to operate their tasks whenever they want and from whichever device they choose. It breaks the limitation of growth and efficiency. It gives educators and management to think beyond bundles of paperwork.

Benefit of Academia Institute Management System: Module Guide – 4

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

In continuation of the series detailing out various modules offered by Academia, the fourth part discusses the other four most important ones related to institute management.

With 20+ modules and configurable features, Academia by Serosoft is an award-winning education management software that is helping thousands of educators and students across 12 countries.

In this article, we’ll find out how Academia Institute Management can help you to manage the library, HR, committee, event, front desk, security gate, and inventory.

1. Library Management

The library system in higher education is challenging. Due to multiple courses, student demands and continuous need for advancement, institutes have to maintain a high number of resources. This requires an administrative system filled with resources that include books, magazines, newspapers, published papers, etc.

Academia ERP offers library management to helps staff members maintaining all the resources. With the integration of KOHA, which is a world-famous electronic software to automate all the operations of your library. It’s a full highly scalable, full-featured, economical and easy to use library management system. It supports companies, educational institutes of varying sizes to maintain their libraries.

Know more about the importance of library management.

2. HR Management

Also known as employee management. Like any other organization, education institutions also have multiple departments and numbers of employees associated with it. And it is tiresome to maintain all the records & details manually. Not only does it takes a lot of time, but it is also difficult to find certain details as and when needed.

With the help of the Academia Employee Management Module, it becomes easy to maintain and manage all the records. It also helps to manage time-sheet, leave management, payroll and reports related employees.

Recommended reading: Benefits of Academia Institute Management: Module Guide 101

With Academia you can:

  • Manage employee leaves approval
  • Notify employee through SMS, email and internal notification for leave approvals
  • Generate timesheet for in-time and out-time of employees
  • Generate employees leaves statistics reports
  • Integrate with a third-party system for payroll processing

Know more about the features of HR management from here. Click here to continue…

3. Committee, Event & Front Desk Management

Higher education institutions mostly have multiple committees and events like tech fests, workshops, symposiums, etc. that run around all the years involving teachers and students. At a time it becomes difficult to manage them in a coordinated manner. Notifying everyone, managing event details, participants’ information, etc.

With the committee management module of Academia SIS, it becomes easy to manage all the committee, events and much more. It helps staff member to exchange information in a hassle-free manner.

  • Manage committee within an organization
  • Manage the validity period and status of a committee
  • Notify committee members via email & SMS to send circulars & updates
  • Manage events and meeting calendars for the committee

Recommended reading: Benefits of Academia Institute Management: Module Guide 102

Front desk management of Academia offers you to:

  • Manage inward and outward shipments in office
  • Manage sender and receiver information
  • Maintain records of numbers of shipment packets and docket numbers
  • Upload relevant documents including bill receipt and insurance document

4. Security gate & Inventory Management

The security gate module of Academia helps the institute to automate and manage appointments in a smarter way. You can map appointments with the concerned authority, generate unique ID cards for the visitors, maintain records of vehicle number of visitors and much more.

In inventory management, you can manage all the available resources in the institute, maintain records of which one is issued to whom, which resource is booked for what duration. You can also generate required reports if needed. This inventory management can be linked to hostel management and it can help you to manage resources in hostels as well.

Recommended reading: Benefits of Academia Institute Management: Module Guide 103

Academia SIS: One solution to automate educational institutions

Academia Student Information System is the complete solution for educational institutions that are ready to automate their administrative processes. It helps them integrate all the departments, makes information flow seamless, make institute management smoother, efficient and effective.

Are you ready to bring digital transformation in your institute and bring a better experience for students and educators? Talk to our expert now through a free demo. Book now!

Benefits of Academia Institute Management: Module Guide 102

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

Last month we have started the Academia Institute Management blog series in which you will get to learn about how certain modules can help your institute to manage academic operations in a smarter way.

With 20+ modules and configurable features, Academia by Serosoft is an award-winning college management system that is helping thousands of educators and students across 11 countries.
These series outline in detail the key modules offered by Academia that effectively automate the administrative processes in an institution.

In this article, we’ll discuss three modules of Academia ERP i.e. Attendance Management, Student Management, and Time-table Management. You’ll learn about how automation can help to make admission better, student management more efficient, and timetable management smarter.

Attendance Management

Nobody can deny the importance of attendance in educational institutions. Whether it is a primary school or the largest university in the world, every institute goes through the attendance management processes. On average teachers spend around 5-10 minutes in this and before the end of the session they have to calculate attendance percentage, exam attendance records, get exam detention process due to low attendance, and whatnot. In a year of 261 working days, if a teacher spends 10 minutes in attendance every day, he/she will be spending 2610 minutes in a year i.e. approx 43hrs.

The good news is that it can be simplified with the help of automation.

Academia Institute Management System can reduce teachers’ workload. It can integrate biometric integration or smart card/RFID by which attendance can be marked easily. It can also generate attendance reports class-wise, section-wise, subject-wise, etc.

Here are the benefits of the Academia attendance management system

Student Management

Every institute is and should be student-centric. Managing student records, their personal and academic details, track of academic progress, marksheet, etc. requires continuous efforts of teachers and staff.

If an institute is not digitally enabled, all the processes are done manually which is not only tiring but also time-consuming.

Thanks to automation you can save a huge amount of time with it. In the Academia student management module, you can keep all the records under 100+ fields. Student can fill their details via the student portal, hence teachers and staff can save time there. You can also generate ID cards and barcode, generate reports with smart analytics and much more.

Timetable Management

Time-table, a scheduler that helps teachers and students to design their days and hence streamlines their learning processes in every session. Yet, most of the time, both the stakeholders find it difficult to stay aligned with the timetable and maintain a detailed record of everything in the calendar.

With the help of Academia, you can help teachers and students to stick to schedules easily. Time-table management is integrated with attendance management software that makes it easier to track attendance, sessions, subjects, syllabus, etc. Moreover, you can also generate reports for faculty and students as and when needed.

What’s next

Attendance, Student, and timetable management are three important modules of Academia Institute Management. They give digital transformation to class management, streamline day-to-day processes and simplify teachers’ lives. Stay tuned to learn another three important modules of Academia ERP and how they can shape your institute digitally.

Are you ready to make teachers’ lives simpler and student experience better? See how Academia can help your institute with a FREE demo now!

6 Steps To Perform Student Enrollment Management In Higher Ed

Posted on by Hemant Mahajan

Enrollment management refers to the ability of institutions of higher education to exert more systematic influence over the number and characteristics of new students, as well as influence the persistence of students to continue their enrollment from the time of their matriculation to their graduation. The emergence of enrollment management as a new administrative structure within institutions of higher education originated in North America, but it has also been employed in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The Concept

Enrollment management can be viewed as a synergistic organizational concept that can be used to link several administrative functions within a college or university in order to optimize institutional enrollment goals. Examples of this approach can be found among the financial strategies of many college campuses, where important linkages have emerged between senior enrollment managers and chief financial administrators. Both private and public colleges use some of their tuition income to fund campus-based scholarships for students. Tuition revenue accounts for millions of dollars, and campus-based financial aid has become a large expenditure at most four-year institutions. Enrollment management efforts have therefore become closely linked to budgeting and campus financial planning. Successful enrollment management strategies and practices must also consider the growing importance of university and college rankings. For many institutions of higher education, enrollment management has come to involve a combination of student enrollment strategy, budgeting strategy, and institutional positioning strategy.

Roadmap

1.  Set goals for enrollments

Setting up realistic goals and working in that very same direction to achieve them is the first necessity of systematic enrollment management for an institute. It is a crucial step since it involves market analysis and calculation of the expected rate of growth.

2.  Resource requirements

To identify the need for the required resources according to the set goals is the next step in the roadmap for enrollment management.

3.  Campaigning and recruiting plan

It is important to create a target focused marketing plan for move in the right direction and reach the set goals. The right kind marketing mix may help you get to the right target audience which would ultimately help us meet enrollment management goals.

4.  A strong follow-up on your marketing and recruitment activities

Tracking your activities is a must in the process of enrollment management to get the results. Following steps can be followed to keep on a regular check on these activities:

1) Identify which metrics to track.
2) Know how to track the metrics you identified.
3) Guide your decisions with the data you collect.
4) Monitor the effect of your efforts and adjusting accordingly.

Having a solid set of marketing and recruitment metrics you can track allows you to benchmark your efforts from year to year and make crucial decisions on allocating resources and strategies.

5.  Systematic communications within the process to develop and implement the right strategy.

With the seemingly chaotic mix of print, e-mail, Web, and social media, there may not seem to be much “flow” with recruitment communications. As with student qualification, though, building a communications flow remains a bountiful recruitment strategy if it is handled strategically.

First, you still must think through the communications at various enrollment stages—inquiry, applicant, admit, deposit. Regardless of where a student enters the flow, progressing them to the next enrollment stage remains the goal.

Second, focus your electronic communications wisely. Having a Web site that engages students is paramount. You want to invite communication in addition to delivering information. Give students opportunities to provide their e-mail addresses or even opt in to text messaging. Do the same with social media but be careful not to go overboard. You are better covering fewer social media outlets well rather than spreading yourself too thin.

Finally, get parents and guardians involved in the flow. According to our E-Expectations research, 60 percent are involved with the college research process. Target them with communications and make them ambassadors for your campus.

6.  Award financial aid so students get what they need and expect to enroll

The ability to afford a college education has emerged as the biggest roadblock to attending college. Perhaps nothing will turn away a prospective student faster than a feeling that they cannot afford your institution. You must address this concern immediately and accurately.

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