Client Profile
The client is a reputed university with over 12,000 students and 1,500 staff across multiple campuses. The administration wanted to streamline admissions, student lifecycle management, faculty coordination, and communication with parents. The institution had been using disconnected systems for years, which caused inefficiencies and hampered their ability to deliver a modern student experience.
They decided to partner with Zoho to build an integrated digital ecosystem for admissions, student relationship management, academic operations, and alumni engagement.
Before using Zoho, the company relied on manual spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected listing tools to manage the admission process, Student records and other data.
London, UK
Private Educational Institution
As the company expanded into new regions, the limitations of their manual, spreadsheet-based workflows became increasingly evident. Without a centralized CRM or integrated digital platform, they struggled to manage client data, track property activities, and support real-time communication across their agents.
They needed a scalable, automated solution, so they partnered with CRM Master to implement a comprehensive Zoho ecosystem that would unify operations, digitize property listings, streamline lead and client management, and provide management with actionable insights through real-time dashboards and reports.
Challenges Faced by the Education Industry
Educational institutions, especially in developing markets, face multiple operational and strategic challenges:
Complex Admission Processes
- Handling thousands of student applications through manual or outdated systems often results in missed opportunities, errors, and poor applicant experiences.
Data Silos
- Student information, faculty records, finance, and placement data often reside in separate systems, making it difficult to generate consolidated reports.
Limited Student Engagement
Lack of a unified communication channel hinders effective student and parent engagement, leading to dissatisfaction.
Regulatory Compliance
- Institutions must comply with strict government and accreditation requirements. Without automated workflows, this becomes a resource-intensive task.
Resource Management
Managing faculty workload, scheduling classes, and monitoring performance requires significant coordination.
Scalability Issues
- As student enrollment grows, legacy systems fail to scale, causing inefficiencies.
Our Solution for the Education Industry
We implemented Zoho CRM with modules for student profiles, admission stages, academic programs, and placement opportunities to centralize student data. The system automated the student journey—from inquiry and application to enrollment and alumni relations. Integrated task management, follow-ups, and timeline tracking ensured accountability within admissions teams, leading to a faster, smoother enrollment process.
Zoho Forms was used to create secure, branded digital forms for prospective students to submit application details, required documents, and feedback surveys. This eliminated paper-based submissions, reduced manual data entry errors, and accelerated the admissions and onboarding processes. Parents and students could also use forms to update records, request transcripts, or raise service requests conveniently.
By implementing Zoho Creator, we built custom workflows to manage attendance tracking, examination results, and faculty workload approvals. Automated workflows handled document verification, class scheduling, and student performance tracking. This reduced administrative bottlenecks, streamlined academic operations, and improved turnaround times for student services.
Our experts implemented Zoho WorkDrive to provide secure, cloud-based storage with structured folder hierarchies for students, faculty, and departments. Role-based access ensured only authorized personnel could view sensitive documents such as transcripts and financial aid records. WorkDrive enabled real-time collaboration on academic content, research projects, and administrative documentation.
Zoho Analytics was integrated to generate real-time dashboards and reports on admissions performance, student retention, faculty efficiency, and financial trends. Automated reports provided leadership with actionable insights into enrollment patterns, student outcomes, and compliance requirements. This data-driven approach improved decision-making across departments.
Zoho Books Implementation
With the implementation of Zoho Books, the university was able to manage fee collection, scholarships, refunds, and vendor payments efficiently. Automated recurring invoices simplified instalment-based fee payments, while integration with Zoho CRM allowed seamless linking of student financial records to their profiles. Real-time payment status tracking improved transparency for both administrators and parents.
Results
Key Outcomes Included
- Admissions Efficiency: Application processing time was reduced by 60%. Staff could track and respond to student inquiries instantly, improving applicant satisfaction.
- Centralized Data: All student, faculty, and finance data were unified on the Zoho platform, eliminating silos. Decision-making improved with real-time dashboards.
- Parent Engagement: Parents received instant fee updates, academic progress reports, and event notifications, leading to greater transparency.
- Faculty Productivity: Automated scheduling reduced conflicts, while faculty could track student attendance and grades effortlessly.
- Student Experience: Mobile-first access to timetables, exam results, and notifications enhanced student satisfaction.
- Alumni Engagement: Placement cells tracked alumni networks and corporate relations more effectively, boosting job opportunities for students.
- Regulatory Compliance: Automated reports simplified compliance with government and accreditation bodies.
Performance Improvements
reduction in admission processing time
automation of repetitive administrative tasks
improvement in faculty and staff efficiency
enhancement in student and parent engagement
reduction in operational overhead costs
improvement in data security and compliance
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