As the name suggests e-IMS or e Institute Management System is a Web enabled Enterprise resource Planning (ERP) software for educational and training institutes.


e-IMS’ Highlights

• Facilitates automation of all key processes of an institute and forms the backbone of a comprehensive MIS.
  
  

• Encompasses and integrates all three pillars of an institutes activities – i.e academic, administrative and finance.
  
  

• Addresses the information and data processing needs of all the partners of an institute –viz. students, teachers, parents, support staff and management.
  
  

• Access through the internet enables wider and convenient usage.

 Salient Features and Key Benefits

• Comprehensive Coverage – Encompasses all areas of education institute management, through its 20 modules (details in annexure I)
  
  

• Flexible – Pick and choose modules as per needs. Customizable to address the specific needs of user institutes.
  
  

• MIS Support – Through its reporting tools provides an inbuilt decision support system that facilities timely and astute decision making.
  
  

• Scalability – Browser based, only one time installation. No hassles of installation in multiple machines. Thus ensuring easy scalability.
  
  

• Cost Reduction – Can facilitate reduction of administrative overheads by about 10 to 20%. Hence overall a cash generating investment.
  
  

• Return on Investment – Often annual cost savings or additional revenue generation will surpass initial investment, thus translating to an ROI of above 100%.
  
  

• Integrated Voice Response System Compatible – Automated integration of database with telephony. Enables convenient dial in and automated access of relevant information on admission, payments, examinations etc.
  
  

• Premium Image – Projects to the outside world a dependable, responsive, organized, modern and cutting edge image of the institute. Thus adding to the goodwill of the institute and enhancing the revenue generating potential.

e-IMS’ Relevance

Nowadays most large organizations (across industry sectors) have taken to intensive automation of work processes and have reaped significant improvements in process performance, in terms of cost, speed and accuracy. Surprisingly, education sector (espl. in India) has somewhat lagged behind in this automation drive. Probably because of, hitherto, the absence of comprehensive ERP solutions for education institutes. e-IMS seeks to fill this void by offering world-class automation solutions to educational institutes.