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Zero-Touch Admissions: Eliminating the Paper Chase

EduBold Team ·
Zero-Touch Admissions: Eliminating the Paper Chase

Every admission season, school offices turn into paper factories. Stacks of application forms, photocopies of birth certificates, queues of anxious parents, and overwhelmed staff trying to manage it all manually.

The Real Cost of Manual Admissions

A typical school processing 500 applications manually spends: - 3-4 staff members dedicated full-time for 2-3 months - Thousands of rupees on printing and paper - Countless hours on data entry from forms to Excel/ERP - Significant time handling parent queries about application status

What Zero-Touch Means

Zero-Touch Admissions means parents never need to visit the school to apply. The entire process — from inquiry to fee payment — happens digitally:

1. Online Application Forms Mobile-friendly forms that parents fill from their phones. No PDF downloads, no printing, no physical submission.

2. Document Upload & Verification Parents upload birth certificates, address proofs, and transfer certificates. The system automatically flags incomplete or invalid documents.

3. RTE Quota Management For schools managing RTE 25% quota, the system tracks RTE applications separately and generates compliance reports for government audits.

4. Automated Communication Parents receive SMS and WhatsApp updates at every stage — application received, documents verified, admission confirmed, fee receipt generated.

5. Instant Fee Receipts Upon payment, receipts are generated and emailed/WhatsApped instantly. No waiting in line at the accounts office.

The Impact

Schools that switch to Zero-Touch Admissions typically see: - 80% reduction in processing time - Zero data entry errors (no manual transcription) - Significant improvement in parent satisfaction scores - Staff freed up for higher-value work

The admission process is often a parent's first impression of your school. Make it digital, make it seamless.

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