Kalingasoft provides end-to-end technology and management consulting services for education institutions. It offers an integrated education automation solution called "Greycells" that seamlessly integrates key processes across academic, financial, and administrative functions. Greycells is implemented in phases to enable smooth change management and is differentiated by its comprehensive functionality, high configurability, and web-based open architecture.
End-to-End Solutions Straddling Across Ideation, Inception, Nurturing and Transformation Phases of an Education Institute
1. KALINGA SOFTWARE PVT. LTD.
www.kalingasoft.com
AN ISO 9001:2000 & ISO: 27001:2005 CERTIFIED COMPANY
INSTITUTION EXCELLENCE ENABLEMENT
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KALINGASOFT: AN INTRODUCTION
[END TO END TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS]
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Kalingasoft A Snapshot
• Kalingasoft is a growing company with a decade long experience in providing education
technology & consulting services to education institutions
• We provide end-to-end consulting services that enable green field project commissioning,
academic excellence, process enhancement, learning solutions and technology enablement
including ERP solution and LMS engine
• Has been identified as a ISV partner by IBM & HCL for Education Sector
• Kalingasoft’s integrated web enabled comprehensive automation framework named “Greycells”
seamlessly integrates the processes of an educational institute/university.
• “Greycells” facilitates quick and creative analysis of data for astute and timely decision-making
across all the functions of the institution/University
• Through its Management Consulting Practice, Kalingasoft is committed to help take the clients
climb the next rung in the maturity and excellence ladder. Our interventions straddle across :
ideation, inception, nurturing and transformation phases of an education institute
• We have also advised institutes in improving their business models and increase return-on-
investments and reduce the pay-back period of projects
• Has an impressive list of satisfied clients and case-studies that includes some of the best names in
education sector
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Education Consulting
Kalingasoft
Education ERP
• Greycells - Web Enabled ERP for
Schools, Colleges & Universities
• End-to-end Process Automation
• Greenfield Education Projects
• Managing Under Performing Institutions
• Knowledge Cities
• Institute Excellence Enablement
• Research and Detailed Project Report for New
Projects
• Fund Raising / Bank loan Proposal
• Statutory Documentation and Approvals
• Infrastructure Development
• Academic Rigour & Faculty Effectiveness
• Syllabus & Curriculum Design
• Learning and Growth Initiatives
• External Connect & Collaborations
• Brandi Management
• Human Resources Management
• HR Policy Formulation
• Talent Sourcing/Recruitment
• Strategic Performance Management /
Balance Score card
• Governance
• Learning and Growth Initiatives
• Strategic Projects and New Initiatives
• Accreditation
• Statutory Documentation
• Statutes, Ordinances, Rules & Regulations
• Faculty & Student Manuals
• Examination Process Handbook
Kalingasoft: A Snapshot of Services & Offerings
Representative Offerings Representative Modules
• Core Module
• Student Information
• Staff Information
• Facility Management
• System Administration
• Course Details
• Student Life Cycle
• Course Management
• Attendance
• Examination
• Alumni
• Placement
• Library
• Financial/HR
• Payroll
• Financial Accounting
• Leave Management
• Fee Collection
• Value Enhancer
• E- Notice
• Opinion Poll
• Online Testing
• Collaboration
• Help Desk
Representative Clientele
• Consulting
• Don Bosco University
• Infinity Knowledge City
• Kaziranga university
• Centurion University
• ERP
• IIT Bhubaneswar
• NIT Rourkela
• Gauhati University
• Centurion University
• Doon School
• Mayo College
• DPS Dhaka
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EDUCATION CONSULTING
[END-TO-END SOLUTIONS STRADDLING ACROSS IDEATION, INCEPTION, NURTURING AND
TRANSFORMATION PHASES OF AN EDUCATION INSTITUTE]
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Partners have availed a host of services to meet unique needs
• Market Validation
• Affiliation Procedures and Guidelines
• Phasing of Physical Infrastructure
• Fee Structure and Revenue Projection
• Financials – Investments, Cash Flows
and Profit and Loss
Research and Detailed Project
Report for New Projects
• Preparing proposal for banks/funding
agencies
• Coordination with banks/funding
agencies
Fund Raising / Bank loan
Proposal
• Preparing DPR(s) for statutory approval
• Documentation for statutory approvals
• Coordinating other preparations
• Coordination with statutory bodies
Statutory Documentation and
Approvals
• Creating required physical, IT and
academic infrastructure
• Co-ordination with architect
• Co-ordination with other vendors
Infrastructure
Don Bosco
University
Knowledge
City
Bawri
Education Trust
Kaziranga
University
Knowledge
Trust
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• Curriculum Design & Pedagogy
• Academic Excellence
• Academic Processes
• Academic Administration
• Academic Audit
Academic Rigour
• Industry-Institute Interface
• Academic Collaborations
• Faculty and Student Exchange
Programmes
• Seminars & Conferences
External Connect &
Collaborations
• Formulating marketing and branding
strategies
• Operationalising the strategies
Branding
• Formulating HR Strategy & Policy
• Objective Target Setting and
Measurement
• Organization Structure and Talent
Sourcing
Human Resources
Don Bosco
University
Knowledge
City
Bawri
Education Trust
Kaziranga
University
Knowledge
Trust
Partners have availed a host of services to meet unique needs
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Academic Rigour & Faculty Effectiveness
External Connect – Admissions, Placements,
Faculty Recruitment
Brand Management
Financial Advisory
Learning and Growth
Governance(Standard Operating Procedures)
Sponsored Projects (DST, MoHRD etc.)
Strategic Projects and New Initiatives
Strategic Performance Management
ERP Implementation
Comprehensive set of offerings to improve the Internal
eco-system of an Existing Institution holistically and hand-hold
it to a path of transformation in a 3-5 year horizon
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Interventions Target Levels
Academic Rigour and Faculty
Effectiveness
• 90-95% student pass percentage.
• A few students in top 100 of university merit list
• Robust and auto-pilot academic processes
External Connect Improvement through
good academics – Admission, Corporate
Relations, Faculty Recruitment
• Healthy network of active influencers and consultants
• Corporate involvement in seminars / short term modules
• At least one recognised faculty in every department.
• Bright young students recruited at fresher level
Brand Management • Consideration list of top 5000 students and key recruiters
• Regular visibility in local media because of positive events
• Healthy social marketing
Financial Advisory • Align cost structures to bench-marks in all cost heads
• Evaluate fund-raising options
• Debt-restructuring if required
• Taxation / Corprorate restructuring
Governance • Democratic decision making
• Shift from people-centric to process-centric governance
• System driven transparent governance
Bouquet of Offerings to Address Unique and Specific Pain-points
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Interventions Target Levels
Sponsored Projects • Getting funded/sponsored projects
• Generating new stream of revenue for faculty as well as the
institute
• Culture of research
• Students getting associated with sponsored projects
Learning and Growth Initiatives • Increase interest among faculties in doctoral / research /
developmental programmes
• Initiate IP creation initiatives
• Initiate incubation initiatives
Strategic Projects and New Initiatives • Generate new revenue streams – using existing infrastructure
and human resources
• Explore investments in / development of new courses.
• Support new projects during teething phase
Strategic Performance Management • All departments / key resources meeting or surpassing
desired objectives
• Well defined and balanced organization road-map
ERP Implementation • Automate all key processes in 18-24 months horizon
• Auutomate academic processes in 6 months time
Accreditation • National and International Accreditations
Bouquet of Offerings to Address Unique and Specific Pain-points
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No Additional Work
Stress or Disruption
Objectivity
Kalingasoft
Advantage
Result Accuracy
• Insights gained through working
with a large client base in different
capacities for almost a decade
• Involved with 80+ institutes
across the country
• Third-party audit and
implementation provides a
more accurate view of what is
happening
• Easier to measure the
performance and take
corrective steps in time
• Objectivity in target setting and
outcome measurement
• Independent and unbiased
audit, planning,
implementation and review
mechanism
• Measurement without any bias
or prejudice
Domain Knowledge
• No additional work stress or work
disruption during any of the
activities undertaken by
Kalingasoft.
New Thought Dimension
Best Practices
• In a position to share prevalent best
practices through its long years of
experience in education sector
• Kalingasoft is most likely to see
the problems from new
perspectives and bring in fresh
ideas and thought dimensions
Kalingasoft: In a unique position to deliver value to clients
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Assam Don Bosco University the first Private University of the
North-East: Kalingasoft assists in making it possible in One Year’s
time
Don Bosco University (DBU) is a project of the “Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), North East India”. Don Bosco
Society is working in 132 countries, has 58 institutions of higher education and 14 universities catering to
over 9,000,000 young people. It enjoys consultancy status at the United Nations. In India it has hundreds of
high schools, 25 colleges, over a 100 technical schools, scores of non-formal training centres, agricultural
training centres, relief & rehabilitation centres, literacy centres, and shelters. It is recognized by the Government
of India as the single largest providers of technical education in India, second only to the government.
Don-Bosco Society chose Kalingasoft over more illustrious competitors to realize their vision. Approvals for the
University and Engineering Colleges were granted in a record one years time. The first full batch of
engineering students took admission exactly after 8 months from the start of ideation phase.
• Detailed Project Report for the University
• Academic
– Curriculum design
– Academic processes
– Admissions
• Human Resources
– Faculty recruitment
– Director recruitment
– Human Resource Management processes /
policies.
• Statutory
– Liaison with AICTE, Government of Assam
– Statutory documents like Statutes,
Ordinances, Rules and Regulations of the
University.
• Infrastructure (Academic/ICT & Physical)
– Construction of Institute’s building
– Library (e-library) / Laboratory set up
• Branding
– Advertisements and Brochures
– Conferences and Seminars
Kalingasoft deliverables:
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Infinity Knowledge City, promoted by Infinity Infotech Parks
Limited (IIPL), is a diversified conglomerate with interests in
Infrastructure, IT, Educational Complexes and Townships.
Mr. Ravindra Chamaria, the Chairman and Managing Director of
IIPL and the name behind making Kolkata as an IT destination of
India chose Kalingasoft as a long-term partner for this unique
and prestigious project.
Kalingasoft deliverables:
• Research
– Knowledge City conceptualization.
– Whitepaper on infrastructure creation in higher
education in India.
– Study of Global examples.
– Survey for identification of educational partners for
Knowledge City.
• Detailed Project Report.
• Branding
– Knowledge City pitch to Governments, politicians,
bureaucrats, etc.
– Knowledge City pitch to prospective educational
partners.
• Collaborations: Government, Academic, Non-Academic
• Architectural plan.
• Real Estate search
Infinity Knowledge City
the radical thinking in Education
Sector in India
North Eastern Knowledge Foundation (NEKF) promotes the
Kaziranga University at Jorhat in Assam. In the absence of
any prior experience in education sector the promoters
wanted support of Kalingasoft in almost every aspect of
creating and running a University,
With the approval for the State Private University, the
first phase of integrated campus commenced in 2012
with students taking admission into:
• School of Engineering & Technology
• School of Business
• School of Computing Sciences
• School of Basic Science
Kalingasoft deliverables:
• Detailed Project Report for the University.
• Coordination with statutory bodies for approvals
• Bank proposal for the University Project
• Architectural planning
• Physical, ICT and Academic Infrastructure Development
• Curriculum Design
• Recruitment
• Operational Support
Kaziranga University:
to boost the higher education in
the North-East
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SDM Educational Trust will promote an Techno-Management
Education Complex at Patna, Bihar. The complex will initially
comprise of Engineering and Management faculty.
The man behind the project is Capt. A. K. Singh, a successful
edupreneur.
In absence of any replicable model of creating an excellent
private institution in the state of Bihar, the SDM Trust wanted
the support of Kalingasoft at every stage of the project.
Kalingasoft deliverables:
• Detailed Project Report for statutory approvals
• Physical and ICT Infrastructure Planning
• Facilitating Academic Administration
• Human Resources Management
• Branding of the Institute
Sita Devi Memorial Trust
aiming to revolutionize higher
education landscape of Bihar
CUTM is the first state private university in the state of
Orissa. Promoted by eminent academicians of the state,
the University is running engineering and management
schools in two campuses in Bhubaneswar and
Parlakhemundi.
The Trust was running engineering colleges and b-
schools. On getting the approval for a State Private
University they wanted express support for statutory
documentation to streamline academic and
administrative processes necessary for a University.
Kalingasoft deliverables:
• Preparing statutory documents for the university
• Process automation and ERP implementation
• Facilitating Academic Administration
• Human Resources Management
• Branding of the Institute
Centurion University of
Technology and
Management (CUTM)
The first State Private University
in Odisha
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“GREYCELLS"
CAMPUS AUTOMATION SOLUTION
[SEAMLESS PROCESS AUTOMATION AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT ACROSS
ALL MAJOR FUNCTIONS]
OVERVIEW OF MODULES & FEATURES
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Academic Modules
Student
Management
Library
Management
Course
Management
SUPER ADMIN
Payroll
Management
Fee Collection
Finance
Management
Financial Modules
Staff
Information
Administrative Modules
Examination
Security/User
Rights
Inventory
Management
Facility
Management
eNotice
ERP Modules to automate all major processes
across different functions of the institution
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Users
Areas of
automation
Finance Teachers /
HM
Representative Software Application Modules
HR StoreStudents Academics
Core Value Enhancer
Staff
Information
System
Administration
Student
Information
Facility
Management
Attendance
Examination
Payroll
Financial
Accounting
Fee Collection
Course Details
Collaboration
E- Notice
Help Desk
Student Life Cycle Financial/HR
Course
Management
Library
Comprehensive list of the Greycells Modules
Placement
Alumni Leave
Management
Opinion Poll
Online Testing
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Implementation Cycle staggered across Phases I – III:
smooth change management for better assimilation & adaption
• 1 year warranty support post deployment / sign-off - bug fixing if any
• Phases II and III can be interchanged
PO /
Kick-off
Core +
Student Life
Cycle
Value
Enhancer
M0
Phase II
M6-M11
Phase III
M12
Phase I
M0 – M5CCE Only
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Greycells Differentiators: Product, Technology, Implementation,
Organization Strength and Pricing
Comprehensive –
Academic,
Financial, Admin
and more
Enhanced Power
through API driven
3rd Party solutions
[e.g. SMS, email,
barcode]
High
Configurability to
reduce
maintenance cost
Restricted Access
Rights based on
user needs
Co-ordinated
Product
Development
Releases, to reduce
TCO dramatically
Enables a Private
Cloud and other
hosting options
N-tiered Design /
Architecture – for
Maintainability,
Speed &
Performance
Web Based, Open-
Source Compatible
– world class
solution
Kalingasoft
Implementation
Model – end-to-end
responsibility
Demonstrated
Success in
marquee schools
Flexible Pricing
Framework – to suit
organization
context
Deep Sector
Expertise – unique
management
consulting services
Kalingasoft
Process, Strategy
Solutions – go
much beyond
automation
Pedigreed Team
and Partners –
global exposure &
aspirations
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• J2EE (Java, JSP & Servlets)
Front-End
• Oracle 10g and higher
Database
• Apache Tomcat 5 and higher
Web Server
• Windows 2003 and higher
Operating System
• Extensibility for thousands
of schools in a hosted
server model
• N-tiered for painless future
upgrading (scalability) and
ease of maintenance.
• API based - easy
integration with 3rd party
solutions
• Plugging in of components
like SMS Gateway and
Biometrics
• Can be used to create a
private cloud
Architecture
Greycells: ArchitectureGreycells: Technology
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GREYCELLS
[REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTELE INCLUDES MARQUEE SCHOOLS AND PRESTIGIOUS
UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS]
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KIIT Deemed
University,
Bhubaneswar
Gauhati University
Educomp Infra
IIT, Bhubaneswar Globsyn Business
School, Kolkata
Biju Patnaik
University of
Technology
IBAT, Bhubaneswar,
Bangalore & Pune
NSHM, Durgapur,
Kolkata & Gurgaon
NIT, Rourkela
Don Bosco Group
Rungta Education
Group, Bhilai
Infinity Group,
Kolkata
Doon School,
Dehradun
Mayo College,
Ajmer
Daly College, Indore
Kalingasoft Clientele: A Representative List
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• Domain Expertise
– Decade long deep cross-functional knowledge of education sector
– Unique mix of consulting and technology. Help institutes/schools grow in multiple
dimensions.
• Pedigreed Team
– Global Exposure / MNC Partners
• Pioneer in Education Automation
– Marquee schools and higher education institutes as clients
• World Class Product
– Scalable, configurable, powerful proven technology
• Can Drive Roll-out Success
– Focus on implementation Success / Change Mgt Expertise
• Partnership / ROI Approach
– Pricing, growth strategy. Long term partners in progress.
Kalingasoft Edge!