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XAAS Genie Consulting

Industry: EdTech & Distance Learning

How a fast-growing learning institute brought structure to student admissions and engagement with Zoho Creator

Client Overview

The client is a North India–based EdTech and distance learning institute, offering career-focused programs to students across smaller cities and remote regions.Their student base was expanding quickly, new programs were being added, and counselors were onboarding leads daily from different channels.

But as volume grew, operations struggled to keep pace. Teams constantly shifted between spreadsheets, phone calls, WhatsApp chats, and paper files to track what was happening. They weren’t looking for a complete technology overhaul,  just a reliable way to connect processes, reduce manual coordination, and get clearer visibility across the student lifecycle.

Challenges Faced

The lack of a unified system made routine activities feel heavier than they needed to be. Some practical challenges included:

  • Enquiries arrived from many sources, but weren’t tracked centrally

  • Counsellors manually followed up without consistent visibility

  • Admissions used spreadsheets, so data got outdated quickly

  • Batch creation and scheduling required back-and-forth coordination

  • Student engagement relied heavily on messaging apps and phone calls

  • Leadership struggled to access answers to everyday questions like:

  • Which leads are converted?

  • Which batches are reaching capacity?
  • Which students need re-engagement?
  • Which counselors require support or training?

The gaps weren’t about effort, they were about disconnected systems.


Solution

XAAS Genie worked with the client to build workflows on Zoho Creator that mirrored the processes counsellors and administrators already followed.

Instead of introducing new tools at every step, everything was connected into a single flow:

  • Enquiry capture and assignment

  • Counsellor communication and follow-ups logged centrally

  • Application + Documentation + Payment workflows

  • Batch scheduling and faculty mapping

  • Session reminders and announcements

  • Attendance + Assignment access for learners

  • Referral tracking and auto allocation

  • Program dashboards for leadership visibility

Integrations with Zoho Books and Zoho Mail meant fees, invoices, instalments, and communication synced automatically. 

Outcome

Within a short time, day-to-day work became easier to manage, and decisions became more data-driven:

  • Enquiries from all channels auto-captured and tagged

  • Counsellor productivity improved through reminders + dashboards

  • Admission approvals moved faster and became traceable

  • Batch planning became structured and timely

  • Students engaged through a single access portal

  • Referrals increased and were tracked without manual intervention

  • leadership gained real-time visibility into:

  • conversion trends
  • batch health
  • counsellor performance
  • learner engagement

With information finally flowing across processes instead of people, growth felt more manageable.

This implementation reinforced something we see across education organizations: even when student demand is strong, operational complexity can hold teams back.

Zoho Creator allowed the institute to scale admissions and academic administration without adding new layers of manual work. Processes stayed familiar, just digitized, connected, and easier to manage.

As EdTech adoption spreads to smaller cities and remote learners, institutes that build structured operational systems will be able to grow sustainably, improve learner experience, and deepen trust with partner universities.