BITS Pilani Selects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications to Streamline its Business Processes

Implementation to streamline Student Lifecycle, HR & Finance functions to ease interaction between the university and its constituents New Delhi, India – July 28, 2011
By: Oracle India
 
July 28, 2011 - PRLog -- News Facts
· Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) today announced it has begun the implementation of open standards based Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise applications to automate its academic and administrative functions.
· With this software solution, the university will be able to offer a robust and scalable online, self-service interface for its 30000 students, faculty members and administrative staff.
· BITS Pilani will integrate operations of all its campuses in India and abroad (Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad, Dubai) and will enable the university to integrate its student lifecycle academic, HR and finance functions of its existing legacy systems to the new generation PeopleSoft applications.

Managing BITS Pilani's student learning experience with IT
· BITS Pilani serves a unique learning experience across its three tiers of education namely integrated first degree, higher degree and doctoral programmes. The institute offers unsurpassed flexibility such as dual degrees, transfer from one degree programme to another, choice of electives, repetition of courses etc.
· In addition, the university offers a unique method of managing and scheduling classes, all of which consumes a considerable amount of time.
· BITS Pilani offers 50 programmes across its four campuses.
· Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise applications, including PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Financials, PeopleSoft HCM and PeopleSoft Global Payroll 9.1 will cover the complete student lifecycle and back office operations including human resources, payroll, inventory, purchase and asset management.
· Students, alumni, faculty and staff will benefit from getting immediate access to real-time information.
· Once implemented, BITS Pilani will be able to integrate and centralize all its operations between all four campuses, resulting in the following benefits:
         -  Improved services to studentss   
         -  Automate Applicant-to-alumni servicess   
         -  Real-time information to all constituentss   
         - Reduced time to recruit employees   
         - Reduced effort in IT and maintenances   
         - Reduced paper and other direct costss   
         - Increase in employee productivitys   
         - Increased visibility into operations
· Wipro Ltd., a Platinum level partner of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is implementing the solution.


About Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications

· Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions are a comprehensive suite of software specifically designed for the changing and complex needs of higher education institutions. In order to help higher education institutions effectively meet and adapt to the changing needs and expectations, Oracle works closely with a wide variety of universities, standards bodies, higher education associations, and education industry leaders to develop and deliver the most responsive and comprehensive student administration and alumni development systems available today. In use by more than 1000 institutions across 20 countries, the solution can adapt to the needs of institutions of all types, from single-campus to large, multi-campus universities.

· With Release 9.1, Oracle has produced the largest PeopleSoft Enterprise release ever. The third release since Oracle’s acquisition of PeopleSoft, it includes 21 new PeopleSoft solutions, 1350 new features, more than 28,000 pages enhanced with Web 2.0 capabilities, 300 new Web services and 200 industry-specific enhancements.


Supporting Quotes

· “Creating a consistent IT environment has not only provided us faster access to information, but a solid collaboration across our various campuses, sharing of best practices along with obvious cost savings and greater flexibility” said Prof K. E. Raman, Director, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa campus and the Champion of the Task Force responsible for implementing ERP. “Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise applications are a comprehensive solution based on industry leading practices and processes which will help us provide a unique learning experience to our students and increase performance of our staff and faculty.”

· “We are delighted to support BITS Pilani in their endeavour to create a world class institute in India. Higher education institutes across the world are turning to IT to support their business agenda,” said Sunil Jose, vice president, Applications, Oracle India. “It is no different in India. Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications are designed to address the most complex requirements and we worked closely with BITS Pilani to develop a solution that would effectively meet their needs.”

About BITS Pilani

The Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani is an all-India Institute for higher education. Over the years, BITS Pilani has provided the highest quality technical education to students from all over India admitted on the basis of merit. Its graduates may be found throughout the world in all areas of engineering, science and commerce. For more details, visit www.bits-pilani.ac.in

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