Student information system or student management system or student information management system is a software built basically to manage data and information about students in any educational institutions. Implementing SIS in such areas makes it easier for administration to undertake student tests, govern student schedules and attendance and in whole, make the data management of students systematic and effective.
Student information system can vary greatly from managing small organizations to wide enterprises. Nonetheless, the basic functions of an SIS can be best pointed out as follows:
- Maintaining profiles of students and their prospective views.
- Recording and classifying questions and suggestions from students.
- Managing the admission and enrollment procedures.
- Managing teaching faculties, schedules, rules.
- Recording student assessments and attendance.
- Recording student health records.
- Recording financial data like fees, scholarships etc.
- Keeping salary information for the staffs.
- Maintaining student Extra Curricular Activities
- Managing transportation, canteen and other fields of administration.
- Hostel and boarding house management.
- Individual Education Plan (IEP) services.