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How DPS Bengaluru cut admissions paperwork by 87%
A peek behind the curtain at one of India's most high-volume admissions processes — and how digital workflows transformed it.
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Indika School Editorial
May 6, 2026 · 8 min read
The challenge
DPS Bengaluru receives over 4,000 applications for ~600 seats. The traditional process required 4 weeks of admin time. Now it takes 4 days.
The transformation
- Online application portal with document upload
- Automated entrance test scheduling with parent self-service
- AI-assisted document verification flagging mismatches in seconds
- Single dashboard replacing 11 separate Excel sheets
The result: 87% reduction in paperwork hours, and a Net Promoter Score of +62 from parents who applied.
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