KIET STUDENT APP · THE QUICK READ

Overview

  1. Pulled scattered campus information into one mobile app
  2. Focused on the tasks students do every day
  3. Shipped for students and admin across 9+ modules

Problem

Students relied on WhatsApp, PDFs, and several websites for college information.

Updates were hard to find, easy to miss, and request status was unclear after submission.

The reframe

Instead of rebuilding the college ERP:

“How might we bring the day's updates and routine tasks into one predictable place?”

Scope

  • Announcements, academics, and student services
  • Two roles — student and admin
  • Built with one Android developer over 4 months

Solution

  • One home for announcements, attendance, and academics
  • Permission and complaint requests with a clear status
  • Campus services gathered in one place

Result

6,061 total acquisitions, with roughly 600 daily and 1.8k monthly active users.

Usage climbs around key academic periods, when campus information matters most.

Learnings

  • One predictable place beats many scattered ones
  • Every request needs a visible status
  • A focused scope is what actually ships
← All work

One App For Everything At KIET Campus.

9+ Core Modules
2 User Roles
1 Unified Platform

I faced this myself, so I brought scattered campus information and daily tasks into one place.

Projects screen
Home screen

Overview

KIET Student App brings campus information, academics, and student services into one mobile platform. It helps students access daily updates and tasks more easily.

Problem

Students relied on WhatsApp, PDFs, and multiple websites for important college information. This made updates harder to find and easy to miss.

Solution

☺Product Response

The app brings announcements, attendance, academics, and campus services into one place. It makes common student tasks faster and more organised.

Team

Users: Students + AdminTimeline : 4 Months ▶Download App

Name : Gangadevi

Role : Product Designer

Contribution:

ResearchUser PersonasUX DesignUI DesignUser FlowsIteration

Name : Bharath Prakash

Role : Android Developer

Contribution:

DevelopmentIntegrationTestingBuildsDeploymentMaintenance

Design Process

Design process for the KIET Student App — ground the problem, set priorities, build structure, test, then design and refine.

User Personas

216Q1A4601 Sharmista CSC
Sharmista

Pain points

  • Important notices get buried in WhatsApp.
  • Request status is unclear after submission.
  • Campus information is spread across platforms.

Goal

  • See classes and important updates quickly.
  • Track permissions and complaints easily.
  • Access campus services in one place.
216Q1A4371 Rahul CAI
Rahul

Pain points

  • Academic progress is difficult to understand quickly.
  • Materials and schedules are scattered.
  • Missed updates can affect attendance and submissions.

Goals

  • Track attendance and academic progress easily.
  • Find materials, projects and timetables quickly.
  • Stay updated on deadlines and requirements.

Existing Experience

WhatsappCollege websiteERP portal

Jobs To Be Done

WhenI start my college day
I want to see my schedule & important updates
I know what needs my attention
WhenI check my academics
I want to see attendance & results quickly
I can track my progress
WhenI need permission
I want to Submit a request & check its status
I do not need to contact faculty repeatedly
WhenI need campus information
I want to find services like café, library & timetable
I can access everything in one place

Information Architecture

Home
  • Recent Updates
Quick Actions
Cafe MenuLibraryFee PortalPermissionsEasy PayTime TableBirthdaysProjectsComplaints
Notification
  • New
  • Seen
Academics
  • Materials
  • Academics
Attendance
  • Status
  • Present & Absent
Profile
  • My profile
  • My Clubs
  • My Permissions

User Flow

Onboarding Enter Credentials Roll & Password Home

from Home

Recent Updates New End
Attendance Checks their status End
Quick actions
Cafe menu Checks avail items End
Complaints Fill details Submit End
Projects Checks Progress End
Permissions Fill details Submit End

Student Experience

Student home screen

Iterations

Reorganised the home screen to prioritise important updates, frequent actions, and daily classes

Old home screen
Before
New home screen
After

Simplified permission requests to make their status easier to scan and follow.

Old permissions screen
Before
New permissions screen
After

Admin Experience

Reduced repeated information to make the student list faster and easier to scan.

Old student list
Before
New student list
After

Reorganised complaints by status so admins can identify and track requests more efficiently.

Old complaints view
Before
New complaints view
After

Playstore Review

ND Naresh Dakarapu
★★★★★ 3/30/24

it is very helpful for our college students to manage all works in a single app. And we can check my percentage and daily attendance here

8 people found this helpful

AA Avinash Alapati
★★★★★ 5/2/24

As a KIET Student this app is very useful different purposes of students like academic pdf's cafe menu, results etc… I would recommend everyone to install this app to get latest update on everything regarding KIET groups.

10 people found this helpful

LK Lava Kumar Sagireddy
★★★★★ 3/28/24

The first app for our college is ready to rock. The features are too good and happy to see the developer is from our KIET itself. Smooth experience.

10 people found this helpful

MK Midhin kathi
★★★★★ 5/3/24

Excellent app for kiet all sources can be viewed here thankyou for making this app.

1 people found this helpful

KA Kavya Amrutha Anisetti
★★★★★ 2/24/25

Very useful thank you now no need to search any links. Loved it

1 people found this helpful

HK Hemanth Kumar Ganteda
★★★★★ 7/28/24

It is really a good recommended app for the students who are in kiet. And its provides pdfs in semesters wise.

5 people found this helpful

Product impact

6,061Total acquisitions
1841Google Play Explores

The app saw strong adoption after launch, with students continuing to discover and install it over time.

Google Play acquisitions over time

Continued Usage

600DAU
1.8kMAU

Usage increased around key academic periods, showing that students returned to the app when campus information mattered most

Daily and monthly active users over time