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For Colleges & Universities · Built to follow GFR

College Inventory &
Asset Management Software

Track every asset from purchase requisition to write-off. One platform for procurement, fixed-asset tagging, depreciation, and annual stock verification — built to follow GFR, for Indian colleges and universities.

Built to follow GFR QR / barcode tagging Feeds NAAC Criterion IV Mobile stock verification SLM & WDV depreciation
🔖 Tagged & traceable Every asset carries a QR/barcode and a room-level location
📑 Built to follow GFR Quotation rules, GeM recording, and approvals modelled on the rules
📱 Scan-to-verify Annual stock checks done on the mobile app, with a discrepancy report
🏆 Audit-ready Procurement and asset records organised as NAAC Criterion IV evidence
Sound Familiar?

Every college fights the same inventory headaches

  • 📋Purchase requisitions stuck on paper — no one knows the approval status
  • 🔍Assets vanish between departments — no record of transfers
  • ⚠️AMC and warranty expiries slip by — equipment breaks without cover
  • 📊Annual stock verification drags on for weeks with spreadsheets and registers
  • 🏛️GFR gaps get flagged in government audits

CampusAlly takes these off your plate

  • Digital procurement — requests approved in hours, not weeks
  • QR-tagged assets tracked by room, lab, and block
  • Alerts ahead of every AMC or warranty expiry
  • Mobile stock verification — scan, verify, done
  • GFR rules modelled in — quotation thresholds, GeM recording, approvals
What's Inside

Manage college inventory end to end

From the first indent to the final write-off — one connected system for your whole asset lifecycle.

Procurement & Purchase Management

Purchase requisition workflow
Smart Procurement Workflow

Replace paper indent files with a digital approval chain modelled on GFR procurement norms — every step from indent to purchase order is tracked.

  • Department indent / requisition — departments raise requests; the system routes them to the Principal or Registrar for budget approval.
  • Quotation comparison — compare L1, L2, L3 quotes side by side; the multi-quotation rule above your configured threshold (commonly ₹25,000) is applied automatically.
  • Digital purchase orders — generate POs with terms and email them to vendors — no manual typing.
GRN entry and stock register
GRN Entry & Stock Register

Make sure what you ordered is what you received — with a quality check before anything enters the stock register.

  • Quality check on delivery — log accepted vs. rejected quantities before stock entry, with documented proof for vendor disputes.
  • Auto stock-register update — central and departmental sub-registers update on GRN approval — no duplicate entry.
  • Invoice-to-GRN mapping — link vendor invoices to GRNs and hand them to Finance for payment.

Fixed Asset Management

Barcode QR asset tagging
Asset Tagging & Location Tracking

Know where every computer, microscope, and projector is — no more "which department has it?"

  • QR / barcode tagging — unique asset IDs generated at stock entry; print, stick, and the asset is tracked.
  • Room-level location — track by room, lab, or block (e.g. "Computer Lab 1 – System 04"), from campus down to cabinet.
  • Inter-department transfers — moving a printer from Admin to Library? Generate a digital gate pass with a full audit trail.
Depreciation calculation SLM WDV
Asset Lifecycle & Depreciation

Automate year-end fixed-asset work — no spreadsheets, no manual sums, no balance-sheet errors.

  • Depreciation — auto-calculated by Straight Line (SLM) or Written Down Value (WDV) as per Income Tax Act rules, balance-sheet ready.
  • AMC & warranty — store contract dates for every high-value asset and get an alert ahead of expiry (lead time configurable).
  • Write-off workflow — dispose of obsolete assets (e.g. e-waste) through a digital approval trail, as audits expect.

Stores, Consumables & Stock Verification

Lab consumables chemical tracking
Consumables & Lab Chemical Tracking

Manage things that get used up — stationery, chemicals, chalk — with the same discipline as fixed assets.

  • Issue & return tracking — issue consumables to faculty and see consumption by department and subject.
  • Re-order alerts — set minimum thresholds (e.g. "alert when A4 paper drops below 10 reams") to trigger procurement.
  • Expiry monitoring — track shelf life of chemicals in Chemistry, Bio-tech, and Pharma labs to avoid using expired reagents.
Annual stock verification mobile app
Annual Stock Verification

Make the year-end stock audit painless and auditor-ready — without weeks of spreadsheet cross-checking.

  • Mobile scan verification — staff scan QR-tagged assets in the app; scanned items are marked "Verified" in real time.
  • Discrepancy report — the system lists missing or damaged assets once the round is done.
  • Audit trail & history — a digital log of every verification round, ready for committees and auditors.
Procure-to-Pay Cycle

How college procurement works in CampusAlly

Every rupee tracked — from a department's request to a vendor payment in Finance.

1
Department raises indent

A department submits a requisition digitally, with a budget code and justification.

2
Approval & quotations

The Registrar or Principal approves; the system collects quotes per your GFR threshold.

3
Purchase order issued

The chosen quote becomes a PO, generated with terms and emailed to the vendor.

4
GRN & quality check

Goods are inspected; accepted items enter the register, rejected items are flagged.

5
Asset tagging

Fixed assets get a QR/barcode label with a room and a responsible person.

6
Payment in Finance

The invoice-linked GRN goes to Finance, which pays the vendor — audit trail complete.

Who Uses It

Built for everyone who manages college assets

🏛️
Store Officer / Registrar
GFR compliance is a constant audit worry

The procurement workflow is modelled on GFR — quotation thresholds, GeM recording, threshold-based approvals — so your records line up at audit time.

🔬
Lab Manager / HoD
Lab equipment and chemicals are hard to track across batches

Track each instrument by location, manage chemical expiry, and issue consumables — all from one dashboard.

💼
Finance / Accounts
Depreciation takes days of manual work

SLM or WDV depreciation at year-end, with balance-sheet-ready reports — and invoice-linked GRNs that land in Finance for payment.

📋
IQAC / NAAC Coordinator
Inventory data is scattered before accreditation

Pull consolidated asset registers, procurement records, and stock-verification logs as Criterion IV evidence for the accreditation team.

🖥️
IT Department
No visibility into which computer is where; AMC renewals missed

Track every system by room, get AMC alerts ahead of expiry, and log repairs with a maintenance history per asset.

📦
Multi-Campus Universities
Asset visibility across campuses is near impossible

A central asset register across campuses, inter-campus transfers tracked with gate passes, and stock levels compared by location from one dashboard.

How It Fits Your CampusAlly Setup

Inventory owns the asset register — neighbouring modules own the rest

The inventory module owns procurement, asset tagging, depreciation, consumables, and stock verification. The modules below own their own areas; inventory hands off, feeds, or defers to them so nothing is entered twice.

Hands payment to →

Finance

Owns the ledger and vendor payments. Inventory links invoices to GRNs and hands them to Finance.

College Finance →
Leaves books to →

Library

Owns the book catalogue and circulation. Inventory tracks equipment and furniture, not library titles.

Library Management →
Feeds →

NAAC Accreditation

Owns AQAR/SSR generation. Inventory feeds it Criterion IV evidence — it doesn't generate the report.

NAAC Accreditation →
Equips →

Research

Owns research records and grants. Inventory tags and tracks the lab equipment those projects use.

Research Management →

NAAC needs this data anyway

NAAC's Criterion IV (Infrastructure & Learning Resources) looks for documented asset management, procurement, and stock verification. Inventory organises that evidence and feeds it to the accreditation module, which compiles the AQAR and SSR.

Criterion IV – Infrastructure Asset register evidence Procurement records Stock-verification logs Audit-ready
See the NAAC Accreditation module →
Frequently Asked Questions

Questions from store officers & registrars

College inventory management software tracks a college's physical assets — lab equipment, furniture, computers, chemicals, stationery — across their full lifecycle, from purchase order and goods receipt through depreciation, maintenance, and write-off. CampusAlly's is built for the GFR and NAAC documentation needs of Indian colleges and universities, and it hands payment to the Finance module rather than running the ledger itself.
Yes. The procurement workflow is built around the General Financial Rules (GFR) — it supports the multi-quotation requirement for purchases above the threshold your institution configures (commonly ₹25,000), GeM order recording, and role-based approvals at each stage. It helps your team follow GFR consistently; correct configuration and your own approvals remain part of staying compliant.
CampusAlly calculates asset depreciation at year-end using either the Straight Line Method (SLM) or the Written Down Value (WDV) method, as per Income Tax Act rules. It produces depreciation schedules and updated asset values ready for the balance sheet, without manual spreadsheet work.
Yes. Every high-value asset — computers, ACs, lab instruments, projectors — can store its warranty period and Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) dates. CampusAlly sends an alert ahead of expiry (the lead time is configurable, commonly 30 days) so the maintenance team can renew before cover lapses.
Staff scan QR-tagged assets with the CampusAlly mobile app during the physical verification round, and each scanned asset is marked "Verified". When the round is done, the system generates a discrepancy report listing missing or damaged assets, formatted for internal committees and external auditors.
Yes. You can record GeM Order IDs and upload GeM invoices so internal procurement records line up with the GeM portal — useful for government-aided colleges that need their records to reconcile.
Yes. You can define rate contracts with preferred vendors for recurring items like stationery, cleaning supplies, or lab reagents, so routine purchases don't need a fresh quotation round each time while still following your GFR rules.
Any asset can be moved to an "under repair" status that records it as out of service and logs the repair cost, then returns it to stock once fixed. Irreparable items go through a digital write-off workflow with the required approvals, leaving a clean audit trail.
CampusAlly's inventory module is built for higher education — GFR procurement, NAAC Criterion IV evidence, multi-department asset tracking across labs and blocks, lab-chemical expiry, and university-scale workflows. For K-12 schools, SchoolDeck's inventory module is the right fit; the two serve different institutions. CampusAlly also leaves library books to the Library module and vendor payments to Finance.
Ready to get started?

Stop the asset leakage. Start the demo.

See how CampusAlly gives your college clear visibility over every asset — from procurement to write-off — in a 30-minute demo. No commitment required.