Research Paper on Automated Leave Management System for Colleges/ universities

Student leave management system combine number of processes and systems to automate and easily manage employee data, leave request, track, and grant leave. In many institution students are entitled to different types of leave, this leave are granted according to their attendance percentage. Administrative department is mostly responsible for managing and granting leave request. To this end, most institution used conventional method of requesting, granting, and managing leave. In conventional method, leave is manually request by writing letter to class advisor, then its forwarded head of department. The head of department minutes and forward the request to principal for approval. This method is time consuming, prone to error, require more paper work and difficult to manage. Hence the need for an automated leave management system that is faster, error free, less paper work and easy to manage. The system was achieved by developing an automated employee leave management system using the three-tier software architectural model. The overall functionality of the system shows that it works satisfactory and the result obtained shows that the system is error free, faster and allows staff to request for leave in a timely manner. Hence the system can be used by both Hostellers and Day scholars of an institution for effective and efficient management of student leave. The system can be customized to suit the specific needs of an organization, including leave policies, approval workflows, and reporting requirements. It can also be integrated with other management tools, such as payroll and performance management software. Overall, a leave management system can help organizations improve efficiency, reduce errors, and provide a better experience for employees, making it a valuable addition to any modern toolkit.