Job Description - Admissions Manager

Organization

D Y Patil University, Ambi, Talegaon

Designation

Admissions Manager

Job Summary

The Admissions Manager is responsible for planning, managing, and driving the student admissions process across the University's academic programs. The role involves leading the admissions team, developing admission strategies, overseeing student counselling, ensuring timely application processing, maintaining admission records, coordinating with academic departments, and achieving enrolment targets while delivering an exceptional applicant experience.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and execute the annual admissions strategy to achieve enrolment targets across all schools and programs of the University.
- Lead, mentor, and monitor the admissions counselling team to maximize application conversions.
- Oversee enquiry management, lead allocation, follow-ups, counselling, application processing, and admissions closure.
- Ensure prompt and skilled communication with prospective students, parents, consultants, and institutional partners.
- Monitor daily admissions MIS, conversion ratios, application status, and team performance metrics.
- Coordinate with academic schools, finance, examinations, and student support departments for seamless admission processing.
- Develop and implement SOPs to streamline admissions operations and enhance the applicant experience.
- Ensure timely verification of documents, eligibility assessment,



fee confirmation, and admission compliance.
- Support admission campaigns through seminars, webinars, education fairs, school visits, corporate outreach, and digital initiatives.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to generate quality admission leads and improve conversion performance.
- Build and maintain relationships with educational consultants, channel partners, and institutional collaborators.
- Prepare periodic admissions reports, forecasts, dashboards, and presentations for the University leadership.
- Ensure compliance with University policies, statutory guidelines, and regulatory requirements governing admissions.
- Resolve escalated applicant concerns and maintain high standards of service delivery throughout the admission lifecycle.
- Identify process improvements and implement best practices to strengthen admissions efficiency and student satisfaction.

Eligibility

- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- MBA/PGDM/Master's degree in Marketing, Management, Education, or a related field is preferred.

Experience

- 8 - 12years of experience in admissions, student recruitment, counselling, sales, business development, or higher education.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in leading an admissions or counselling team.

- Experience in a University, Medical College, Deemed University, or Higher Education Institution will be preferred.

📌 Admissions Manger (Maharashtra)
🏢 D Y Patil University (DYPU)
📍 Maharashtra