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Customer stories

Different campuses.
Connected hostel operations.

From smaller residential colleges to large university campuses, see how institutions bring their rooms, teams and student services together through FretBox.

FretBox team working on a university campus
Built around the way universities work.Institutional rules. Connected teams. On-campus implementation.
55+Campuses
16States/UTs
99%Annual renewal
100K+Residents

Among the institutions running FretBox

KIIT University logoKIIT University
Thapar Institute logoThapar Institute
NIT Kurukshetra logoNIT Kurukshetra
Implementation Examples

Institutions running FretBox

Modern university campus buildings with clear sky, institutional architecture, green campus pathways
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KIIT University

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · Deemed University

26,000+ residents · 67 hostels

SAP ERP integrationBiometric infrastructure retainedRoom and resident administrationComplaints and access records

“Great implementation rollout: Integration with university systems like SAP ERP, Access control for such large scale.”

Deputy Registrar, KIIT University
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University lecture building with students walking on well-lit campus, daylight, open space

SOA University

Bhubaneswar, Odisha · Deemed University

Multi-campus residential coordination

Multi-campus coordinationStudent services
Modern business school building with clean lines, bright natural light, professional campus environment

IFIM B-School

Bengaluru, Karnataka · Business School

~450 residents

Meal verificationCatering visibility
National institute campus with wide pathways, trees, and institutional buildings in daylight

NIT Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra, Haryana · National Institute of Technology

Institutional workflow configuration

Institutional workflow configurationOn-campus implementation
College campus corridor with students, well-lit indoor hallway, institutional setting

Mangalmay Institute

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh · Private Institute

Hostel coordination and complaint visibility

Hostel coordinationComplaint visibility
University campus with students gathered outside, bright daylight, open courtyard setting

Indira University

Pune, Maharashtra · Private University

Hostel operations and resident experience

Hostel operationsResident experienceVideo testimonial available

Customer success — by the numbers

Aggregate outcomes across 55+ deployed campuses

55+
Campuses deployed
16
States across India
₹300 Cr+
Hostel fees processed
2
NIRF Top-20 universities
97%
Payments auto-matched
7 days
Average go-live time

Find your situation.

Testimonials grouped by the outcome that mattered most to each institution.

NAAC Accreditation
“Our NAAC assessors asked for Criterion 5 evidence. We exported it from FretBox in 20 minutes. No scrambling, no manual compilation.”
Registrar
NAAC A+ University, South India
Criterion 5 evidence ready in 20 min
“The grievance redressal audit trail was exactly what the NAAC team needed. Every complaint, every resolution, timestamped and exportable.”
Dean of Student Welfare
NAAC A University, West India
Zero manual compilation for NAAC
NIRF Ranking
“Student satisfaction with hostel services improved measurably after FretBox. We believe it contributed to our perception score improvement in NIRF 2024.”
Vice Chancellor
NIRF Top-50 University
Perception score improvement
Fee Collection
“We recovered ₹40L more in the first semester. The automated reminders and real-time reconciliation made the difference. Our CFO was impressed.”
CFO
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
₹40L additional recovery, Semester 1
“Reconciliation used to take a week. Now it takes a day. The finance team has time for actual analysis instead of matching spreadsheets.”
Finance Controller
Central University, North India
Reconciliation: 7 days → 1 day
Staff Efficiency
“Wardens used to spend 3 hours every morning on attendance and complaint registers. Now it takes 20 minutes. They actually have time to walk the blocks.”
Chief Warden
State University, East India
Warden morning routine: 3 hrs → 20 min
Customer footprint

Repeatable regional density across India

38+ named institutions across 6 regions — from a 100-bed hostel to a 28,000-resident campus, each configured to how it already works.

Institutions of different sizes, each with their own rules and residential needs.

North11 institutions
  • Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology· 12K residents
  • Amritsar Group of Colleges
  • DBS Global University
  • Universal Group of Institutions
  • Sanskriti University
  • BIMTECH
  • Mangalmay Group of Institutions
  • Plaksha University
  • Tantia University
  • LMTSM
  • Innovative Group of Colleges
East4 institutions
  • KIIT University· 28K residents
  • BGU – Birla Global University
  • RCM – Regional College of Management
  • Aryan Institute of Engineering & Technology
Central5 institutions
  • People's University
  • Oriental University
  • Jagran Lakecity University
  • LNCT Group of Colleges
  • LNCT University Bhopal
South8 institutions
  • SR University· 8K residents
  • TRR Institutions
  • IFIM Business School
  • S.T. Shetty Institute of Technology
  • Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
  • Arise Medical Academy
  • MLRITM
  • RGMCET
West6 institutions
  • Anant National University
  • MIT Vishwaprayag University
  • Indira University
  • Goa Institute of Management
  • Ganpat University
  • Vijaybhoomi University
Government4 institutions
  • NIT Kurukshetra
  • Rama Devi Women's University
  • VSSUT
  • IMI Delhi, Bhubaneswar & Kolkata

From a 100-bed hostel to a 28,000-resident campus — each configured to how it already works.

What University Leaders Say

Trusted by wardens, admins, and deans across India.

10 real voices from the people who run residential campuses every day.

"FretBox has transformed how we manage our residential facilities. The automation in room allotment and fee collection has saved our team hundreds of hours every semester."

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Dr. Shobha Shrivastava

Director Student Services

Manav Rachna University

"The platform is intuitive and the support team is always available. Implementation was smooth and our staff adapted to it within days of going live."

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Mr. Arun V S

Senior Program Executive

Birla Institute of Management Technology

"FretBox gave us complete visibility into our hostel operations for the first time. The dashboards and reports are exactly what we needed for our NAAC documentation."

MD

Mr. Devesh Sharma

Admin Head

Mangalmay Institute

"Day-to-day operations are so much smoother now. The mobile app means I can handle requests and approvals from anywhere on campus without being tied to a desk."

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Mr. Markanday Kumar

Caretaker

Oriental University

"Student welfare has improved measurably since we deployed FretBox. Grievances are resolved faster, and students feel heard because every complaint is tracked to closure."

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Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh Rajpoot

Dean Student Welfare

People's University

"The fee collection module alone has eliminated the chaos of semester-end billing. Everything is automated, reconciled, and auditable — exactly what a hostel admin needs."

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Ms. Savita Margale

Hostel Admin

INDIRA University

"We manage thousands of residents across multiple hostels. FretBox gives us a single view of everything — occupancy, fees, complaints, and compliance — in real time."

MP

Mr. Pankaj Pattnaik

Deputy Manager Student Affairs

SOA University

"The biometric integration and security module have made our campus significantly safer. Parents trust us more because they can see their ward's entry and exit records."

MA

Mr. Ashish Singh

Hostel Incharge

Great Lakes Institute, Gurgaon

Video Testimonials

Hear from university leaders directly.

Savita Margale from Indira University sharing their experience with FretBox hostel management software

Savita Margale

Administrator · Indira University

Pankaj Pattnaik from SOA University sharing their experience with FretBox hostel management software

Pankaj Pattnaik

University Leader · SOA University

Devesh Sharma from Mangalmay Institute sharing their experience with FretBox hostel management software

Devesh Sharma

Administrator · Mangalmay Institute

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Customer Success

Customer success is an ongoing journey, not a one-time event.

From your first demo to your fifth year with FretBox, a dedicated customer success team ensures your campus gets maximum value at every stage.

Pre-launch

Dedicated onboarding

A named customer success manager works with your team from day one. We configure your workflows, import your data, and train your staff — before go-live.

  • Workflow configuration to your policies
  • Data migration from existing systems
  • Staff training (wardens, admins, cafeteria)
  • Go-live readiness checklist
Go-live

A phased go-live

Basic activation can take two hours once prerequisites are ready. Standard migration and training typically take one week after data preparation; complex integrations follow a separately scoped track. Your CSM is available on call during go-live day to handle any questions in real time.

  • Same-day go-live support
  • Real-time issue resolution
  • Resident app rollout guidance
  • First-week check-in call
Ongoing

Continuous improvement

Customer success doesn't end at go-live. Your CSM conducts quarterly reviews, shares best practices from the network, and helps you unlock new modules as your needs evolve.

  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Best-practice sharing from 55+ campuses
  • New module rollout support
  • Feedback loops to product team
Long-term

99% renewal rate

Our renewal rate isn't a vanity metric — it's the result of a customer success model that treats every campus as a long-term partner, not a closed deal.

  • Annual contract reviews
  • Pricing transparency — no hidden costs
  • Priority access to new features
  • Reference network participation

99%

Annual renewal rate

~1 week

Standard rollout after data preparation

24×7

Support availability

How We Grow

Institution recommends FretBox to institution.

Over 60% of new FretBox campuses come through direct referrals from existing customers. When a warden or registrar recommends a product to a peer, that's the strongest signal of trust in higher education.

60%+ of new campuses

come through direct institution-to-institution referrals — not ads, not cold outreach.

Peer-verified trust
Peer referral
"We heard about FretBox from NIT Kurukshetra. Their warden told us directly — 'just call them, it works.' That was enough for us."

Hostel Administrator

Central University, North India

Network referral
"Three universities in our state were already using FretBox. When we visited one of them, we saw the system live. We signed up the same week."

Deputy Registrar

State Technical University

Conference referral
"Our VC mentioned FretBox at a Vice Chancellors' conference. Two other institutions in the room reached out to us afterwards to ask about our experience."

Chief Warden

NIRF Top-20 University

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