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A Must-Have Facility in Every Institution" — The COO of Sri SaiRam College on QwikPrint
What does it take for the person running a college to call a printing solution "must-have"? For Dr. Arun Kumar, COO of Sri SaiRam College, it came down to one thing: a printing setup that finally works for both the institution and its students — without the office, the investment, and the dedicated operator the old way demanded. After launching QwikPrint on his own campus, here's what he had to say — and why he believes every institution needs one.
Why Do College Campuses Need a Printing Kiosk? (Quick Answer)
College campuses need a self-service printing kiosk because students have constant, daily printing needs — assignments, forms, resumes, notes — that the traditional setup can't serve efficiently. A kiosk runs as a standalone solution: no separate office, no dedicated operator, no heavy investment. It's available 24/7, easy to access with a single OTP, and affordable — which is exactly why education leaders are calling it a must-have.
Why the Old Printing Setup Didn't Work for Institutions
Before a solution like QwikPrint, running printing on campus was a genuine burden for the institution itself. Dr. Arun Kumar described the problem clearly from experience:
"Before, the printing solution had a separate office or entity. There was a big investment on the machine. There was a separate person who was operating that. And some lean time will be during examination time — there will not be much student mobility, and he kept complaining that there's no revenue."
— Dr. Arun Kumar, COO, Sri SaiRam College
It's a problem every institution recognises: a dedicated printing office ties up space, upfront investment, and a full-time operator — and during exam-time lulls when student movement drops, that setup sits idle, generating complaints instead of value. The traditional model simply wasn't efficient for the college to run.
Why a Standalone Self-Service Kiosk Is the Answer
What made QwikPrint the right fit was that it removes every one of those burdens. As Dr. Arun Kumar put it, he had been actively looking for exactly this kind of solution:
"We were looking for such solutions… This will be a standalone solution, and it was very promising and very apt for any institution. So I started searching, I connected with your team, and today we have launched it successfully. I'm very thrilled and excited."
— Dr. Arun Kumar, COO, Sri SaiRam College
A standalone self-service kiosk means:
No separate office or entity — it's a single compact machine, not a dedicated space.
No big upfront investment for the institution to carry.
No dedicated operator — it runs entirely on its own, so there's no one to staff and no idle-time complaints.
Available whenever students need it — including exam periods, late nights, and holidays.
It turns campus printing from a cost and a management headache into something that simply runs by itself.
Easy for Students, Reasonable on Cost
A solution is only "must-have" if students actually find it easy to use — and Dr. Arun Kumar confirmed that from first-hand experience, having tried it himself:
"When it comes to the requirement, this kiosk — students, it's very easy to access. Yesterday, I tried a couple of prints. You upload it with just one OTP, and the cost is also very reasonable."
— Dr. Arun Kumar, COO, Sri SaiRam College
That's the whole experience in his words: upload, one OTP, collect — at a genuinely reasonable price. No queues, no operator, no complexity.
A Statutory Requirement, Made Effortless
There's another reason this matters for institutions specifically, which Dr. Arun Kumar pointed out: printing isn't just a convenience on campus — it's an expectation built into how institutions are meant to operate.
"There is a statutory requirement also that there should be a reprographic facility in the institution."
— Dr. Arun Kumar, COO, Sri SaiRam College
In other words, institutions are expected to provide a reprographic (printing and copying) facility. QwikPrint lets a campus meet that requirement in the simplest way possible — a standalone, self-service kiosk that needs no office, no staff, and no ongoing management.
"I Strongly Recommend This"
Asked whether QwikPrint makes sense for other campuses and universities, Dr. Arun Kumar's answer was unequivocal:
"This is definitely a must-have facility in any institution… I think this is a must-have facility in every institution and university. I strongly recommend this."
— Dr. Arun Kumar, COO, Sri SaiRam College
Coming from someone responsible for the day-to-day running of a large institution, that's about as clear an endorsement as it gets.
Watch Dr. Arun Kumar's full endorsement on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DavbJjjp82C/
How QwikPrint Works on Campus
QwikPrint — India's first instant printing vending machine — is built for exactly this environment. The flow is effortless:
A student sends their document to QwikPrint on WhatsApp (or uploads it from the website) and chooses their settings — colour or black & white, single or double-sided, page range, and more.
They pay online and receive an OTP.
Whenever they're free, they walk up to the campus kiosk, enter the OTP, and collect their printout in seconds.
No pen drive, no queue, no operator — just print and go. Students can even upload from their hostel and collect between classes, so it fits naturally into campus life.
Already Trusted on Campuses Across the State
Sri SaiRam College is one of a growing number of institutions adopting QwikPrint. It's already live on college campuses across Tamil Nadu, including REC College, PSG iTech, IIITDM, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan , and SRM ,Nalsar Law University, IIT, NIT, Techno India University with more being added, and is used by students every day. Endorsements like Dr. Arun Kumar's reflect a track record that's already proven in the real world.
Final Thoughts
When the COO of an institution personally tests a solution, points out that it meets a statutory requirement, and says he "strongly recommends" it, that's not marketing — it's a real endorsement grounded in the daily reality of running a campus. Dr. Arun Kumar's takeaway is simple: the old printing model was a burden, and a standalone self-service kiosk finally solves it — easily, affordably, and with no one to manage. For any campus, it's fast becoming exactly what he called it: a must-have facility. Because on the busiest campuses, it already is.
Want to bring QwikPrint to your campus? Get in touch at qwikprint.in.
Students on a QwikPrint campus can start printing at app.qwikprint.in.
