How can I add an employee department?

How can I add an employee department?

An educational institution may have various departments. For example, an engineering college may have departments such as Electrical Sciences, Mechanical Sciences, and so on. Additionally, institutions can have departments such as Library, Finance, and so on. In relevance to your institution, you can create many different departments as you like.


At the top of your dashboard, click the module access icon > Administration > Human Resource > Setting > Add Employee Department to open the Add department page.

  1. In the Name field, enter the name of the department.

  2. In the Department Code field, enter the department code.

  3. Select the status of the employee department:

  • Active – An employee department with this status will be available in the employee admission form and can be assigned to an employee.

  • Inactive – An employee department with this status will not be available in the employee admission form and cannot be assigned to an employee.

  1. Click the Create button.


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