[Project]: Civitas

[ishan-sp]

Name

Ishan Shekhar Prasad

Email Address

ishanshekharp.is23@rvce.edu.in

Email Addresses of Team Members

bhavinbiju.is23@rvce.edu.in, abhayachandrac.cs23@rvce.edu.in, rahulrajeshr.cs23@rvce.edu.in

Project Description

The Educational Divide

• Millions of underprivileged students in India lack access to quality education, especially post-pandemic.
• Government schools and rural institutions are often understaffed and under-resourced.
• NGOs like Project Shiksha are trying to help — but they face major operational and outreach bottlenecks.

Untapped Volunteer Potential

• There are countless students, corporate professionals, and education enthusiasts willing to help — but no structured system exists to connect them.
• RVCE students, for example, often want to volunteer but lack a formal platform to contribute meaningfully while earning academic or resume benefits.

Inspiration behind the Project

The Educational Divide

• Milions of underprivileged students in India lack access to quality education, especialy post-pandemic.
• Government schools and rural institutions are often understaffed and under resourced.
• NGOs like Project Shiksha are trying to help — but they face major operational and outreach bottlenecks

2. Untapped Volunteer Potential
   There are countless students, corporate professionals, and education enthusiasts
   wiling to help — but no structured system exists to connect them.
   RVCE students, for example, often want to volunteer but lack a formal platform to
   contribute meaningfuly while earning academic or resume benefits

Tech Stack

Tech Stack – 404 Founders (Civitas Project)

Frontend

• React.js
  • Used for building the user-facing dashboards and interfaces.
  • Dynamic forms for sign-up/login based on user roles.
  • Real-time updates and feedback views.

Backend

• Custom APIs (Hosted on Vercel)
  • Manages user workflows, activity point logic, and task assignments.
  • Middleware for role validation and security.

Database & Authentication

• Firebase
  • Stores user profiles (NGOs, students, volunteers).
  • Manages assignments, test metadata, and student uploads.
  • Handles role-based authentication and access control.
  • Tracks volunteer activity and brownie points.

AI Integration

• AI Grading System
  • NLP-based semantic similarity engine for auto-evaluation.
  • Fine-tuned on educational datasets.
  • Scores descriptive answers.
• OCR Engines
  • Used for extracting text from student-uploaded answer scripts.

Hosting

• Vercel
  • Hosts backend public APIs and connects securely with the frontend.

Hackathon Track

Track 5

Project Repo

https://github.com/ishan-sp/civitas

Demo Video/Photos

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1tVgAoG_p1yY41O0G1-lLnMuaOQWDiIIv

Anything Else?

NGO Engagement in Education for Underprivileged Students

• NGOs can partner with government schools.
• Volunteers can offer extra classes for underprivileged students.
• Volunteers can include corporate employees and students.
• Volunteers can engage via a Learning Management System (LMS).
• Volunteers can share assignments, practice questions, and exam papers.
• AI-powered autograding will automatically grade student submissions.

Rules and Code of Conduct

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