Winner - Smart India Hackathon 2024 | Team: ARTH
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An AI-powered digital document verification platform for AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) that streamlines the approval process for educational institutions through intelligent document processing, automated verification, and real-time collaboration.
Traditional AICTE document verification processes face significant challenges:
- Manual Processing: Time-consuming manual document review and verification
- Delayed Approvals: Long approval cycles affecting institutional operations
- Lack of Transparency: No real-time status tracking for applicants
- Resource Inefficiency: Inadequate workload distribution among evaluators
- Document Fraud: Vulnerability to forged or manipulated documents
- Infrastructure Validation: Difficulties in verifying physical infrastructure compliance
- Communication Gaps: Limited interaction between stakeholders
Our comprehensive AI-powered platform addresses these challenges through:
- Intelligent Document Processing: AI-driven OCR and document analysis
- Automated Verification: Multi-layer document validation using computer vision
- Smart Work Allocation: AI-based evaluator assignment and workload balancing
- Real-time Collaboration: WebSocket-based communication and status updates
- Infrastructure Validation: Computer vision-based blueprint and image analysis
- Fraud Detection: Advanced AI models for document authenticity verification
📦 AICTE Document Verification System
├── 🖥️ Frontend (React + TypeScript + Vite)
│ ├── Institute Portal
│ ├── Evaluator Dashboard
│ ├── Admin Panel
│ └── Mobile App (Capacitor)
├── 🔧 Backend API (Node.js + Express)
│ ├── Authentication & Authorization
│ ├── Document Management
│ ├── Evaluator Matching
│ └── Email Notifications
├── 🤖 AI Services (Python + FastAPI)
│ ├── Document Comparison
│ ├── Infrastructure Analysis
│ ├── Chatbot Services
│ └── Fraud Detection
├── 📊 Database (PostgreSQL + Prisma)
└── ⚖️ Load Balancer (Nginx)
- React 18 with TypeScript
- Vite for build tooling
- Tailwind CSS for styling
- Radix UI for accessible components
- React Router for navigation
- React Query for state management
- Capacitor for mobile app
- PDF.js for document viewing
- Node.js with Express.js
- Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL
- JWT for authentication
- Argon2 for password hashing
- Nodemailer for email notifications
- CORS for cross-origin requests
- FastAPI for Python microservices
- YOLOv8 for object detection
- PyMuPDF for PDF processing
- OpenCV for image processing
- Sentence Transformers for text similarity
- Groq API for LLM integration
- Ultralytics for computer vision
- PostgreSQL as primary database
- Prisma for database management
- File storage for document uploads
- Multi-role authentication (Institute, Evaluator, Admin)
- JWT-based session management
- Secure password hashing with Argon2
- Role-based access control
- AI-powered PDF comparison with template matching
- Layout analysis for document structure validation
- Text extraction and content verification
- Real-time error detection and correction suggestions
- Batch document processing
- Computer vision-based blueprint analysis
- Building area calculation from architectural drawings
- Image-based infrastructure verification
- Automated compliance checking
- Intelligent chatbot for AICTE handbook queries
- Document fraud detection using AI models
- Automated evaluator assignment based on workload
- Smart document classification
- Multi-stage verification process
- Real-time status tracking
- Automated email notifications
- Progress monitoring dashboards
- Audit trail logging
- Web application for desktop access
- Mobile app for on-the-go access
- Responsive design for all devices
- Offline capability for mobile
- Node.js (v18+)
- Python (v3.8+)
- PostgreSQL (v13+)
- Git
cd aicte-backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env # Configure your environment variables
npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push
npm run devcd aicte-frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env # Configure your environment variables
npm run devcd aicte_models
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000cd aicte-backend
npx prisma db seedThe system supports various AICTE application types:
-
New Institutions
- Affidavits and compliance documents
- Land ownership and building plans
- Financial proof and certificates
-
Extension of Approval (EoA)
- Self-disclosure formats
- Accreditation and admission reports
- Infrastructure readiness reports
-
Collaboration & Twinning Programs
- MoU documents
- Course curricula
- Governance structures
-
Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
- LMS infrastructure proof
- Academic records
- Content accreditation
-
Penal Actions
- Compliance reports
- Supporting evidence
- Affidavits
POST /institute/auth/login
POST /institute/auth/register
POST /institute/auth/forgot
POST /otpPOST /institute/data/document_analysis
GET /institute/data/applications
POST /institute/data/uploadPOST /chat/comparison
POST /validate_blueprint
POST /detect_institute_image
WebSocket /chatbot
WebSocket /chat-pdf- 95% reduction in document processing time
- Real-time AI verification with 90%+ accuracy
- Intelligent workload distribution among evaluators
- Multi-modal AI processing (text, image, layout)
- Scalable microservices architecture
- Custom YOLOv8 models for document analysis
- Hybrid AI architecture combining multiple ML models
- Real-time WebSocket communication
- Advanced security framework with audit trails
- Mobile-first responsive design
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
Built with ❤️ by Team ARTH for Smart India Hackathon 2024