YojanaSethu (योजनासेतु)

Project Overview

Executive Summary

Nexathon 2026 was a high-intensity, 24-hour National Level Hackathon organized by Shree Devi Institute of Technology (SDIT), Kenjar, Mangaluru, held from October 23 (11:30 AM) to October 24 (11:30 AM), 2026. Gathering innovators, student developers, and problem-solvers across institutions, the hackathon challenged teams to build resilient, production-grade solutions addressing real-world challenges.

Representing NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Nitte, I teamed up as Team Neural Forge (Team ID: NX-ZV4Y2L) to tackle an acute structural challenge in collegiate education: the lack of verifiable proof in campus recruitment ecosystems. In 24 hours of non-stop engineering, we built YojanaSethu (योजनासेतु) — Proof-Based Student Career Readiness & Placement Transparency Platform.

"Resumes show what students claim. YojanaSethu proves what they can do."

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The Core Problem

Traditional campus placement ecosystems rely heavily on self-reported, unverified student resumes and fragmented institutional ERPs. This results in:

• Recruiter Skepticism: Recruiters spend hundreds of hours screening resumes padded with unverified claims, generic buzzwords, or copied project credentials.
• Faculty Verification Bottlenecks: Mentors lack unified dashboards to inspect proof, verify Git commits, or endorse student competencies efficiently.
• Opaque Placement Criteria: Students often experience confusion regarding cutoff qualifications, drive timelines, and historical compensation benchmarks.
• Disjointed Preparation: Students juggle disjointed tools for resume building, DSA practice, CGPA simulation, and placement notices.

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System Architecture & 4-Role Ecosystem

YojanaSethu bridges the trust gap between students, academic institutions, faculty mentors, and corporate recruiters. It transforms static claims into verifiable, evidence-backed proof—synchronizing institutional Contineo ERP records, cryptographic skill passports, deterministic CGPA simulation, AI-driven career pathing, and transparent campus placement drives.

Four-Role Platform Architecture: Student, Mentor, Recruiter, and Placement Cell Workspaces.

The platform is designed around 4 distinct, role-based workflows:

1. Student Career Workspace (/student)

• Contineo Academic Records: Immutable ERP grade synchronization, SGPA trajectories, and semester credit logs.
• CGPA Simulation Planner: Deterministic credit simulator allowing students to model prospective grades and forecast required scores to hit company cutoff thresholds.
• Verifiable Skill Passport: Cryptographically verifiable skill credentials backed by faculty endorsement and live GitHub repository evidence.
• Certificates & Evidence Desk: Direct credential upload (PDF/PNG/JPG/WebP) with automated routing to mentor verification desks.
• AI Career Coach: Target role pathing (AI Engineer, Full-Stack Developer, Cloud/DevOps, Data Science), placement readiness scoring, and skill-gap radar powered by the Google Gemini API.
• AI Resume Builder: Real-time ATS-friendly resume canvas with ERP auto-fill and instant PDF export.
• DSA Practice Tracker: Checklist of 20 core algorithmic patterns asked in Tier 1 technical interviews (Sliding Window, Dynamic Programming, Two Pointers, Graphs).
• Learn Programming Tracks: Multi-language interactive curriculum (Python, Java, C++, TypeScript) with syntax cheatsheets.
• Placement Transparency Hub: Real-time drive calendar, cutoff criteria verification, official circulars, and direct applications.
• Historical Placement Analytics: Verified institutional salary benchmarks, top recruiters, and departmental statistics.

2. Faculty Mentor Desk (/mentor)

• Evidence Verification Desk: Audit submitted student credentials, inspect live GitHub source code, and cryptographically endorse competencies.
• ERP Discrepancy Desk: Review student grade discrepancy tickets before syncing with the central ERP.
• Cohort Analytics: Track branch-wise skill gaps, low-credit alerts, and placement eligibility.

3. Corporate Recruiter Pipeline (/recruiter)

• Ranked Candidate Discovery: Filter talent by verified Contineo CGPA, confirmed technical skills, and endorsed projects.
• Drive Management: Post recruitment drives, specify exact cutoff criteria, and evaluate shortlisted applicant pools.

4. Placement Cell / TPO (/placement)

• Campus Drives & Transparency: Schedule multi-round campus drives, publish official circulars, and monitor real-time company cutoffs.
• Offer Tracking: Track active offers, single-offer compliance, and department placement statistics.

Student-to-Placement Proof-Based Verification Flowchart.

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Team & Contributions

Security & RBAC Implementation

• Cryptographic Session Cookies: Managed via @supabase/ssr to prevent client token tampering.
• Server-Side Route Guard: Next.js middleware.ts inspects encrypted session cookies and denies unauthorized traversal across role boundaries (e.g., students cannot access /admin or /mentor).
• Storage Scoping & Isolation: User-uploaded documents are scoped with unique timestamps and sanitized naming schemas to prevent directory traversal and overwrite attacks.
• Protection Against Persona Spoofing: Critical administrative and placement mutations are validated server-side against authorized system administrators.

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Related Portfolio Links

• Hackathon Experience (Pranav's POV): Read Pranav's Personal Hackathon Journey
• Official Hackathon Certificate: View Nexathon 2026 Certificate
• GitHub Repository: github.com/Pranavr06/yojanasethu