This project is developed for the Smart India Hackathon 2025 (SIH) initiative, under the theme Smart Education.

🎓 One-Stop Personalized Career & Education Advisor

📌 About the Project

The Career & Education Advisor is a web + mobile application designed to help students make informed academic and career decisions after Class 10 and 12.

Many students face confusion about:

• Which stream (Science, Commerce, Arts, Vocational) to choose
• What degree programs are available in nearby government colleges
• Career and higher education opportunities after each course
• Scholarship and admission timelines

This project bridges that gap by acting as a personalized one-stop career and education guidance platform.

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🚀 Features

• Aptitude Test – Interest & skill-based quiz to recommend suitable streams
• Course-to-Career Mapping – Visual roadmaps from courses to career opportunities
• College Directory – Explore government colleges with official website links
• Scholarship & Admission Tracker – Stay updated on important dates and deadlines
• Personalized Profiles – User-specific recommendations based on interests & academics

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🛠️ Tech Stacks

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn-ui
• Backend: Node.js (custom integration possible)
• Database: Supabase
• Build Tool: Vite
• Deployment: Cloud hosting (Vercel, Netlify, Firebase, etc.)

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📥 Installation

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

# Step 1: Clone the repository
git clone <YOUR_REPO_URL>

# Step 2: Navigate into the project
cd <YOUR_PROJECT_NAME>

# Step 3: Install dependencies
npm install

# Step 4: Start development server
npm run dev

The app will now be running at: 👉 http://localhost:5173/

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📦 Deployment

To deploy the project:

1. Build the app:

npm run build

2. Deploy the generated dist/ folder to any hosting service like:

Vercel

Netlify

Firebase Hosting

Your own server

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🎯 Usage

1. Create a profile with your academic details.

2. Take the aptitude test to discover recommended streams.

3. Explore course-to-career maps with higher studies & job opportunities.

4. Browse the college directory and check official websites.

5. Track admission dates and scholarships with notifications.

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🤝 Contribution

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

Fork the repository

Create a new feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name)

Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added new feature")

Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name)

Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is developed under the Smart India Hackathon 2025 (SIH) initiative, under the theme Smart Education.

Disclaimer:

The information about colleges, courses, fees, and admissions has been collected from official college websites, government portals, and publicly available resources.
Our platform does not claim ownership of this data and is intended solely for educational and informational purposes.
Students are advised to verify details from the official college websites before making decisions.