📘 AlumniConnect – Centralized Alumni Data & Engagement Platform 🚀 Overview
AlumniConnect is a centralized digital platform that helps universities and colleges manage alumni data, improve engagement, and provide AI-powered career recommendations. It was developed as a solution for Smart India Hackathon 2025 (Problem ID 25017 – Department of Higher Education, Punjab).
The platform bridges the gap between alumni, students, and institutions by enabling:
Secure alumni database management
Event organization & RSVP
Mentorship matching
AI-powered career roadmap generation (based on alumni journeys)
🎯 Key Features
🔐 Authentication – Email/Password & LinkedIn OAuth2
👤 Alumni Profiles – Education, skills, career history, LinkedIn link
📅 Events Module – Create, manage, and RSVP for alumni/student events
🤝 Mentorship – AI-driven mentor matching between alumni & students
🤖 AI Recommendations – Career roadmaps & personalized suggestions
📊 Admin Dashboard – Alumni stats, events, donations, engagement metrics
🏛️ Multi-University Support – Each university has a unique ID for alumni & student records
🏗️ Tech Stack
Frontend: HTML, CSS AND JS (react.js)
Backend: Flask (Python 3.16)
Database: MySQL (with university_id for multi-tenancy)
AI/ML: scikit-learn, HuggingFace transformers, OpenAI API
Authentication: OAuth 2.0 (LinkedIn)
Deployment:GitHub Actions
⚙️ Setup Instructions
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Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/alumniconnect.git
cd alumniconnect
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Setup virtual environment python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # Linux/Mac venv\Scripts\activate # Windows
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Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt
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Run Flask server python app.py
Team Devops– Smart India Hackathon 2025
TEAM MEMBERS
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Aaryan Barthwal --> Team Leader
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Pranav Tyagi --> UI/UX Designer
Department of Higher Education, Punjab