🌐 AscendED – Personalized Career & Education Advisor

🏆 Hackathon Project – Team Build Your Way

Helping Indian students make smarter career & college decisions with personalized guidance, visual roadmaps, and verified government data.

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🎯 Problem

Across India, students face:

• ❌ Confusion in choosing streams after class 10/12
• ❌ Lack of clarity about careers linked to each degree
• ❌ Poor awareness of nearby government colleges

➡️ This often leads to wrong career choices, dropouts, or reliance on costly private colleges.

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💡 Our Solution

Build Your Way is a digital career & education advisor that:

• 📍 Suggests courses and careers based on student interests
• 🛤️ Provides visual roadmaps from subject → degree → career
• 🏫 Finds nearby government colleges with verified data
• 📅 Tracks admissions & scholarships in real-time

👉 All in one platform designed for inclusivity and offline use.

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✨ Key Features

• ✅ Quiz-based Personalization – Tailored course & career suggestions
• ✅ Career Roadmaps – Visual pathways for Engineering, Medicine, Arts, Commerce, Education
• ✅ College Finder – Nearby government colleges (Google Maps API)
• ✅ Timeline Tracking – Stay updated on admissions & scholarships
• ✅ Student Dashboard – Login/Registration for personalized tracking
• ✅ Chatbot Support – Instant career & college guidance

📸 See screenshots below

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Database: Firebase Firestore / MongoDB Atlas
• APIs Integrated:
  • Google Maps API (college locations)
  • EdTech APIs (resources & career info)

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone this repo:

   https://github.com/KubEr-0219/careeradvisoremk1.git

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Start backend:

   npm run server
   

4. Start frontend:

   npm start
   

5.Open in browser:

http://localhost:3000