TestiFy — Full-Stack Quiz & Assessment Platform

A production-ready quiz platform built with Next.js that handles authentication, authorization, quiz creation, and real-time attempts — without falling apart at scale.

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About The Project

TestiFy is a full-stack quiz and assessment platform designed to simulate real-world testing systems used in ed-tech, hiring platforms, and internal evaluations.

It supports secure authentication, role-based access control (RBAC), an admin dashboard for quiz management, and dynamic quiz attempts stored persistently in MongoDB.

This is not a “toy project”. This is architecture-first, interview-grade stuff.

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Key Features

Authentication & Authorization

• Secure login & signup

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

  • Admin → Create & manage quizzes
  • User → Attempt quizzes & view results

Admin Panel

• Create questions with multiple options
• Define correct answers
• Manage quizzes without touching the DB directly (as it should be)

Quiz System

• Dynamic quiz rendering
• User attempts tracked per quiz
• Answer validation & scoring logic
• Attempts stored in MongoDB for analytics & history

Full-Stack Architecture

• Frontend + Backend in Next.js
• API routes with proper data flow
• Clean separation of concerns

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js (App Router)
• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Backend

• Next.js API Routes
• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Auth & Security

• Authentication (Credentials / JWT based)
• RBAC implementation

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Project Structure (High Level)

testify/
├── app/             # Next.js App Router (pages, layouts, routes)
├── assets/          # Static assets (images, icons, etc.)
├── components/      # Reusable UI components
├── context/         # React Contexts (auth, global state)
├── dbConnect/       # MongoDB connection logic
├── models/          # Mongoose schemas & models
├── public/          # Public static files
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── eslint.config.mjs
├── next.config.ts
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
├── postcss.config.mjs
└── tsconfig.json

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Getting Started

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/your-username/testify.git
cd testify

Install dependencies

npm install

Environment variables

Create a .env.local file:

MONGO_URLI=your_mongodb_connection_string
TOKEN_PASS=your_secret

Run the project

npm run dev

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Why This Project Matters

This project demonstrates:

• Real-world full-stack thinking
• Secure auth + RBAC (not just UI buttons pretending to be secure)
• Database-driven dynamic features
• Scalable architecture suitable for SaaS or ed-tech platforms

If you’re an interviewer: 👉 Yes, this is intentional design. 👉 No, this isn’t copied from a tutorial.

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Future Improvements

• Timed quizzes
• Analytics dashboard
• Question randomization
• Leaderboards
• OAuth (Google / GitHub)
• Server Actions optimization

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Contributing

PRs are welcome. Open an issue if you find a bug or want to suggest an improvement.

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Contact

Built by Rishav If this project caught your eye — that was the point 😉