🌟 Paathshala — Gamified Learning Platform for Rural Education 🎮📚

Smart India Hackathon 2025 | Problem Statement ID: 25048

Team Name: TERMINATORS ⚡
Institute: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)

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🚀 Introduction

PaathShala is a gamified digital platform built to make learning joyful, purposeful, and accessible for students in rural areas (Grades 6–12).
Our mission is simple: education not just for jobs, but for curiosity, growth, and joy in learning.

We participated in SIH 2025 (Internal Round at KIIT) and presented PaathShala as our idea solution.

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🎯 Problem Statement

Students in rural schools face challenges like:

• Limited access to engaging content.
• Lack of multilingual support.
• Poor or unstable internet connectivity.
• Minimal tools for teachers to track student progress.

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💡 Our Solution

PaathShala provides:

• Gamified Learning: Quizzes, badges, points & leaderboards.
• Offline Support: Works even with low connectivity.
• Multilingual Content: Regional language support (English, Hindi, Odia, Bengali, Urdu, etc.).
• Teacher Dashboard: Analytics & performance tracking.
• Adaptive Learning: Personalized recommendations based on student performance.
• Joyful Learning Philosophy: Learning that feels like play — stress-free and inclusive.

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✨ Key Features

• 🎮 Interactive Games for STEM subjects.
• 📶 Offline-first with caching.
• 🌍 Multilingual content delivery.
• 📊 Teacher progress tracking & analytics.
• 🧠 Adaptive Learning & AI-powered question bank.
• 🎁 Rewards, streaks, and progress milestones.
• 🎤 Audio/Voice assistance for inclusivity.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (Vanilla JS for simplicity).
• Backend: Python (Flask).
• Database: SQLite.
• Auth/OTP: Twilio SMS OTP verification.
• Offline Storage: LocalStorage + IndexedDB (Planned).

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⚡ Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up and run PaathShala locally:

1. Clone the repository

https://github.com/Dipanjan-Pradhan/PaathShala.git
cd PaathShala

2. Install Python dependencies

All dependencies are listed inside

backend/pyproject.toml

3. Run the backend server

cd backend
python main.py

4. Open the project in your browser

Once the server starts, a local link will be displayed, usually:

http://127.0.0.1:5000

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🎯 Conclusion

Pathshala is our vision to make learning joyful, purposeful, and accessible for rural students. 🌍
With gamification, multilingual support, and offline access, we aim to bridge the rural–urban education gap.

This is just the beginning — Team TERMINATORS will keep building and improving to create a real impact. 🚀