🎓 University Management System

A full-stack University Management System built with the MERN stack for managing students, professors, administrators, courses, and academic operations.

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🌐 Live Demo

📧 Demo: vatsalgajera2005@gmail.com 🔑 Password: vatsal123

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📌 Overview

The University Management System is a role-based web application designed to streamline university operations. It provides separate dashboards for Admin, Professor, and Student users.

This project demonstrates practical experience with:

• MERN Stack Development
• JWT Authentication & Authorization
• RESTful API Development
• File Upload Handling
• Role-Based Access Control
• Responsive UI Design
• Deployment with Vercel and Render

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✨ Features

👨‍💼 Admin Module

• Secure Admin Login
• Manage Students and Professors
• Add, Update, and Delete Courses
• Assign Professors to Courses
• Monitor Academic Data

👨‍🏫 Professor Module

• Professor Authentication
• View Assigned Courses
• Upload Notes and Study Materials
• Manage Student Attendance
• Enter Marks and Results

👨‍🎓 Student Module

• Student Registration and Login
• View Enrolled Courses
• Check Attendance Records
• View Marks and Results
• Download Uploaded Materials

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🛠️ Tech Stack

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📂 Project Structure

University-Management-System/
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   ├── .gitignore
│   ├── README.md
│   ├── eslint.config.js
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── package-lock.json
│   ├── vercel.json
│   └── vite.config.js
│
├── backend/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── scripts/
│   ├── uploads/
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── package-lock.json
│   ├── seed.js
│   ├── seedData.js
│   └── server.js
│
├── .gitignore
└── README.md

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🗄️ Core Modules

• Authentication & Authorization
• Student Management
• Professor Management
• Course Management
• Attendance Tracking
• Marks & Results Management
• Study Material Upload
• Dashboard Analytics

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⚙️ Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/vatsalgajera-tech/University-Management-System.git
cd University-Management-System

2️⃣ Install Backend Dependencies

cd backend
npm install

3️⃣ Install Frontend Dependencies

cd ../frontend
npm install

4️⃣ Configure Environment Variables

Create a .env file inside the backend/ directory.

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
NODE_ENV=development

5️⃣ Seed Demo Data (Optional)

cd backend
node seed.js

6️⃣ Run Backend Server

npm run dev

7️⃣ Run Frontend

cd ../frontend
npm run dev

8️⃣ Open in Browser

http://localhost:5173

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🔐 User Roles

Role	Access
Admin	Manage users(Professor, Students), courses, subjects, notices, leaves
Professor	Manage materials, leaves, attendance and view students and notices
Student	View courses, attendance, materials, profile, leaves, notices

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🚀 Future Enhancements

• Fee Management System
• Timetable Generator
• Notifications & Email Alerts
• Video Lecture Integration
• AI-Based Performance Analytics

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🧠 Key Learnings

Through this project, I gained hands-on experience with:

• Full-Stack MERN Development
• JWT Authentication
• Protected Routes
• REST API Design
• MongoDB Schema Modeling
• File Uploads with Multer
• Deployment Workflows

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👨‍💻 Author

Vatsal Gajera