SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2025

[Audio] Smart India Hackathon 2025 Problem Statement ID sih25012 Problem Statement Title Automated Attendance System for Rural Schools Theme Smart Education PS Category Software Team Name Trackoholics.

[Audio] Team Trackoholics Team Members Tarun Sisodia(team Leader) Sahil Kashyap Ayush Kumar Jha Mahi Saxena Anshika Singh Aryan Kumar Sharma @SIH Idea submission.

[Audio] Idea Title How it addresses the problem Saves Time → Automates attendance, reducing manual effort and giving teachers more instructional hours. Improves Accuracy → Eliminates errors in manual record keeping and ensures reliable reporting. Supports Rural Schools → Works offline first on low cost smartphones, syncing data when internet is available. Enhances Transparency → Real time analytics and parent notifications prevent misreporting or misuse of resources (for example, mid day meals). Innovation and uniqueness of the solution Offline First Functionality → Works without internet and syncs later, ideal for rural schools. Cross Platform Support → One solution for mobile (Android/iOS) and desktop (Windows/Linux/Mac). Flexible Attendance Methods → Supports manual marking now, with future scalability to facial recognition/RFID. Multi Language & Low Cost → Accessible in regional languages and deployable on basic smartphones. ➢ ➢ Detailed explanation of the proposed solution Problem : Many schools in India still rely on manual attendance, which is time consuming, error prone, and inefficient. This reduces teaching time, creates discrepancies in reporting (for example, mid day meals), and makes student tracking difficult, especially in rural areas with limited resources. Proposed Solution: A secure, role based attendance system enabling easy class and student management, session based attendance tracking (with future support for facial recognition/RFID), and offline first functionality with automatic sync. It provides real time analytics, reports, and absentee notifications via multiple channels, while supporting multiple platforms and regional languages for broader accessibility. Attendance Authentication → Role based login (Admin, Teacher, Student) with secure J-W-T--. Class & Student Management → Easy creation of classes, subjects, and student profiles with photos. Attendance Tracking → Session based marking via student image carousel (future scope: Facial Recognition/RFID). Offline First Functionality → Works without internet; syncs automatically when connected. Analytics & Reporting → Real time insights, trends, and exportable reports for admins and teachers. @SIH Idea submission.

[Audio] Technical Approach Techstacks to be used ➢ Methodology.

[Audio] Feasibility And Viability ➢ ➢ Strategies for overcoming these challenges Technical → Use offline first design, lightweight app optimized for low end devices, and conflict resolution logic for data sync. Analyzing the Feasibility and Potential Challenges of the Idea Feasibility Analysis Technical Feasibility Flutter plus Supabase plus PostgreSQL Offline first & cross platform Economic Feasibility Low cost, open source Scalable for all school sizes Operational Feasibility Simple UI, multi language Saves time, improves accuracy Operational → Provide basic training sessions, create intuitive UI, and offer user guides in regional languages. Economic → Use open source tools, deploy on low cost smartphones, and phase out costly R-F-I-D only if required. Security → Implement end to end encryption, role based access, and follow government compliance (for example, udise plus , AISHE, N-A-D--, et cetera). Potential Challenges and Risks Technical → Internet issues, old devices, data sync errors. Operational → Teacher resistance, need for training, device dependency. Economic → Cost of devices/cards, budget limits in rural schools. Security → Data privacy, compliance with regulations. Scalability → Performance issues with large scale adoption. Scalability → Use cloud hosting (Supabase/PostgreSQL), enable modular architecture, and apply regular database optimization..

[Audio] Impact And Benefits ➢ Potential impact on the target audience Benefits of the solution Time Efficiency → Saves teachers’ instructional time by automating attendance. Teachers → Save time on manual attendance, reduce workload, focus more on teaching. Accuracy → Minimizes human errors in records and reporting. Students → Fair and accurate attendance records, reduced absenteeism through notifications, more learning time. Transparency → Provides real time updates for students, parents, and admins Administrators → Reliable data for decision making, easier compliance with government schemes. Resource Optimization → Ensures accurate data for schemes like mid day meals. Parents → Increased transparency through alerts, better engagement in their child’s education. Scalability → Works across multiple schools and institutions. Government/Education Departments → Accurate reports for schemes like mid day meals, improved monitoring and resource allocation. User Friendly → Simple interface with multi language support for rural adoption. Data Driven Insights → Analytics help track attendance trends and improve decision making..

[Audio] Research And References Details / Links of the reference and research work Biometric Attendance System – Fingerprint based attendance research. researchgate Automated Attendance Management Systems Review – Overview of R-F-I-D-, barcode, and biometric systems. researchgate y stematic_literature_review (A I ) Powered Facial Recognition Attendance (D-A-V-V-) – Patent based system generating Excel reports. indiatimes attendance system/articleshow/123440463.cms Deep Learning Face Recognition Attendance System – Using C-N-N for classroom attendance. sciencedirect.