VIDYASETU (विद्यासेतु)

“Har Vidyarthi Ka, Safalta Ka Marg”

AI-Enabled Lifecycle Scholarship & Fellowship Management Engine for Scheduled Tribes
Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026 • Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India
Team Name: parllaxx_24951A05M7

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🌟 Executive Summary & Impact Metrics (SIH Presentation Alignment)

Currently, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) schemes like National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribes (NFST) and National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) suffer from 45–60 day clerical backlogs, repeated blurry upload rejection loops, and missed international admission/visa intake windows.

VidyaSetu resolves this through an integrated zero-trust digital bridge:

• 🚀 48-Hour Decision SLA (22.5x Faster Processing): Reduced from typical 45-day manual delays down to 2.0 days (48 hours).
• 📸 Zero Blurry Rejections: Instant in-browser OpenCV/WASM edge check (Laplacian Variance ≥ 100 passes, < 100 prompts retake).
• ✈️ Zero Missed Intakes: Foreign university and visa cut-offs protected for ST scholars (Imperial College, UBC, etc.).
• 💰 Est. ₹1.80 Cr / year Saved: Direct annual fiscal savings by eliminating third-party manual scrutiny vendor agencies.
• 🔒 DPDP Act 2023 Compliant & Strict Safeguard: Automated sensitive ID masking (XXXX-XXXX-4921), AES-256 encryption, and Strict Policy: Zero Autonomous Rejections (Human-In-The-Loop Safeguard).

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🔄 Sovereign 5-Stage Lifecycle Audit Trail

The platform enforces the 5-stage sovereign pipeline on every application:

[IDENTITY VERIFIED] ➔ [DOCS VALIDATED] ➔ [DATA CROSS-CHECKED] ➔ [FUNDS TRACKED] ➔ [RENEWAL MONITORED]

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🛠️ Technical Architecture & Innovation Stack

Layer	Technology	Purpose & Role
Auth & Ingestion	DigiLocker SSO, CDAC OTP, MeriPehchan	Sovereign multi-channel identity ingestion with e-KYC handshake
Frontend	Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS	Mobile-first citizen upload wizard & dual-pane officer review UI
Client Edge AI	WASM / Canvas Laplacian Variance Filter	Browser-side blur & Image Quality Assessment (IQA) before upload (Var ≥ 100)
NLP / ML	LayoutLMv3 Architecture	Multimodal token alignment on document layout & field extraction
Phonetic Matching	Jaro-Winkler + Bhashini AI	Hybrid phonetic NLP mapping regional tribal transliterations automatically (> 92%)
Disbursement Rail	PFMS DBT Rails	Direct Benefit Transfer into Aadhaar-linked bank accounts (Near-Zero Leakage)

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👥 1-Click Demo Evaluation Personas (Demo Switcher)

For hackathon evaluation, click any demo persona in the top header or login screen:

1. Arun Soren (Applicant - NFST Verified): Santhal tribe, Odisha, JNU Ph.D scholar. High-resolution documents verified with 99.2% Jaro-Winkler match.
2. Sunita Munda (Applicant - NOS Shortlisted): Munda tribe, Jharkhand, Imperial College London (QS #2) Ph.D. Ranked #1 for overseas grant.
3. Vipin Kumar Gond (Applicant - Deficiency Demo): Gond tribe, MP. Has an outdated/blurry Income Certificate flagged. Click "Re-Upload Valid Certificate (1-Click Fix)" to test instant real-time resolution!
4. Dr. Rajeshwar Rao (Nodal Scrutiny Officer): Reviews queue with AI risk scores; operates the 30-Second Dual-Pane Spotlight Review UI.
5. Prof. Kamala Tirkey (Selection Committee Member): Merit-based ranking matrix, 33% female sub-quota tracking, and audited Human Override.
6. Smt. Ananya Sen, IAS (MoTA Director / Admin): Executive Analytics, Est. ₹1.80 Cr / year savings tracking, and Zero-Code Scheme Rulebook Engine.

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🚀 Quickstart & Local Execution

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ or v22+)
• npm (v9+)

Installation & Run

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/padmakruthi/VidyaSetu.git
cd VidyaSetu

# Install dependencies (already prepared)
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

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🌐 Routes Overview

• / — Landing page with MoTA branding, team badge, 4 impact metric cards, and 5-stage lifecycle audit trail.
• /apply — Guided multi-step wizard with in-browser Edge Blur Filter, DigiLocker auto-ingest, and PFMS acknowledgment slip.
• /track — Sovereign 5-stage lifecycle tracking with live status milestones and deficiency notice links.
• /portal — Student Portal with 1-click friendly deficiency resolution flow.
• /admin — Scrutiny Officer queue with AI risk scores, Laplacian variance status, and Jaro-Winkler scores.
• /admin/review/[id] — Dual-pane Spotlight UI review screen with zoomable document viewer and field comparison.
• /admin/selection — Selection Committee merit ranking matrix, quota counters, and human override with justification notes.
• /admin/rules — Configurable zero-code scheme eligibility rulebook engine.
• /admin/analytics — Executive MoTA impact analytics with 22.5x turnaround speedup and state-wise charts.
• /login — Accessible bilingual login with 1-click demo persona switcher and simulated mobile OTP.

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⚖️ Compliance & Governance

• DPDP Act 2023: Complete masking of sensitive personal identifiers (XXXX-XXXX-4921).
• WCAG 2.1 AA: High-contrast toggle, font-size zoom controls (A- / A / A+), and screen-reader semantics.
• Bilingual Interface: Instant English & हिन्दी language toggle.