School/College Management System

BSc IT Project Guide: School/College Management System

1. Project Title

School/College Management System

2. Objective

To develop a centralized system that manages academic, administrative, and student-related activities for a school or college.

3. Scope of the Project

- Student admission and record management

- Faculty information management

- Timetable and class scheduling

- Attendance tracking

- Fee collection and reports

- Exam result management

- Internal messaging/notifications

4. Technology Stack

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap

Backend: PHP / Python (Flask or Django) / Java (Spring)

Database: MySQL / PostgreSQL

IDE: VS Code / NetBeans / PyCharm

Version Control: Git and GitHub

Hosting: Localhost (XAMPP/WAMP) or cloud (Heroku/AWS free tier)

5. System Modules

Admin Module: Manage users, course management, timetable, fees, reports

Student Module: View attendance, timetable, grades, pay fees

Teacher Module: Mark attendance, upload materials, enter results

Parent Module: View attendance, results, pay fees

6. ER Diagram Overview

- Student(StudentID, Name, DOB, ClassID, Email, Phone)

- Teacher(TeacherID, Name, Subject, Email, Phone)

- Class(ClassID, Name, RoomNo)

- Attendance(AttendanceID, StudentID, Date, Status)

- Fee(FeeID, StudentID, Amount, DueDate, Status)

- Exam(ExamID, Subject, ClassID, Date)

- Result(ResultID, StudentID, ExamID, Marks)

- Timetable(TimetableID, ClassID, Subject, Day, Time)

7. Database Design (Example)

CREATE TABLE Student (

  StudentID INT PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,

  Name VARCHAR(100),

  DOB DATE,

  ClassID INT,

  Email VARCHAR(100),

  Phone VARCHAR(15),

  FOREIGN KEY (ClassID) REFERENCES Class(ClassID)

);

8. Functional Requirements

- Authentication: Login for admin, students, teachers

- CRUD Operations: Create, read, update, delete for entities

- Report Generation: Attendance, results, fees

- Notification System: Emails or dashboard alerts

9. Non-Functional Requirements

- Secure authentication (password hashing)

- User-friendly interface

- Scalable structure

- Backup and recovery

10. Development Roadmap

Phase 1: Planning (requirements, database design)

Phase 2: Frontend Development

Phase 3: Backend Integration

Phase 4: Testing

Phase 5: Documentation

11. Suggested Project Report Structure

1. Title Page

2. Acknowledgement

3. Certificate

4. Abstract

5. Table of Contents

6. Introduction

7. System Analysis

8. System Design

9. Implementation

10. Testing

11. Limitations & Future Enhancements

12. Conclusion

13. References

14. Appendix

12. Optional Enhancements

- SMS integration

- QR-based student ID and attendance

- Online exam module

- REST API support for mobile apps