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MUJ Research Collaboration Portal
A live full-stack research collaboration platform connecting faculty-led projects with students seeking academic research opportunities.
Problem
Students need a clearer way to discover faculty-led research projects and apply through a structured academic workflow.
Scope
Students, faculty members, and research coordinators at Manipal University Jaipur.
My contribution
Built student and faculty accounts, role dashboards, public discovery, faculty project publishing, student applications, resume and certificate uploads, review flows, email verification, and research/faculty directories.
- Implemented role-based student and faculty dashboards with protected routes and discovery flows.
- Built project publishing, application review, document upload, email verification, and directory workflows.
- Structured MongoDB models, authentication, and deployment configuration for a live institutional-style product.
Technical decision
Made role and verification state central to the product model so discovery, applications, and faculty review flows stay aligned.
Architecture and data flow
Built student and faculty accounts, role dashboards, public discovery, faculty project publishing, student applications, resume and certificate uploads, review flows, email verification, and research/faculty directories.
Next.js application with role-aware routes, MongoDB and Mongoose models, JWT-based authentication, password hashing, email verification, upload workflows, and Render deployment.
Faculty publish projects, students discover opportunities and submit applications, and review state moves through authenticated dashboards backed by MongoDB records.
Includes authenticated role workflows, password hashing, JWT session handling, and email verification; no formal institutional security audit is claimed.
Technical challenges
- Keeping student discovery simple while preserving faculty review and account-verification requirements.
- Separating public opportunity browsing from protected application and dashboard flows.
- Maintaining accurate public deployment claims without implying official university adoption.
Outcome
A live deployed research portal is available for portfolio review, with adoption claims limited to the verified implementation.
Limitations
Official institutional adoption, production traffic, and formal security review are not claimed.
Future improvements
Add clearer analytics, moderation tools, notifications, and stronger workflow testing across student and faculty roles.