Problem Statement/Track

Inter-NIT communication platform

Challenges

• Lack of a platform for collaborative research among NITs
• Huge gap between industries and technically gifted students.

The product

The CommuNITTy software is a web application that can help overcome the aforementioned problems. The application connects industrialists to students and college clubs, as well as research enthusiasts with like minded individuals in the country.

Tech stack

• Node.JS
• MongoDB
• Express

Functionality

• Student can initially create a profile and upload resume.
• Create projects on which they want to collaborate with other students.
• Request for joining other students projects.
• Accept others students into projects that the student owns.
• Students can use the project discussion thread to communicate with other users regarding the project.
• Students can accept funds to the project he owns if he is willing to add some functionalities as requested by the funder.
• Industrialists can create problem statements which they would like the students to solve for them.
• They can also pay a compensation for the same.
• Students can send proposals for problem statements given by the industrialists.
• Industialists can review proposals for a particular problem statement, compare their profiles, resumes and their proposals and decide upon whom to give the project to.
• Industrialists can also fund projects on which students are working currently.
• Projects have a public or private setting. Open Source projects are made public and everyone can view/comment on the project discussion thread. Whereas in case of a private project only the members of the project can do so.