🌊 ProjectPool

ProjectPool is a platform built to simplify and streamline the final-year project selection process for students and faculty.

Every student knows the struggle:

• ❌ Multiple teams fighting for the same project
• ❌ Endless manual approvals
• ❌ Zero clarity on who gets what
• ❌ Confusion and wasted time

ProjectPool eliminates all that by introducing a fair, transparent, and efficient system that ensures every project gets assigned without conflict or chaos.

✨ Version 1 Highlights

• ✅ Team Formation Made Simple – Students can easily form teams and select from available projects.
• ✅ Instant Approvals – Admins can approve or reject project requests in seconds.
• ✅ No Conflicts – One Team = One Project → ensuring clarity and fairness.
• ✅ Faster Workflow – Smooth, automated project allocation for everyone involved.

🌟 What’s Coming in Version 2

• 💡 Faculty Project Proposals – Faculty members can propose up to four projects directly into the pool.
• 💡 Faculty Directory – A complete list of department faculty available within the platform.
• 💡 Group Change Requests – Students can request group changes with approval from teammates and supervisors.
• 💡 New Roles – Introducing a dedicated Faculty role alongside Admin and Student.

🎯 Our Goal

To bring clarity, fairness, and transparency to the final-year project selection process — saving time, reducing confusion, and giving both students and faculty a smarter way to manage projects.

📌 Features

• 🔐 Authentication & Authorization (Basic auth, user & admin check)
• 📝 Project Submission (students can submit project details)
• ✅ Form Validation (ensures clean data handling)
• 📊 Project Listing & Management
• 🗄 MongoDB Integration for database storage
• ⚡ Built with Node.js + Express.js

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (Mongoose)
• JWT Authentication

Tools & Utilities:

• Nodemon
• dotenv
• Git & GitHub

📂 Project Structure

ProjectPool/
├── controllers/        # Request handlers (e.g., submissionController.js)
├── models/             # Mongoose models (e.g., Submission.js, User.js)
├── routes/             # API routes
├── utils/              # Helper functions (e.g., projectList.js)
├── config/             # DB and environment configuration
├── server.js           # Entry point
└── README.md           # Project documentation

🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/frazhaidry/ProjectPool.git
cd ProjectPool

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Setup Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root and add:

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

4️⃣ Run the Server

npm run dev

The server will start on:

http://localhost:3000

📡 API Endpoints

🔑 Auth

• POST /api/auth/register → Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login → Login user

📘 Projects

• POST /api/submissions → Create a new project submission
• GET /api/projects → Fetch all projects

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork this repo
2. Create a new branch (feature/your-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to your branch
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to use, modify, and distribute.

👨‍💻 Author

Fraz Haidry
🔗 GitHub

✨ ProjectPool is built to simplify project management and submissions for students & developers.