README.md

College Management System: Streamlining Operations & Communication

Overview

This project builds a web application using Django (back-end) and Bootstrap (front-end) to empower students, faculty, administrators, and the college management team.

Features

A Single Platform for All Your College Needs

Faculty:

• Effortlessly manage student progress with features like:
  • Updating marks
  • Updating attendance
  • Making announcements for students

Students:

• Stay organized and informed with functionalities like:
  • Accessing grades and attendance
  • Downloading hall-tickets and fee receipts
  • Viewing course syllabus and subjects

Accounts Department:

• Maintain financial transparency through:
  • Verifying student transactions
  • Generating fee receipts

Head of Department:

• Foster a vibrant campus life by:
  • Adding details of cultural and academic clubs

User-Centric Design for a Seamless Experience

• Personalized Dashboards: Access essential information at a glance.
• Secure Access: Manage personal data and update preferences with confidence.

Built with Modern Technologies

• Django: A robust framework for efficient development.
• Bootstrap: A responsive framework for a user-friendly interface.

Getting Started

Installation Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/college-management-system.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd college-management-system

Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv env

Activate the virtual environment: On Windows:

.\env\Scripts\activate

On macOS and Linux:

source env/bin/activate

Install the required dependencies:

# Install Django
pip install Django

# Install Pillow
pip install Pillow

# Install ReportLab
pip install reportlab

Apply the migrations and run the development server:

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:8000/

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