Blockchain-based-National-Scholarship-Portal

The National Scholarship Portal (NSP) faces challenges like non-automated systems, complex processes, physical verifications, fraud, delays, and data security. This research proposes a blockchain-based solution to create a tamper-proof, streamlined, and secure system, enhancing trust and accountability in scholarship management.

Paper Relevance :

• Total 135 Lakh applications were received and approx. 1825 Crores of funds has been dispersed in the year 2022-23.

Blockchain Benefits :

📌 Reduces time delay in Verification & Fund Transfer from 2 - 3 months to 2 weeks.

📌 Fool-Proof verification via Third Party Integration

📌 Issual of 80G certificate via IT Department

📌 Track the student progress throughout the studies

📌 Full tuition fee coverage via eligibility-based scholarships.

Phase - 1 : Intelligent Scholarship Disbursement Module for National Scholarship Portal

• This project started in 2016-17 as a proposal drafted along with Mohan Pawar
• Supporting Documents :
  • Paper
  • Proceedings of the National Conference On Emerging Trends: Innovations and Challenges in IT (29th and 30th June 2017) Organized by Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Information Technology, Navi Mumbai
  • Sequence Diagram
  • Presentation

Phase - 2 : Intelligent Scholarship Portal

• This project was performed by second year students during the Academic Year 2022-23 and 2023-24.
• Members of 2022-23 : Manav Keswani, Richita Karira, Tanmay Chaudhary, Soumil Tawde
• Members of 2023-24 : Kushl Alve, Neelkanth Khithani, Vedang Gambhire, Shivam Choubey, Atharva Hande
• Supporting Documents :
  • Code
  • Cookbook
  • Presentation
  • Report
  • Logbook
  • Video
  • BuzzPro'24 - Certificates, Paper, Diagrams
  • Paper Published in IET Blockchain (Scopus Indexed Journal) Blockchain based intelligent disbursement in NationalScholarship Portal on 21st November 2024

Phase - 3 : Blockchain based National Scholarship Portal

• This project is performed by second year students during the Academic Year 2023-24 as an Internship Project
• Members : Sujal pathrabe, Eshan Vijay, Vivek Menghani, Sanchet Khemani, Asmi Rajbhar, Atharva Hande
• Supporting Documents :
  • code.
  • Sequence Diagram.
  • Poster.
  • Architecture.
  • System Diagram.
  • Report Blockchain-NSP.

Acknowledgements to:

🎊 Mohan Pawar, co-author of the paper titled "Intelligent Scholarship Disbursement Module for National Scholarship Portal" presented at the National Conference on Emerging Trends: Innovations and Challenges in IT (June 2017).

🎊 Manav Keswani, Richita Karira, TANMAY CHAUDHARY, Soumil Tawde (Second Year Computer Engineering students of 2022-23) for the initial implementation of the paper.

🎊 Kushl Alve, Neelkanth Khithani, Vedang Gambhire, Shivam Choubey, Atharva Hande (Second Year Computer Engineering students of 2023-24) for drafting and presenting the paper titled "Blockchain-based Intelligent Disbursement in the National Scholarship Portal" at BuzzPro'24 and winning first prize.

🎊 Asmi Rajbhar, Atharva Hande, Sanchet Khemani, Sujal Pathrabe, Eshan Vijay, Vivek Menghani (Summer Internship Students of 2023-24), for redefining the architectural diagram and securing first prize under Department category at Summer Sparks: Innovation Through Projects - 2024.

🎊 Secured the 1st Runner Up for HyperHack 2024 with our project titled "Blockchain based National Scholarship Portal" along with Asmi Rajbhar and Atharva Hande. Result Announcement!!

🎊 Kushl Alve, Neelkanth Khithani, Vedang Gambhire, Shivam Choubey, Atharva Hande co-authors of the paper titled "Blockchain based intelligent disbursement in National Scholarship Portal." published in IET Blockchain (2024). Full paper