Inspiration Educators often struggle with the tedious and repetitive task of crafting diverse and topic-relevant questions for assessments. This process is time-consuming, subject to human bias, and prone to missing key topics. We were inspired to build a solution that leverages AI to automate and enhance question paper generation, saving educators time and improving quality.
What it does Campus Connect (AI-powered Question Generating Tool) is a full-stack web application that allows educators to upload study material (PDFs, DOCX, or TXT files), from which the system automatically extracts key concepts and generates insightful, well-structured questions. It supports customizable question counts, marks allocation, and ensures question diversity and clarity.
How we built it Frontend: React.js with Tailwind CSS for responsive and clean UI/UX.
Backend: Node.js to handle file uploads, API routing, and AI processing.
AI Models:
T5 Transformer: Generates questions from extracted content.
LLaMA (3.3.70B): Refines and enhances question quality and coherence.
File Handling: Supports multiple formats and outputs downloadable question papers in PDF/DOCX.
Challenges we ran into Integrating and fine-tuning large AI models (T5, LLaMA) for educational content.
Ensuring the generated questions are not just grammatically correct but pedagogically relevant.
Handling file parsing and extraction from diverse document types.
Avoiding repetition and ensuring content coverage across different input materials.
Accomplishments that we're proud of Seamlessly integrated AI question generation and refinement within a responsive web platform.
Successfully supported multi-format uploads and question paper downloads.
Delivered real-time generation with high-quality, diverse, and customizable questions.
Built a tool that significantly reduces workload for educators while improving assessment quality.
What we learned How to integrate transformer-based NLP models into full-stack web applications.
Importance of clean UI/UX for usability in educational tools.
File parsing and content extraction techniques from PDFs and DOCX formats.
Real-world challenges in aligning AI outputs with domain-specific (educational) standards.
What’s next for Campus Connect User Role Expansion: Adding student and institutional logins for broader utility.
MCQ Support: Expanding to multiple choice and higher-order questions.
Analytics Dashboard: Provide question usage metrics and content coverage insights.
Multilingual Support: Allow question generation in regional languages.
LMS Integration: Seamless integration with Learning Management Systems like Moodle or Google Classroom.
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