How Superadmission Works

Student → Superadmission Portal → APAAR ID Verification → DigiLocker Consent

1. Student logs in using mobile/email
2. Enters APAAR ID (or creates one if doesn’t exist)
3. System fetches basic profile from APAAR registry
4. Student grants DigiLocker access permission

Documents Auto-Fetched:

• Class 10 marksheet (from respective board)
• Class 12 marksheet
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile certificate
• Aadhaar-linked identity proof

Time Required: 5 minutes Old System: 45 minutes per portal, repeated for each system

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Step 2: Profile Completion

Student provides additional information not in DigiLocker:

• Contact details
• Exam scores (JEE/NEET/CUET ranks)
• Preferred streams/courses
• Special categories (Defense/Sports quota if applicable)

AI validates data in real-time and flags inconsistencies.

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Phase 2: Application

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Step 3: Universal Application Form

The Magic: One application serves ALL participating institutions. Old System: Separate applications for JoSAA, State CET, each university New System: Student fills details once:

• Personal information (pre-filled from APAAR)
• Educational qualifications (pre-filled from DigiLocker)
• Category/reservation details (pre-verified)
• Exam scores (auto-fetched if examination body integrated)

Validation: AI checks eligibility against each institution’s criteria in real-time. Shows which colleges student is eligible for.

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Phase 3: Choice Filling

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Step 4: Intelligent Preference Selection

The Interface:

• Search/filter institutions by location, course, rank range
• View past year cutoffs
• See current seat availability
• Get probability estimates for each choice

The AI Assistant:

• Analyzes student’s rank, category, preferences
• Suggests optimized preference list
• Warns about illogical choices:
  • “You’ve placed a lower-ranked college above a higher-ranked one. This may reduce your chances.”
  • “Based on last year’s cutoffs, you have less than 10% chance for your top 3 choices. Consider safer options.”

Anti-Gaming Measure: Because Gale-Shapley is strategy-proof, students are explicitly told that truthful preferences maximize their outcome. No coaching class “strategy” needed. Preference Locking:

• Student can edit until deadline
• Auto-lock at deadline to prevent server crashes
• Edit history maintained in audit log

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Phase 4: Seat Allocation

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Step 5: The Algorithm Runs

When: After choice-filling deadline closes What Happens (Simplified):
Input:

• 50,000 students with ranked preferences
• 10,000 seats across 100 colleges with merit cutoffs

Process:

1. Sort students by merit (JEE/NEET/CET rank)
2. Each student “proposes” to their top-choice college
3. Each college tentatively accepts students up to capacity based on merit
4. Rejected students propose to their next preference
5. Colleges compare new applicants with tentatively held students, keep highest merit
6. Repeat until no rejections occur (stable state)

Output:

• Final stable matching where no student-college pair would both prefer each other

Handling Reservations:

• Seats divided into categories (General, SC, ST, OBC, EWS)
• Algorithm runs separately for each category
• Horizontal reservations (PwD, Defense) applied as filters
• De-reservation rules applied if reserved seats unfilled

Time Required: Under 1 hour for processing 1 million applications Old System: 3-4 weeks across multiple counselling rounds

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Step 6: Result Declaration

Notification: Instant multi-channel alerts

• SMS to registered mobile
• Email to registered address
• WhatsApp message (if opted in)
• Push notification on mobile app
• Portal dashboard update

What Student Sees: You have been allotted: College: IIT Delhi Course: Computer Science Engineering Category: General Seat Type: AI (All India) You must accept this seat within 48 hours. Transparency:

• Student can see their final rank
• Can see the cutoff for their allotted seat
• Can download detailed allotment letter

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Phase 5: Seat Acceptance

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Step 7: Accept or Decline

Student Options:

• Accept: Confirm admission, proceed to payment
• Decline: Forfeit seat, exit process
• Wait: If deadline hasn’t passed (auto-forfeit after 48 hours)

No Upgrades: Because Gale-Shapley produces optimal stable matching, there are no “subsequent rounds” for upgrades. Student receives their best possible seat in the first round itself. Exception Handling:

• For special cases (court orders, late exam results), a limited “mop-up round” runs with unfilled seats only

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Phase 6: Confirmation & Payment

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Step 8: Fee Payment

Integration: UPI payment gateway Process:

1. Student clicks “Accept & Pay”
2. Redirected to UPI payment page
3. Scans QR or enters UPI ID
4. Payment confirmation received within seconds
5. Receipt auto-generated

Fee Breakdown (Transparent):

• Tuition fee (first installment)
• University registration fee
• Security deposit (refundable)
• Any other mandatory charges

Refund Policy (Clear):

• If student withdraws within 7 days: 90% refund
• After 7 days: No refund (as per UGC guidelines)

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Step 9: Admission Confirmation

Automatic Triggers:

• Payment success → Admission confirmed
• Seat marked as “Filled” in system
• Student removed from any other waitlists
• Credits pushed to Academic Bank of Credits
• Confirmation letter generated with QR code

What Student Receives:

• Digital admission letter (password-protected PDF)
• QR code for physical verification at campus
• Login credentials for college ERP
• Hostel application link (if applicable)
• Academic calendar

Time from Acceptance to Confirmation: Under 2 minutes

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Phase 7: Institution Onboarding

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Step 10: Physical Reporting

QR-Based Verification:

• Student visits campus on reporting date
• Institution scans QR code from admission letter
• System verifies:
  • Payment received
  • No duplicate admissions
  • Seat confirmed in Superadmission
• Anti-fraud measure: QR is time-limited and single-use

Document Verification (Minimal):

• Physical documents verified against DigiLocker-fetched versions
• Only for audit purposes (already pre-verified)
• Discrepancies flagged to Superadmission admin

Seat Allocation:

• Roll number generated
• Student ID card issued
• Library, hostel, transport access activated

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Key Features That Prevent Fraud

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1. Single Identity

APAAR ID ensures one student = one identity. No duplicate applications possible.

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2. Blockchain-Style Audit Trail

Every action (preference change, allotment, payment) is logged with timestamp and IP address. Cannot be modified retroactively.

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3. Real-Time Cross-Verification

When institution confirms a student, system checks:

• Is this student’s fee paid?
• Has this student confirmed elsewhere?
• Is the allotment genuine (not tampered)?

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4. Anomaly Detection

AI monitors for suspicious patterns:

• Same documents used by multiple students
• Unusual payment patterns
• Geographic impossibilities (student reporting to 2 cities simultaneously)

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What Makes This Different

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Current System: Multiple Rounds

Round 1 → Wait 5 days → Round 2 → Wait 5 days → Round 3 → Wait 5 days → Spot Round Total: 3-4 weeks

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Superadmission: Single Round

Choice Fill → Algorithm (1 hour) → Result (instant) → Accept (48 hours) → Confirmed Total: 72 hours maximum

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Current System: Seat Blocking

Student A holds seat at IIT Bombay + IIT Delhi + NIT Trichy Doesn’t withdraw from IIT Delhi until last moment IIT Delhi seat wasted for 3 weeks

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Superadmission: No Blocking

Student A accepts IIT Bombay System automatically withdraws Student A from all other allocations IIT Delhi seat released instantly for next student in line

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Technical Resilience

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High Availability

• 99.99% uptime guaranteed
• Distributed cloud infrastructure
• Auto-scaling during peak loads
• CDN for fast access across India

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Security

• TLS 1.3 encryption for all data in transit
• AES-256 encryption for data at rest
• Regular third-party security audits
• Compliance with DPDP Act 2023

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Data Privacy

• Students control their data consent
• Only necessary data shared with institutions
• Right to erasure after admission cycle
• No sale of student data to third parties

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