Harshith R, Sohel Banadar, D V Dharanishree, Muddalapuram Sreya, Lakshmisha S K "Unified Education Interface (UEI): A Curriculum-Governed Academic Execution Infrastructure for Capstone Project Management"

Paper_id: 2_8

Abstract

The contemporary landscape of engineering education emphasizes project-based learning and capstone execution as integral pedagogical components. However, academic institutions continue to grapple with fragmented project management processes that lack curriculum alignment and standardized validation mechanisms. This paper presents the Unified Education Interface (UEI), a novel academic execution infrastructure designed to enforce course-prerequisite- based project eligibility, enable faculty-governed approval workflows, and support outcome-based capstone management aligned with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 principles. The proposed system introduces an Academic Eligibility Model that validates curriculum completion before granting project access, ensuring students possess requisite foundational knowledge before undertaking advanced project work. Through milestone-based execution monitoring and comprehensive audit trails, UEI addresses critical gaps in existing educational technology ecosystems. Pilot deployment results demonstrate significant improvements in project quality metrics, with 44% reduction in faculty review time and 40% decrease in last-minute project abandonment. The system architecture leverages modern web technologies with an assistive AI layer that supports rather than supplants academic decision-making, preserving faculty authority while streamlining administrative workflows.