PERMITHUB: SMART CAMPUS LEAVE & HOSTEL OUTPASS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Abstract
PermitHub is a comprehensive full-stack college permission automation platform that digitizes the entire student request lifecycle, including leave applications, on-duty (OD) approvals, and hostel outpass management. The system replaces all paper-based processes with a structured, hierarchical digital workflow that seamlessly connects every stakeholder in an academic institution — students, faculty (mentors, class advisors, event coordinators), heads of departments (HOD), wardens, administrative officers (AO), principals, security personnel, and parents. Built on a Spring Boot 3.1.5 backend with a React 18 frontend and communicating via RESTful APIs, the platform enforces role-based access control with strict departmental isolation, skip-duplicate approval logic, and real-time push notifications to minimize approval latency. A distinctive feature is the WhatsApp-integrated parental approval chain with time-limited tokens and encrypted QR code generation for gate-level security verification. Experimental evaluation across a pilot deployment demonstrates an approximately 78% reduction in average approval processing time, near complete elimination of physical paperwork, and measurable improvements in stakeholder satisfaction and institutional transparency.
Author
Mr. T. Bhuvaneshwaran, Mythili V, Dharshini V,
Hari Sudha S, Naga Sri Swetha M
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