Student Placement Management System

Abstract

The Student Placement Management System (SPMS) is a secure web application based on roles, aimed at automating and simplifying campus recruitment procedures. It enables smooth communication between students and administrators while maintaining data protection via multi-factor authentication (MFA). Students can only view their personal, academic, and contact details, alongside customized lists of qualifying companies and placement histories. Administrators have access to improved features, such as managing student data, registering companies, tracking placements, and generating statistical reports. An integrated Decision Support System (DSS) module assists in forecasting and trend analysis to facilitate strategic planning and policy development. SPMS also includes modules for overseeing placement policies, handling student applications, and providing interactive statistical dashboards. By automating essential placement tasks, the system reduces manual effort, guarantees transparency, upholds data integrity, and greatly enhances the efficiency of the placement process.

Introduction

The Student Placement Management System (SPMS) is a secure, centralized, and automated platform designed to streamline the campus placement process in educational institutions. It addresses the inefficiencies of traditional manual systems—such as poor communication and data management—by offering digital solutions for student profiling, job applications, company management, and placement tracking.

Key features include:

• Role-based access for students and administrators

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for secure logins

• Student functionalities like viewing academic/personal data, checking job eligibility, and tracking application status

• Admin functionalities including company registration, managing job listings, tracking applications, and generating placement reports

• A built-in Decision Support System (DSS) that uses historical data to predict placement trends and student performance

Implementation and Testing:
SPMS was rigorously tested for functionality, security, and user experience. It demonstrated reliable performance in authentication, data handling, and placement analytics. The DSS module effectively supported strategic decision-making. The system’s responsive design ensures accessibility across devices, providing a user-friendly experience for both students and administrators.

Conclusion

The Student Placement Management System (SPMS) is designed to enhance the placement procedure in educational institutions by automating and refining the different phases involved. The system is engineered to improve efficiency, minimize manual work, and offer a user-friendly interface for students, administrators, and businesses. By emphasizing secure authentication, data handling, and placement event organization, the system enables vital functions like student profile oversight, placement monitoring, and real-time analysis. The system employs a multi-factor authentication (MFA) method to safeguard user information, especially for students and administrators. It provides students a platform to handle their profiles and seek placement opportunities with various qualifying companies. For administrators, the system allows the management of student information, tracking of placement data, and organization of placement events, all while adhering to institutional regulations. From an architectural perspective, the system is built with adaptability as a priority. It allows for database integration to handle student, company, and placement information, thereby guaranteeing data integrity. Moreover, employing a Decision Support System (DSS) offers predictive analytics, assisting placement coordinators in anticipating placement trends, student eligibility, and possible employer interactions. This ability to forecast is essential for organizing placement events and enhancing decision-making. A key advantage of the SPMS is how user-friendly it is, along with the intuitive layout of the student and admin portals. Learners can effortlessly monitor their academic and placement advancements, whereas administrators can effectively manage data-related responsibilities.

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Copyright

Copyright © 2025 Harish Bhaskaran, Raghavendra Rakesh, Ruthwick S S, Kavana S K, Hemalatha G, Mr. Rajan Thangamani. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.