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The Problem
For every B.Tech student at our university, the daily campus shuffle is a familiar reality. You have a free hour and need a quiet place to work, but the hunt for an empty classroom begins. We spend valuable time walking up and down the floors of the Ecole building, checking every ECR (Ecole Class Room) and ELT (Ecole Lecture Theatre), only to find them locked, occupied, or reserved for a future class.
This isn't just an annoyance; it's a significant drain on our productivity. While this problem exists across campus—from the School of Law (SOL) to the School of Management (SOM)—it is a daily, high-friction experience for every one of us based in Ecole. Static timetables are unreliable, and the library is often too far for a quick one-hour break, leaving us scrambling for a place to settle.
The Proposed Solution
Availo is a smart, focused platform designed to solve this specific problem. Through a simple mobile app, Availo provides a real-time availability map, starting exclusively with the Ecole building.
The app would feature:
A Live Ecole Map: See a floor-by-floor layout of Ecole, with all ECRs and ELTs color-coded as Available (Green), Occupied (Red), or Soon-to-be-Available (Yellow).
Detailed Information: Tap on any room, like "ECR-2" or "ELT-3", to see precisely how long it's available.
Smart Filtering: Instantly find what you need. For example: "Show me an available ECR on the 1st floor now."
Problems Solved
By providing instant and reliable information, Availo reclaims lost student time, allowing it to be used for productive study rather than a stressful search. It transforms the frustrating hunt for an ECR or ELT into a seamless, 30-second task, directly enhancing the daily experience of every B.Tech student.
Why It Works
The solution is powerful because it starts with a focused, high-pain-point area: the Ecole building. The simplicity of solving one building's problem first makes the project highly achievable. Once the model is proven here, it can easily be scaled to the SOM, SOL, and IT buildings, creating a unified, campus-wide network. For the administration, it provides invaluable data on how our specific academic spaces are being used.
Who Will Get Benefited
B.Tech Students: Immediately save time and eliminate the daily stress of finding a place to work within the Ecole building.
Faculty: Quickly locate an empty ECR for impromptu student meetings or discussions.
University Administration: Gain clear, data-driven insights on ECR/ELT utilization to optimize scheduling and resource planning within Ecole.
Call for Feedback
This idea aims to solve a problem we all face daily in Ecole. As we develop this concept, your feedback is crucial. My main question is: What do you see as the biggest technical or administrative challenge in integrating an app like this with the university's existing scheduling systems for the Ecole building?
Comments
I'm curious though: do you see Availo working best with IoT sensors, timetable integration, or student-driven updates to keep everything reliable? I feel like as soon as reliability is ensured, the app will be ready to rocket!
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