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 Availo : Avail your classroom

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?

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  • This is a really cool idea! 🔥 Biggest challenge I see is getting real-time data on room usage—whether through timetable integration or sensors. If that’s solved, Availo would save us all a ton of time!
  • Great idea! Starting with one building makes it practical, and the live map and filters sound very useful. The main challenge might be keeping room availability accurate in real time, but if solved, Availo could really improve campus life.
  • This addresses a very real student pain point with a simple, practical solution. Starting with Ecole is smart and achievable, but the biggest challenge will likely be syncing real-time room data with existing scheduling systems. Strong collaboration with administration will be key to ensuring accuracy and adoption.
  • It's a really useful idea—it would save a lot of wasted time. The tricky part might be keeping room data truly live and accurate, since if it’s off even a little, people may stop trusting it.
  • I really like this concept, it feels super useful and could make student life a lot smoother and less stressful.
  • The main challenge for Availo will be ensuring reliable real-time accuracy and securing administrative cooperation. Technically, static timetables alone won’t be enough—without integration to a centralized scheduling system or the use of IoT sensors for occupancy, the data could quickly become outdated and lose student trust. On the administrative side, the university may hesitate to share live room data or may need safeguards to prevent misuse of spaces that look “free” but are reserved for setup or maintenance. Unless both sides are addressed, scalability to other schools and long-term adoption could be difficult.
  • Honestly, this app would make campus life so much easier and save lot of time and efforts.
  • I really like Availo it addresses a daily pain point for students effectively. The live map and real-time availability will save a lot of wasted time, but accuracy is key; even small mismatches could frustrate users. Features like “nearest available room” and reporting incorrect availability would make it more reliable. Accessibility options, like color-blind-friendly coding, could make it inclusive. Integration with existing scheduling systems may be a technical challenge, but if done well, this could transform daily campus life for students and faculty alike.
  • Availo is a truly helpful solution, it turns the frustrating search for an empty classroom into something instant and stress-free. The live map and filtering features are exactly what busy students need. With this in place, everyone’s ability to use campus space more efficiently will go way up.
  • This is really a great solution , as most of us struggle to find a free class when its necessary and waste our valuable time. This is a very practical and student-focused idea that directly addresses a daily pain point. It could be a game-changer for campus efficiency.
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