Description: Field of the invention

[0001] The present invention relates to an education system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system for managing academic credits.

Background of the invention
[0002] Generally, the existing credit based promote a flexible and multidisciplinary learning approach which gives students the freedom to choose courses based on their interests and earn academic credits accordingly. However, the existing system only allows access to credits after they have been earned.

[0003] Further, different institutions calculate and assign credits differently, which makes it difficult to automatically validate and recognize credits earned outside the institution. Also, each higher education institution (HEI) often uses its own ERP or learning management system (LMS) with little or no direct integration or real-time syncing capabilities across the systems. This may lack the interoperability which causes delays and manual work in verifying and transferring credits.
[0004] Additionally, there is no unified mobile interface to manage credit sharing, get approvals, and request recognition across institutions. The existing mobile application operates within a single HEI’s ecosystem. Also, there is no system for real-time tracking of credit approval requests across institutions. Further, there is a delay in syncing with central repositories which impedes timely graduation audits even after the credits transfer is being approved.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need for a system and a method for managing academic credit allocation which can overcome few or all the drawbacks of the existing prior art.

Objects of the invention
[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits, which eliminates manual errors and delays in course/ credit approval.

[0008] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits, which provide seamless and unified credit transfer across institutions.

[0009] One more object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits, which provide real-time tracking of credit approvals and academic status.

[0010] Another one object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits, which provide cross-institutional credit recognition through mobile-driven interoperability.

[0011] One more object of the present invention is to provide a system for managing academic credits, which is simple in operation.

Summary of the invention
[0012] According to the present invention, there is provided a system for managing academic credits. A first electronic device having a student’s interface module. The student’s interface module enables a student to authenticate through a student unique identity for selecting a course therefrom. A second electronic device having an institution’s interface module. The institution’s interface module enables an institute to provide access to the student to a course for learning. The institution’s interface module is connected to the student’s interface module. Specifically, the first electronic device includes a mobile, a laptop, a personal computer, Internet of Things (IoT) device of the student. The second electronic device includes a mobile, laptop, personal computer Internet of Things (IoT) devices of the institute.

[0013] A cloud server having an interface module. The interface module is connected to the student interface module and the institution’s interface module. The interface module is connected to a database. The database is having a prestored list of courses. The system is configured as a website. The student interface module includes a set of student web pages. The institution’s interface module includes a set of institute’s web pages. The student web pages and the institute web pages are interactive web pages. Also, the system is configured as a mobile application, the student interface module has a first application. The institution’s interface module has a second application. The first application and the second application are connected through a wireless connection.

[0014] A QR code generation module is configured to generate a first QR to provide approval for the course thereto and a second QR code for sharing the earned credit with the institute. Upon selecting the first QR code is generated for the approval from the institute for accessing a predefined course for learning and to make payment thereof and upon completion of the course. The student earns the credit score and scans the second QR code to share the earned credit score corresponding to the student unique identities across institutions. The rejected courses are available with the student interface module.

[0015] In an alternate embodiment, the institute includes a list of pre-approved courses to enable the student to access the course therefrom. The first QR code is generated with course details to make thereof. Upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and the second QR code is generated to share the earned credit with the institute.

[0016] Furthermore, the method for managing academic credit allocation, the method includes steps of enabling a student to authenticate through a student unique identity for selecting a course through a first electronic device having a student’s interface module, enabling an institute to provide access to the student to a course for learning, the institution’s interface module is connected to the student’s interface module using a second electronic device having an institution’s interface module, generating a first QR code to provide approval for the course thereto and generating a second QR code for sharing the earned credit with the institute, wherein a QR code generation module is configured to generate a first QR code to and a second QR code. Upon selecting the course, the first QR code is generated for the approval from the institute for accessing a predefined course for learning and to make payment thereof and upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and scans the second QR code to share the earned credit score corresponding to the student unique identities across institutions.

[0017] Moreover, in an alternate method for managing academic credits, the method includes steps of enabling the student to access the course therefrom and generating the first QR code with course detail to make payment thereof. Upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and generating the second QR code to share the earned credit with the institute. The institute includes a list of pre-approved courses.

Brief Description of drawings

[0018] The advantages and features of the present invention will be understood better with reference to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which:

[0019] Figure 1a illustrates a schematic diagram of a system for managing academic credits;

[0020] Figure 1b illustrates a schematic diagram of embodiment of the system shown in figure 1a;
[0021] [0023] Figure 1c illustrates a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the system shown in figure 1a;
[0022] Figure 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method for managing academic credit; and
[0023] Figure 3 illustrates a flowchart of an embodiment of the method shown in Figure 2.

Detailed description of the invention

[0024] An embodiment of this invention, illustrating its features, will now be described in detail. The words "comprising," "having," "containing," and "including," and other forms thereof are intended to be equivalent in meaning and be open-ended in that an item or items following any one of these words is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item or items or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.

[0025] The present invention describes a system for managing academic credits is designed to automate and optimize the process of assigning, tracking, and verifying academic credits earned by students. The system integrates institutional policies, course metadata, and student performance data to ensure accurate credit recognition. Also, the system can interface with learning management platforms and student information systems, thereby improving transparency, compliance, and administrative efficiency in academic institutions.

[0026] The terms “first,” “second,” and the like, herein do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another, and the terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.

[0027] Referring now to figure 1a, a system (100) for managing credits in accordance with the present invention is illustrated. The system (100) includes a first electronic device (10), a second electronic device (20) and a QR code generation module (30). The first electronic device (10) is having a student’s interface module (10a). The first electronic device (10) includes a mobile, a laptop, a personal computer, Internet of Things (IoT) device. In the present embodiment, the first electronic device (10) is a laptop of the student. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art to use any electronic device by the student. The student’s interface module (10a) enables a student to authenticate through a student unique identity for selecting a course therefrom. The student unique identity is a student ID which helps the student to log in for selecting a course. The student unique identity herein after referred as “the student ID”. The student ID is a specific identifier assigned to each student to distinguish them within an educational system. Once the student logs in with the student ID, the details such as name, age, gender, photograph, address, institute name, educational qualification and the like of the student may appear on the first electronic device (10). Also, it may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to have the voice assistance integrated with the first electronic device (10) which enables the student to log in for selecting a course therefrom.

[0028] The second electronic device (20) is having an institution’s interface module (20a). The second electronic device (20) includes a includes a mobile, a laptop, a personal computer, Internet of Things (IoT) device. In the present embodiment, the second electronic device (10) is a laptop of the institute. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to use any electronic devices. The institution’s interface module (20a) enables an institute to provide access to the student to a course for learning. The institution’s interface module (20a) is connected the student’s interface module (10a).

[0029] Referring again to figure 1a, a cloud server (40) is having an interface module (40a). The cloud server (40) is accessible by any electronic device of the authority. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the authority may be admin or any head of the institution. The interface module (40a) is connected to the student interface module (10a) and the institution’s interface module (20a) to establish a connection therebetween. The interface module (40a) is connected to the database (50) which stores the details of the student as name, age, gender, photograph, address, institute name, educational qualification and the like. Also, the database (50) has a prestored list of courses which is pre-approved from the institution.

[0030] Referring now to the figure 1b which illustrates an embodiment of the system (100) configured as a website. The student interface module (10a) includes a set of student web pages (10c). The student authenticates by logging in through the student ID for selecting the course. Once the student selects the course, the QR code generation module (30) generates a first QR code with the course details to provide approval to the student for the selected course for learning. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to use any code generation module such as barcode, RFID tags, machine-readable code but not limited to the mentioned code generation module. The institute may approve the selected course on the basis of the relevancy of the course to the student. Also, the relevancy of the course may be decided on the student’s educational qualification, academic background and the like.

[0031] Once the institute approves the selected course, the student proceeds with the payment to begin the learning. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to make payment through payment link, UPI payment or any other payment mode. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The second QR code is generated, the student scans the second QR code for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The rejected courses (not approved by the institute) are available on the set of student web page (10c) and the institute’s web pages (20c) for which no credit score is earned and mapped corresponding to the student ID. The student web pages (10c) and the institute web pages (20c) are interactive web pages.

[0032] In another embodiment, the student authenticates by logging in through the student ID. The student accesses a list of pre-approved courses from the institute for learning. Once the student selects the course (pre-approved courses), the first QR code is generated with the course details for learning and to make the payment therefor. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to make payment through payment link, UPI payment or any other payment mode. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The student scans a second QR code for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The cloud server (40) stores the earned credit scores of each student corresponding to each student ID.

[0033] Referring to figure 1c, illustrates another embodiment of the system (100) configured as a mobile application. The first application (10b) and the second application (20b) are connected through a wireless connection using at least one of Wi-Fi, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), or GSM-based network communication. The first application (10b) and the second application (20b) are connected through the interface module (40a). The student interface module (10a) has a first application (10b). The student authenticates by logging in through the student ID for selecting the course on the first application (10b). Once the student selects the course, the QR code generation module (30) generates a first QR code with the course details to provide approval to the student for the selected course for learning. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to use any code generation module such as barcode, RFID tags, machine-readable code but not limited to the mentioned code generation module.

[0034] The institute may approve the selected course on the basis of the relevancy of the course to the student. Once the institute approves the selected course, the student proceeds with the payment to begin the learning. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to make payment through payment link, UPI payment or any other payment mode. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The second QR code is generated, the student scans the second QR for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The rejected courses (not approved by the institute) are available on the first application (10b) and the second application (20b) for which no credit score is earned and mapped corresponding to the student ID.

[0035] In another embodiment, the student authenticates by logging in on the first application (10b) through the student ID. The student accesses a list of pre-approved courses from the institute for learning. Once the student selects the course (pre-approved courses), the first QR code is generated with the course details for learning and to make the payment therefor. It may be obvious to a person skilled in the art to make payment through payment link, UPI payment or any other payment mode. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The student scans a second QR code for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The cloud server (40) stores the earned credit scores of each student corresponding to each student ID.

[0036] For example, 1 (for first embodiment), the student logs in through the student ID for selecting the course in Digital Marketing. Once the student selects digital marketing, the first QR code with the details related to the course (digital marketing) is generated to provide approval to the student for learning. Once the institute approves the course (digital marketing), then the student proceeds with the payment to begin the learning. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The scans a second QR code for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The earned credit score is shared instantly with the institute or cross institute.

[0037] For example, two (for second embodiment), the student logs in through the student ID. The student accesses a list of pre-approved courses from the institute for learning. The student selects digital marketing. The first QR code is generated with the details related to the course (digital marketing) and to make payment. Upon completing the course, the student earns the credit score. The student scans a second QR code for sharing the earned credit score corresponding to the student ID with the institution. The earned credit score is shared instantly with the institute or cross institute.

[0038] Referring now to figure 2, illustrates the method (200) for managing academic credits in accordance with the present invention. The method (200) is explained in conjunction with the system (100) for the brevity of the invention.
[0039] The method (200) starts at step 210.
[0040] At step 220, a student is authenticated through a student unique identity for selecting a course through a first electronic device (10). The first electronic device (10) having a student’s interface module (10a).
[0041] At step 230, the student is provided an access to course for learning. The institution’s interface module (20a) is connected to the student’s interface module (10a) through a wireless connection.
[0042] At step 240, a first QR code is generated to provide approval for the course thereto. A second QR code is generated for sharing the earned credit with the institute. A QR generation module (30) is configured to generate the first QR code and the second QR code.
[0043] At step 250, upon selecting the course, the first QR code is generated for the approval from the institute for accessing a predefined course for learning and to make payment thereof and upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and the second QR code is generated. The student scans the second QR code to share the earned credit score corresponding to the student unique identities with the institution. The earned credit score is shared instantly with the institute or cross institute.
[0044] The method (200) ends at step 260.
[0045] Referring now to figure 3, illustrates the method (300) for managing academic credits in accordance with the present invention. The method (300) is explained in conjunction with the method (200).
[0046] The method (300) starts at step 310.
[0047] At step 320, the student is enabled to access the course therefrom. The first QR code is generated with course detail and to make payment thereof. Upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and the second QR is generated to share the earned credit with the institute. The institute is having a list of pre-approved courses.
[0048] The method (300) ends at 330.
[0049] Therefore, the present invention provides the advantage of providing a system (100)) for managing academic credits. The system (100) eliminates manual errors and delays in course/ credit approval. The system (100) provides seamless and unified credit transfer across institutions. Further, the system (100) provides real-time tracking of credit approvals and academic status. Furthermore, the system (100) provides cross-institutional credit recognition through mobile-driven interoperability. Moreover, the system (100) is simple in operation.
[0050] The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described to best explain the principles of the present invention, and its practical application to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omission and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.
, Claims:We Claim:

1. A system (100) for managing academic credits, the system (100) comprising:
a first electronic device (10) having a student’s interface module (10a), the student’s interface module (10a) enables a student to authenticate through a student unique identity for selecting a course therefrom;
a second electronic device (20) having an institution’s interface module (20a), the institution’s interface module (20a) enables an institute to provide access to the student to a course for learning, the institution’s interface module (20a) is connected to the student’s interface module (10a); and
a QR code generation module (30) configured to generate a first QR code to provide approval for the course thereto and a second QR code for sharing the earned credit score with the institute;
wherein, upon selecting the course, the first QR code is generated for the approval from the institute for accessing a predefined course for learning and to make payment thereof and upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and the second QR code is generated to share the earned credit score corresponding to the student unique identities with the institution.

2. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein the institute includes a list of pre-approved courses to enable the student to access the course therefrom, the first QR code is generated with course details to make payment thereof, upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and the second QR code is generated to share the earned credit with the institute.
3. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rejected courses are available with the student interface module (10a).

4. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cloud server (40) having an interface module (40a), the interface module (30a) is connected to the student interface module (10a) and the institution’s interface module (20a), the interface module (40a) is connected to a database (50), the database (50) is having a prestored list of courses.

5. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first electronic device (10) includes a mobile, a laptop, a personal computer, Internet of Things (IoT) device of the student and the second electronic device (20) includes a mobile, laptop, personal computer Internet of Things (IoT) devices of the institute.

6. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system (100) is configured as a website, the student interface module (10a) includes a set of student web pages (10c), the institution’s interface module (20a) includes a set of institute’s web pages (20c), the student web pages (10c) and the institute web pages (20c) are interactive web pages.

7. The system (100) for managing academic credits as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system (100) is configured as a mobile application, the student interface module (10a) has a first application (10b), the institution’s interface module (20a) has a second application (20b), the first application (10b) and the second application (20b) are connected through a wireless connection.

8. A method (200) for managing academic credits, the method (200) comprising steps of:
enabling a student to authenticate through a student unique identity for selecting a course through a first electronic device (10) having a student’s interface module (10a);
enabling an institute to provide access to the student to a course for learning, the institution’s interface module (20a) is connected to the student’s interface module (10a); and
generating a first QR code to provide approval for the course thereto and generating a second QR code for sharing the earned credit with the institute, wherein a QR code generation module (30) is configured to generate a first QR code and a second QR code;
wherein, upon selecting the course, the first QR code is generated for the approval from the institute for accessing a predefined course for learning and to make payment thereof and upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and scans the second QR code to share the earned credit score corresponding to the student unique identities with the institution.

9. A method (300) for managing academic credits, the method (300) comprising steps of:
enabling the student to access the course therefrom and generating the first QR code with course detail to make payment thereof, upon completion of the course, the student earns the credit score and generating the second QR code to share the earned credit with the institute, wherein the institute includes a list of pre-approved courses.