# UniDash

Find your coursework and campus resources in one place.

Find syllabi, past papers, deadlines, and university services from one dashboard. Built at BITS Pilani Dubai to help students get to their coursework without searching across separate portals.

- Author: Mohammed Husamuddin
- Case study: https://projects.ihusam.tech/projects/unidash
- Status: live
- Year: 2024
- Topics: Platform, Education, Full-Stack, SaaS
- Technology: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, LMS/ERP Integration
- Project URL: https://unidash.ihusam.tech/

## One Dashboard to Rule Them All

University life means logging into five different platforms every day. LMS for course content. ERP for attendance. A random Google Sheet for PYQ papers. Another site for career services. It's fragmented, slow, and nobody remembers all the passwords.

UniDash puts everything behind one login.

- Daily Visits: 2,000+ (Organic growth)
- Users: 1,000+ (Faculty & students)
- Tools: 7+ (Unified modules)
- Campus: BITS Dubai (Pilani campus)

## The University Tech Stack Is Broken

It's not that universities lack tools. They have too many — and none of them talk to each other.

Students spend hours per week just navigating between platforms. Finding the right resource on the right site. Checking attendance here, downloading handouts there. It's a tax on every student's time.

### Before UniDash: Platform Fragmentation
Student → LMS, ERP, PYQ Sheets, Career Portal, Course Docs

> Students navigate 5+ disconnected platforms daily for basic academic tasks. That's not a workflow — it's a maze.

## Everything a Student Needs

Each module solves a real problem that students face every week. Not theoretical features — tools that grew out of actual frustration with the existing university systems.

### UniDash Modules
| Module | What It Does | Replaces |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Attendance Tracker | Monitor attendance across all courses | Manual ERP checking |
| Course Handouts | Centralized course materials & syllabi | Scattered Google Drives |
| PYQ Analyzer | Previous year papers with analysis | Random shared folders |
| Resume Builder | Guided templates & optimization | Blank Word documents |
| Pathways | Course planning & academic guidance | Advisor office hours |
| Career Services | Internships & professional development | Email newsletters |
| LMS/ERP Access | Direct integration with university systems | Multiple logins |

## Organic Growth, Real Impact

UniDash wasn't marketed. There were no launch events, no ad campaigns. Students found it, used it, told their friends. Faculty adopted it because students were already there.

2,000+ daily visits from a single campus. That's not traffic — that's utility.

> The best growth strategy is building something people actually need. UniDash grew entirely through word-of-mouth because it solved a problem every student at BITS Pilani Dubai faced daily.
