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College FAQ AI Assistant

Build a retrieval-based assistant that answers questions from college policies, course FAQs and notices.

LevelCollege / Intermediate Duration4–6 Weeks Components₹1,500–₹4,000 CodingHigh
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College FAQ AI Assistant

Project overview

Build a retrieval-based assistant that answers questions from college policies, course FAQs and notices.

Build a retrieval-based assistant that answers questions from college policies, course FAQs and notices.

Components / materials required

✓Laptop
✓Python
✓LLM API or local model option
✓Embeddings/vector store
✓Sample policy documents

What the project demonstrates

✓Document ingestion
✓Semantic search
✓Grounded answers
✓Source citations

Suggested build plan

01

Knowledge prep

Organise FAQ/policy documents.

02

Retrieval

Create chunks and embeddings.

03

Answering

Ground responses in retrieved text.

04

Evaluation

Test factuality and unsupported answers.

Learning outcomes

✓Understand RAG basics
✓Build semantic search
✓Ground AI answers
✓Evaluate response quality
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