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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
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