Vardhaman Bot
Tags: 2020devgrad, octograd2020, showdev
Published: 2020-05-22 13:43:33

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title: Vardhaman Bot
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description: I am about to graduate from Vardhaman College of Engineering and Vardhaman Bot is a chatbot which i built with my batchmates [Tarun](https://github.com/Pothulapati),[Pravan](https://github.com/pravan), [Khalid](https://github.com/KhalidRoshan) & [Shreya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyaasriv)
tags: 2020devgrad, octograd2020, showdev
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## About me
I am [Burhan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/burhanshaikh) & I am about to graduate with a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India.

## Vardhaman Bot

![Alt Text](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/i/il18nqzakrhxbm3ely62.PNG)

I along with my batchmates [Tarun](https://github.com/Pothulapati), [Pravan](https://github.com/pravan), [Khalid](https://github.com/KhalidRoshan) & [Shreya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyaasriv/) built a chatbot for Vardhaman College of Engineering. 

Vardhaman Bot helps students keep track of their attendance(We have a strict 75% attendance rule(yup, you read that right so a tracker comes handy), exam scores, GPA, Semester Results and important notices from the college.

## Why we built a chatbot and not an app

Current students are millennials and instead of bringing them to our platform we wanted to go where they already are that is Facebook Messenger. 

Chatbots ideally align with the expectation of the millennials and the ways they are used to communicate with the world around them. Interacting with a chatbot is fun, it feels new and innovative when compared to navigating through an app.

They bring the following to the table:
+ Immediate gratification
+ A chance to get acquainted with new technologies
+ Convenience and Connection
+ Engaging in dialog


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{% github https://github.com/burhanshaikh/vardhamanbot %}

## How we built it
Tech Stack:
+ Programming Language: Python
+ Framework: Microsoft Bot Framework, RASA NLU
+ Database: Azure Table Storage
+ DevOps: Azure Pipelines

Building Vardhaman Bot was lot of fun, writing funny replies and stories was the best part. We wanted students to connect with our Bot and they really did!.

We received lot of positive response from countless students and it really felt satisfying to contribute to something which affects so many people positively.

## Feelings
This team has received national recognition multiple times and I am very much proud of my mates.
As of today [Tarun](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpothulapati/) is a Software Engineer at Buoyant IO, [Pravan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pravan) is a Data Engineering Intern at Amazon, [Khalid](https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalidroshan23/) is soon going to start his role as an SDE at EPAM & [Shreya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyaasriv/) has been doing multiple internships at various companies.

Coming to me, I got admits from multiple US Universities for MS in Computer Science but unfortunately COVID-19 has badly hindered my chances of starting my course this Fall.

I am actively looking for new opportunities but the condition at the moment is very bad with companies not hiring and existing offers being revoked. 

माना की मुश्किल घड़ी है पर उम्मीद उससे बड़ी है!


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