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Arshad Ansari
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I Built a CET Counsellor AI Agent for Maharashtra Engineering Aspirants — Sanity Challenge

Sanity Challenge Path Two Submission

What I Built

CET Counsellor is an AI agent that helps Maharashtra engineering students navigate the confusing world of MHT-CET and JEE admissions — CAP rounds, category-wise cutoffs, required documents, and more.

🔗 Live site: https://cet-guide-ai.lovable.app

🗄️ Sanity Project ID: op01iqirw

The Problem

Every year, lakhs of students appear for MHT-CET. But the CAP admission process is genuinely confusing — multiple rounds, 13 seat categories, different documents for each, and cutoffs that change every year. I went through this myself this year, and I know how stressful it is.

How Sanity Powers It

The knowledge base is structured in Sanity with:

5 CAP stages — explained step by step
6 colleges — with branch-wise closing percentiles
13 categories — OPEN, OBC, SC, ST, VJNT, EWS, TFWS, PWD, Defence, Ex-servicemen — with reservation rules and required certificates
This is exactly where Sanity shines — the content is structured so the AI agent can query it meaningfully, not just keyword-match.

Tech Stack

Frontend: React + TanStack
CMS: Sanity (Project ID: o1nu2vvm, dataset: production)
Deployment: Lovable

What I Learned

Building this as a first-year CSE student on mobile only — no laptop — taught me that the idea matters more than the tools. Sanity made it possible to structure complex admission data in a way that actually helps students.

The Struggle Was Real

I built this entire project on mobile only — no laptop, no terminal, no local development environment. Credits ran out multiple times, the deployed site went down hours before the deadline, and I almost gave up.

But I didn't.

Because every Maharashtra student who has gone through the CAP process knows the confusion is real. That kept me going.

Who This Is For

Students appearing for MHT-CET 2027
Parents trying to understand the CAP process
Anyone confused about seat categories, documents, or round strategy

What's Next

Add real cutoff data from CET Cell for all colleges
Percentile predictor — enter your score, see your college options
College comparison tool
Full Marathi language support

Try It Yourself

🔗 https://cet-guide-ai.lovable.app
Ask it anything about Maharashtra engineering admissions — in English, Marathi, or Hinglish.

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