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Arshad Ansari
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: o1nu2vvm

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/05unique-dotcom/CET-Counseller

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:

•201 colleges — Pune and Mumbai region
•555+ branches — CS, IT, AI & Data Science, ML, Cyber Security
•CAP Round 1, 2 & 3 official data

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

✅ Done— 201 colleges added
Percentile predictor — coming soon
College comparison tool — coming soon
Full Marathi language support — coming soon

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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