ALL INDIA SENIOR SECONDARY

CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
2024-25

AMRITA VIDYALAYAM, PUTHIYAKAVU

COMPUTER SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SUBMITTED BY
ANAND RODRIGUEZ MENON
XII-SCIENCE

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 CERTIFICATE

Certified to be bonafide project work done by Anand Rodriguez

Menon of class XII SCIENCE in Amrita Vidyalayam, Puthiyakavu
during the academic year 2024-25

Reg no. ________________________

Principal School Seal Teacher in Charge

Submitted for all India Senior Secondary school

practical Examinations held on _____________
in Amrita Vidyalayam, Puthiyakavu

Internal Examiner External Examiner

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the project work titled

‘SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM’ ,l submitted for
CBSE examination is prepared by me and is a record of
the Bonafide research work carried out during the period
2024-2025 of my studies in Amrita Vidyalayam,
Puthiyakavu

Anand Rodriguez Menon

XII-SCIENCE

Amrita Vidyalayam, Puthiyakavu

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Acknowledgment

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to several

individuals who have played pivotal roles in the completion
of this project. Firstly, I extend my deepest appreciation to
our Principal mam and Vice Principal mam for their
unwavering support and encouragement.

A special word of thanks to our dedicated teachers,

Krishnapriya mam and Sony mam, whose expertise and
guidance have been invaluable. Their commitment to our
academic growth has shaped our learning journey and
contributed significantly to the success of this project.

I am deeply grateful to our parents for their unconditional

love, unwavering support, and sacrifices. I also extend my
heartfelt thanks to our friends and classmates for their
encouragement, assistance, and camaraderie. Their
support has made this journey both enjoyable and
fulfilling.

This project stands as a testament to the collective effort

and support of all those mentioned above. We are

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profoundly grateful for their contributions, without which
this endeavor would not have been possible.

Anand Rodriguez Menon

INDEX

1 Introduction 6

2 Source Code 6

3 Screenshots 7

5 Conclusion 8

6 Bibliography 10

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 INTRODUCTION

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, the effective

management of student and staff information has become paramount for
academic institutions striving for excellence. The School Management
System (SMS) has been meticulously designed to streamline the myriad of
administrative tasks associated with student enrollment and staff
management. By automating these processes, the SMS allows educational
institutions to operate more efficiently, ultimately enabling them to
concentrate on their primary mission: delivering quality education.

This system incorporates a comprehensive suite of features, including the

ability to add, update, search, and delete records for both students and
staff members. The user-friendly interface ensures that administrators,
teachers, and staff can navigate the system with ease, reducing the
learning curve and facilitating quicker adoption. At the core of the system
lies a robust database that securely stores sensitive information, with a
focus on user authentication through password management.

Moreover, the project emphasizes the importance of input validation and

error handling, ensuring that the data integrity remains intact throughout
various operations. By utilizing the latest technologies and best practices in
software development, the School Management System not only meets the
current administrative needs of educational institutions but also lays the
groundwork for future enhancements. As the demand for digital solutions in
education continues to grow, this project positions itself as a vital tool for
modern school management, ultimately contributing to a more organized
and effective educational environment.

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 SOURCE CODE
#Creating Database:

1. import mysql.connector as m
2. mydb = m.connect(
3. host='localhost',
4.
5. user='root',
6. password='ammaamrita'
7. )
8. mydb.autocommit=True
9.
10. c=mydb.cursor()
11.
12. # Create the database if it doesn't exist
13. c.execute('CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS school;')
14.
15. # Switch to the school database
16. c.execute('use school;')
17.
18. # Create tables if they don't exist
19. c.execute('''
20. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS login(
21. user_name VARCHAR(50),
22. password VARCHAR(50));''')
23.
24. c.execute('''
25. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS student(
26. Ad_no varchar(10) not null primary key,
27. name varchar(50),
28. class varchar(10),
29. gender CHAR(1) CHECK (gender IN ('M','F')),
30. mobile_no CHAR(10) CHECK (mobile_no REGEXP '^[0-9]{10}$'),
31. DOB date,
32. Father_name varchar(50),
33. Father_no char(10) CHECK (mobile_no REGEXP '^[0-9]{10}$'),
34. Mother_name varchar(100),
35. Mother_no char(10) CHECK (mobile_no REGEXP '^[0-9]{10}$'),
36. Address varchar(200));''')
37.
38. c.execute('''
39. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS staff(
40. ID CHAR(7) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
41. password VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
42. Name VARCHAR(50),
43. Gender CHAR(1),
44. DOB date,
45. Mobile_no char(10) CHECK (mobile_no REGEXP '^[0-9]{10}$'),
46. Role varchar(20),
47. subject varchar(20),
48. Address varchar(200));''')

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#Main code:

1. import mysql.connector as m
2. import keyring
3. import sys
4. import getpass
5. import msvcrt
6.
7. username=keyring.get_password('mysql','db_user')
8. password=keyring.get_password('mysql','db_password')
9.
10. try:
11. mydb = m.connect(
12. host='localhost',
13. user=username,
14. password=password,
15. database='school'
16. )
17. mydb.autocommit=True
18. except Exception as e:
19. print(f'Error: {e}')
20. exit()
21.
22. def masked_input(prompt='', mask='*'):
23. """Prompt for password input with masking."""
24. print(prompt, end='', flush=True)
25. password = ''
26.
27. while True:
28. char = msvcrt.getch() # Get a single character from input
29. if char in [b'\r', b'\n']: # Enter key pressed
30. break
31. elif char == b'\x08': # Backspace key pressed
32. if password:
33. password = password[:-1] # Remove last character
34. print('\b \b', end='', flush=True) # Move back, print space, move
back again
35. else:
36. password += char.decode('utf-8') # Add character to password
37. print(mask, end='', flush=True) # Print masking character
38.
39. print() # Move to next line
40. return password
41.
42. #Login page
43. def loginpage():
44. print('''
45. ----------
46. Login Page
47. ----------
48. ''')
49. print('1. Login\n2. Sign up')
50. ch=input('Enter choice: ').strip()
51. if ch=='1':
52. log_in()
53. elif ch=='2':
54. sign_up()
55. else:
56. print('Wrong command, Try again')
57. loginpage()
58.
59. #Function to sign up(add a new account)

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 60. def sign_up():
61. a_pword=masked_input('Enter Admin password: ').strip()
62. with mydb.cursor() as c:
63. c.execute('select password from login where user_name="admin";')
64. key=c.fetchone()[0]
65. if key == a_pword:
66. user = input('Enter new username: ').lower().strip()
67. passwd = masked_input('Enter password: ').strip()
68. passwd2 = masked_input('Enter password: ').strip()
69. if passwd2 == passwd:
70. try:
71. c.execute("INSERT INTO login (user_name, password) VALUES (%s,
%s)", (user,\
72.
passwd))
73. print('User added successfully')
74. homepage()
75. except Exception as e:
76. print(f'Error: {e}. Username might already exist.')
77. mydb.rollback()
78. else:
79. print('Passwords do not match. Please try again.')
80. loginpage()
81. else:
82. print('Invalid admin password. Access denied.')
83. loginpage()
84.
85. #Function to Login
86. def log_in():
87. with mydb.cursor() as c:
88. ruser=input('Enter ID: ').strip()
89. rpasswd=masked_input('Enter password: ').strip()
90. c.execute("SELECT * FROM login WHERE user_name = %s AND password = %s",
(ruser,\
91.
rpasswd))
92. data=c.fetchall()
93. if not data:
94. print('Invalid ID or password !!!')
95. loginpage()
96. else:
97. print('Login successful')
98. homepage()
99.
100. #Function for homepage
101. def homepage():
102. print('''
103. -----------------------------------
104. Welcome to School Management System
105. -----------------------------------''')
106. while True:
107. print('''
108. ********
109. Homepage
110. ********\n''')
111. print('1. Students\n2. Staff\n3. Logout\n')
112. ch=input('Enter your choice: ').strip()
113. if ch=='1':
114. mode='student'
115. student()
116. break
117. elif ch=='2':
118. staff()
119. break

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120. elif ch=='3':
121. log=input('\nConfirm Logout(y/n): ').strip()
122. if log.lower()=='y':
123. print('Logged out successfully')
124. loginpage()
125. break
126. else:
127. pass
128. else:
129. print('Invalid choice')
130.
131. #Function for student page
132. def student():
133. mode='student'
134. tag='Ad_no'
135. print('''
136. --------
137. Students
138. --------''')
139. print('1. View\n2. Search\n3. Add\n4. Update\n5. Delete\n6. Back\n')
140. ch=input('Eneter your choice: ').strip()
141. if ch=='1':
142. view(mode,tag)
143. elif ch=='2':
144. search(mode,tag)
145. elif ch=='3':
146. add_s()
147. elif ch=='4':
148. update(mode,tag)
149. elif ch=='5':
150. delete(mode,tag)
151. elif ch=='6':
152. homepage()
153. else:
154. print('Invalid choice')
155. student()
156.
157. #Function for staff page
158. def staff():
159. mode='staff'
160. tag='ID'
161. print('''
162. -----
163. Staff
164. -----''')
165. print('1.View\n2. Search\n3. Add\n4. Update\n5. Delete\n6. Back\n')
166. ch=input('Eneter your choice: ').strip()
167. if ch=='1':
168. view(mode,tag)
169. elif ch=='2':
170. search(mode,tag)
171. elif ch=='3':
172. add_t()
173. elif ch=='4':
174. update(mode,tag)
175. elif ch=='5':
176. delete(mode,tag)
177. elif ch=='6':
178. homepage()
179. else:
180. print('Invalid choice')
181. staff()
182.
183. #Function to view records

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184. def view(mode,tag):
185. with mydb.cursor() as c:
186. c.execute(f'select * from {mode} ')
187. r=c.fetchall()
188. for i in r:
189. print(i)
190. if mode=='student':
191. student()
192. elif mode=='staff':
193. staff()
194.
195. #Function to search records
196. def search(mode,tag):
197. search=input('Enter Name/"{}"to be searched: '.format(tag)).strip()
198.
199. with mydb.cursor() as c:
200. try:
201. c.execute(f'SELECT * FROM {mode} WHERE Name = %s;', (search,))
202. results = c.fetchall()
203.
204. if results:
205. for record in results:
206. print(record)
207. else:
208. if tag in ['Father_number', 'Mother_number']:
209. tag = f"`{tag}`"
210.
211. c.execute(f'SELECT * FROM {mode} WHERE {tag} = %s;', (search,))
212. results = c.fetchall()
213.
214. if results:
215. for record in results:
216. print(record)
217. else:
218. print('No records found for the given input.')
219.
220. except m.Error as err:
221. print(f"Error: {err}")
222.
223. if mode == 'student':
224. student()
225. elif mode == 'staff':
226. staff()
227.
228. #Function to update records
229. def update(mode,tag):
230. print('\nWhat do you want to update? ')
231. if mode=='student':
232. print('\n1. Name\n2. Class\n3. Gender\n4. DOB\n5. Father Name\n6. Father\
233. Number\n7. Mother Name\n8. Mother No\n9. Address\n10. Back\n')
234. elif mode=='staff':
235. print('\n1. Name\n2. Gender\n3. DOB\n4. Mobile Number\n5. Role\n6. Subject\
236. \n7.Address\n8.Back')
237. ch=input('Enter your choice: ')
238. opt=''
239. if ch=='1':
240. opt='Name'
241. elif ch=='2':
242. if mode=='student':opt='Class'
243. elif mode=='staff':opt='Gender'
244. elif ch=='3':
245. if mode=='student':opt='Gender'
246. elif mode=='staff':opt='DOB'
247. elif ch=='4':

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248. if mode=='student':opt='DOB'
249. elif mode=='staff':opt='Mobile_no'
250. elif ch=='5':
251. if mode=='student':opt='Father_name'
252. elif mode=='staff':opt='Role'
253. elif ch=='6':
254. if mode=='student':opt='Father_no'
255. elif mode=='staff':opt='Subject'
256. elif ch=='7':
257. if mode=='student':opt='Mother_name'
258. elif mode=='staff':opt='Address'
259. elif ch=='8':
260. if mode=='student':opt='Mother_no'
261. elif mode=='staff':staff()
262. elif ch=='9':
263. if mode=='student':opt='Address'
264. elif mode=='staff':staff()
265. elif ch=='10':
266. if mode=='student':student()
267. elif mode=='staff':staff()
268. else:
269. print('Invalid choice')
270. update(mode,tag)
271. key = input(f'Enter {tag}: ').strip()
272. value=input('Enter the new value: ').strip()
273. with mydb.cursor() as c:
274. c.execute(f'UPDATE {mode} SET {opt} = %s WHERE {tag} = %s;', (value, key))
275. print('Record updated successfully')
276. if mode=='student':
277. student()
278. elif mode=='staff':
279. staff()
280.
281. #Function to delete record
282. def delete(mode,tag):
283. search = input(f'Enter Name/{tag} to be deleted: ').strip()
284. with mydb.cursor() as c:
285. c.execute(f'DELETE FROM {mode} WHERE Name = %s;', (search,))
286. r=c.fetchall()
287. if r!=[]:
288. print('Record deleted successfully')
289. else:
290. c.execute(f'DELETE FROM {mode} WHERE {tag} = %s;', (search,))
291. print('Records deleted successfully')
292. if mode=='student':
293. student()
294. elif mode=='staff':
295. staff()
296.
297. #Function to add new record for student
298. def add_s():
299. Ad_no=input('Enter Admission number of student: ').strip()
300. Name=input('Enter name of student: ').strip()
301. Class=input('Enter class of student: ').strip()
302. Gender=input('Enter gender of student(M/F): ').strip()
303. DOB=input('Enter date of birth of student(yyyy-mm-dd): ').strip()
304. F_name=input('Enter father\'s name: ').strip()
305. F_no=input('Enter father\'s number: ').strip()
306. M_name=input('Enter mother\'s name: ').strip()
307. M_no=input('Enter mother\'s number: ').strip()
308. Adrs=input('Enter student\'s Address: ').strip()
309. query = 'INSERT INTO student (Ad_no, Name, Class, Gender, DOB,\
310. Father_name, Father_no, Mother_name, Mother_no, Address) \
311. VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s);'

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312. with mydb.cursor() as c:
313. try:
314. c.execute(query, (Ad_no, Name, Class, Gender, DOB, F_name, F_no, M_name,
M_no, Adrs))
315. mydb.commit() # Commit the transaction
316. print('Record added successfully')
317. except m.Error as err:
318. print(f'Error: {err}') # Print specific database error
319. mydb.rollback() # Rollback in case of error
320. except Exception as e:
321. print(f'An unexpected error occurred: {e}')
322. c.close()
323. student()
324.
325. #Function to add record for staff
326. def add_t():
327. ID = input('Enter ID of staff: ')
328. Name = input('Enter name of staff: ')
329. Gender = input('Enter gender of staff (M/F): ')
330. DOB = input('Enter date of birth of staff (yyyy-mm-dd): ')
331. Mobile_no = input('Enter mobile number: ')
332. Role = input('Enter staff\'s role (teaching/non-teaching staff): ')
333. sub = input('Enter staff\'s subject/designation: ')
334. Adrs = input('Enter staff\'s Address: ')
335. Password = masked_input('Enter staff password: ').strip()
336. query = '''
337. INSERT INTO staff (ID, Name, Gender, DOB, Mobile_no, Role, subject, Address,
password)
338. VALUES (%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s);
339. '''
340. with mydb.cursor() as c:
341. try:
342. c.execute(query, (ID, Name, Gender, DOB, Mobile_no, Role, sub, Adrs,
Password))
343. mydb.commit() # Commit the changes to the database
344. print('Staff record added successfully.')
345. except m.Error as err:
346. print(f"Error: {err}")
347. staff()
348. loginpage()
349.

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 SCREENSHOTS
Login page

Adding a new user

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Students page

Adding a student record

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Viewing a student record

Searching for a student record

Updating a student record

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Deleting a student record

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Staff page

Adding a new staff record

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Viewing staff record

Searching staff record

Updating a staff record

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Deleting a staff record

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Logging out

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 CONCLUSION

The School Management System represents a pivotal advancement in how

educational institutions handle their administrative processes, offering a
comprehensive solution for managing both student and staff records. By
integrating functionalities that encompass the entire lifecycle of student and
staff management—from enrollment to record maintenance—this project
showcases the transformative potential of technology in education. The
SMS not only simplifies administrative tasks but also enhances data
accuracy and security, thus fostering a more reliable management
framework.

Through the implementation of features such as record viewing, searching,

updating, and deletion, the system empowers administrators to perform
their duties with greater efficiency and precision. Additionally, the emphasis
on user-friendly design ensures that all stakeholders—administrators,
teachers, and students—can easily navigate the system, thereby promoting
greater engagement and user satisfaction.

Looking ahead, the School Management System has the potential for
further enhancements, such as integrating attendance tracking, grade
management, and reporting functionalities. These improvements could
provide even greater value to educational institutions by equipping them
with comprehensive tools to meet their evolving needs. Ultimately, this
project serves as a solid foundation for continuous improvement in
educational administration, creating an environment where both educators
and students can flourish. By leveraging technology, the SMS contributes
to a more organized and effective educational experience, paving the way
for a brighter future in school management.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 https://stackoverflow.com/
 Computer Science with Python (CBSE Class XII Textbook)
 https://github.com/

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