MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641063645 A) filed by Dr. Santhosh Kumar Balan; Ms. Nagulapally Rishika; Mr. Kasturi Sai Advait; Mr. Poreddy Srishank Reddy; and Ms. Mudavath Mythri, Ibrahimpatnam, Telangana, on May 20, for 'and method for college alumni and career networking platform using real-time cloud-based communication.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Santhosh Kumar Balan; Ms. Nagulapally Rishika; Mr. Kasturi Sai Advait; Mr. Poreddy Srishank Reddy; and Ms. Mudavath Mythri.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a cloud-based mobile application system and method for alumni networking, career mentorship, and opportunity management within educational institutions. More particularly, the invention discloses GradBridge - College Alumni & Career Networking Platform, a centralized digital ecosystem designed to connect students, alumni, and institutional administrators through secure and real-time communication. The system is developed using Flutter framework for cross-platform mobile application deployment and integrates Firebase Authentication, Firebase Firestore, and Cloudinary cloud storage to ensure secure user management, real-time database synchronization, and media storage. The invention comprises multiple functional modules including user registration and authentication, alumni verification, profile management, job and internship posting, mentorship communication, institutional announcements, real-time messaging, and administrative monitoring. The platform enables verified alumni to share authentic career opportunities, internships, and industry guidance, while students can access mentorship, networking, career updates, and institutional information through a unified interface. Administrators are provided with centralized controls for user verification, activity monitoring, content moderation, and announcement management. The invention addresses limitations of conventional fragmented communication systems such as social media groups, emails, and messaging platforms by providing a secure, scalable, and role-based institutional networking platform. The implementation of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) ensures controlled access privileges for students, alumni, and administrators, thereby enhancing security and operational efficiency. The invention improves alumni engagement, student placement readiness, career accessibility, and institutional communication effectiveness. The modular architecture further supports future enhancements including artificial intelligence-based job recommendations, analytics dashboards, video mentoring, resume analysis, and automated notification systems. Thus, the present invention provides a reliable and scalable mobile platform that bridges the gap between academia and industry by strengthening alumni-student connectivity and career development opportunities."
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