Mocktern - Internship & Course Verification Platform

A crowdsourced verification platform powered by AI and community voting to protect students from fake internships, scam courses, and unrealistic opportunities.

🌟 Features

🔍 AI-Powered Analysis

• Gemini AI Integration: Advanced AI analysis of internships, courses and projects.
• Smart Scoring: 0-10 scoring system with detailed reasoning
• Red Flag Detection: Automatic identification of scam patterns

👥 Community Verification

• Crowdsourced Voting: Community members vote on AI assessments
• Public Decision Making: 70% agreement threshold for final verification
• Real-time Updates: Live voting and score updates

📊 Comprehensive Database

• Internship Verification: Check company legitimacy, offer letters, payment requests
• Course Analysis: Evaluate content depth, pricing, and provider reputation
• Project Verification: Assess technical projects and their authenticity

🎨 Modern UI/UX

• Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on all devices
• Gradient Backgrounds: Beautiful glass-morphism design
• Smooth Animations: Enhanced user experience with loading states

🚀 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Firebase Firestore, Firebase Authentication
• AI: Google Gemini API
• Deployment: Vercel

📁 Project Structure

Mocktern/
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── navbar.jsx          # Navigation component
│   │   └── footer.jsx          # Footer component
│   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── landing.jsx         # Landing page with hero section
│   │   ├── home.jsx            # Main dashboard
│   │   ├── predict.jsx         # Internship verification form
│   │   ├── VerificationPage.jsx # Course/Project verification
│   │   └── signin.jsx          # Authentication
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── firebase.js         # Firebase configuration
│   └── App.jsx                 # Main app component
├── .env                        # Environment variables
├── package.json
└── README.md

🎯 How It Works

For Internships (0-10 Scale)

1. Submit Details: Company, position, offer letter, contact info
2. AI Analysis: Gemini AI analyzes for scam patterns and red flags
3. Community Vote: Users vote to agree/disagree with AI assessment
4. Final Decision: Public decision based on community consensus

For Courses & Projects (1-10 Scale)

1. Submit Information: Title, provider, price, syllabus/tech stack
2. AI Evaluation: Analysis of content depth vs. pricing
3. Score Display: Detailed reasoning with improvement suggestions

⚙️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• Firebase account
• Google Gemini API key

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Mocktern.git
cd Mocktern

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory:

REACT_APP_GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here

4. Firebase Setup

1. Create a Firebase project at Firebase Console
2. Enable Authentication (Email/Password)
3. Create Firestore database
4. Add your domain to authorized domains

5. Get Gemini API Key

1. Visit Google AI Studio
2. Create a new API key
3. Add it to your .env file

6. Start Development Server

npm start

Visit http://localhost:3000 to see the application.

📱 Key Pages

Landing Page (/)

• Hero section with animated statistics
• Search functionality with real-time filtering
• Recent verifications showcase
• "How It Works" section

Dashboard (/home)

• Toggle between internships and courses/projects
• Comprehensive statistics and filtering
• Community voting interface
• Real-time updates

Verification Pages

• Internship Check (/predict): Detailed form for internship analysis
• Course/Project Verify (/verification): Multi-tab interface for courses and projects

🔒 Security Features

• Environment Variables: API keys secured in .env
• Firebase Rules: Database security with user authentication
• Input Validation: Client-side and server-side validation
• Rate Limiting: Prevents API abuse

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feature-name
5. Submit a pull request

📊 Database Collections

Internships Collection

{
  company: "Company Name",
  position: "Position Title",
  aiScore: 7,
  aiReason: "Analysis reasoning",
  aiDecision: "real",
  publicDecision: "real",
  agree: 15,
  disagree: 3,
  upvoters: ["uid1", "uid2"],
  downvoters: ["uid3"],
  timestamp: "Firebase Timestamp"
}

Courses Collection

{
  title: "Course Title",
  provider: "Provider Name",
  price: 2999,
  aiScore: 8,
  aiReason: "Analysis reasoning",
  contents: "Course syllabus",
  timestamp: "Firebase Timestamp"
}

🐛 Known Issues

• Audio/video play() interruption warnings (browser auto-play policies)
• API rate limiting on high traffic
• Mobile responsive improvements needed for complex forms

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👥 Team

• Kesavan G
• Aditya A

🌐 Live Demo

Visit the live application: Mocktern Platform

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