final year project report on College Student Smart Card

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Description
Student smart card application helps students as well as staff to manage official documents
management, canteen bill payments, library management in college, schools and
educational institutes. It is based on INTRANET. It is also helps students to pay their
canteen bills just by using their smart card number which can be recharged through admin
and can also be used in Library for book management and fine payment by students on late
return of book. This will help to overcome the tedious manual work by replacing it with
digital technology of smart cards. Attendance is very useful in colleges and schools to keep
a track of punctuality of students as well as preparation of list of blacklist according to the
guidelines of University. Currently the attendance of students, entering the data into system
other calculations is done manually by the staff. All this work can be done automatically
using smart cards with the help of various technologies like RFID, barcode technology, QR
code.
Smart cards here can be used in canteens too, students can get their smart cards recharged
from the canteen and office previously and then later canteen bills can be paid directly
using smart card number without having the need to carry cash. Also payments can be
made in office related works too using smart cards such as exam fees, form fees, any kind
of fine etc.
It is developed to ease the work of student's, involves a card containing a barcode which is
nothing but a unique card that is given to each student. The smart card can be used at many
places like office, library and canteen. The amount (balance) in the card can always be
refilled with the help of admin.
The unique id is stored in the barcode ,when the barcode is scanned the balance is
deducted from the students account that is associated with the unique id. The unique id is
scanned with the help of barcode scanner .It can also be used to store important documents.
This is done by scanning the unique id stored in the card which in turn is been sent to the
server where the student's documents stored .Thus the user doesn't have to carry its
documents always with him. The student can use this card in office to pay fine and the
amount will be calculated depending on the information stored in database which is
retrieved by scanning the unique id on the card. It can
also be used in stationary shop and canteen. Thus this makes very easy for a student he just
needs to carry a portable card which will be very secure.

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1.2 An Overview Of Smart Card Technology
Smart card is a card which contains a barcode which is nothing but a unique card
that is assigned to the user and is capable of storing data which can be either value or
information or both. A barcode is a series of alternating dark and light stripes that are read
by an optical scanner. It is an automatic identification technology. A barcode is an optical,
machine-readable, representation of data the data usually describes something about the
object that carries the barcode. Originally barcodes systematically represents data by
varying the widths and spacing’s of parallel lines. Barcodes originally were scanned by
special optical scanners called barcode readers. A Barcode Symbology defines the
technical details of a particular type of barcode like the width of the bars, character set,
method of encoding etc. we will use Code 39 symbology because, It allows real-time data
to be collected accurately and rapidly. Code 39 barcode is the easiest to use of alpha-
numeric barcodes. Code 39 was developed by Dr. David Allais and Ray Stevens in 1974.
Code 39 is also known as Alpha39, Code 3 of 9, Code 3/9. The Code 39 specification
defines 43 characters, consisting of uppercase letters (A through Z), numeric digits (0
through 9) and a number of special characters (-, ., $, /, +, %, and space). Its name
originates in the fact that it could only encode 39 characters—though in its most recent
version the character set has been increased to 43. Each character is composed of nine
elements: five bars and four spaces. Three of the nine elements in each character are wide
(binary value 1), and six elements are narrow (binary value 0).
Bar coded smart card have certain advantages like, it is:
 More reliable
 capable of storing data which can be either numeric value or characters or both
 secure or higher security
 Multiple functions
 Cheaper than other type of cards
1.3 Motivation
Take a look in your wallet and what do you find? Notes, coins, a driver's license, credit
cards, an identification card, automatic teller machine cards (ATM card), a library card and
other more cards. These cards have become a very important part of your life. Soon all
these documents will be replaced by just one or two smart cards [2]. Smart cards are being
used in a number of ways around the world, replacing a wallet's content bit by bit [7]. By
adopting smart card technology one card can be used for all [4]. This many organizations
including educational institutes such as universities currently use bar coded cards as their
means for identification and it is not used for any other purpose. The new student card
system will give the benefit to students as well as the university and institutes. By using
smart card technology the student card will be more powerful, more versatile, and more
reliable. As it’s unique bar code will be used at every places like for Stationary Payment,
Canteen Payment, Library Access, Identification and keeping important documents on the

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college server. Fig. 1, illustrates some uses of smart cards in an educational institute, as
seen below it will have some functionalities.
 LIBRARY ACCESS
 CANTEEN PAYMENT
 STATIONARY PAYMENT
 IDENTIFICATION
 DOCUMENT UPLOAD
Fig. 1. Overview diagram of the Student Card System
1.4 Approach
The proposed system can be implemented in many language standards, the prototype
created is to illustrate how the system operates and interact with the users so an
environment had to be chosen, that environment is a University/College [1]. Designing a
smart card system for a university/Institute requires the design of the card itself such as
what card it use, what data it should store, finally the applications that works with the card.
(A.) SECURITY
Security is a big issue with smart cards as the cards can be used for manipulation and
fraud, there is even a greater risk if the card is to be used to store monetary values. To
provide the resources to identified users is quite important. Thus in order to protect these
resources from any unauthorized access both user authentication and access control are
required for resource protection in distributed computer systems [3]. Different cards have
different security features. The features that exist with the cards used for the
implementation includes secret codes such as PIN.

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(B.) APPLICATION
This section will go through all the applications implemented for the proposed student card
system. Some applications such as Login and Upload Document are meant for educational
organizations while Shop is designed for the public field. Altogether seven applications
were created. Currently there are a few programming standards available for smart cards,
they are:
 Personal Computer / Smart Cards (PC/SC)
 Java Card
 Html With Css
PC/SC was created by Microsoft and is a smart card application interface for
communicating with some cards from window based platforms but it does not support
other's platforms. Building on the same spirit as the original Java, Sun has developed the
Java Card API Specification [6], to facilitate the concept of "write once, run on all cards".
It allows Java applets to run directly on the card and enables chip independent. We can
also use html with css for making an interactive interface for the student card system.
(a.) LOGIN
Login as the name suggest is an interface that allows cardholders to access all the services
provided by the college. It requires the cardholder to simply scan their student card from
the designated reader after that the system verifies the id if the id exists the cardholder then
asked to submit the pin and, then verified. If the pin is correct, access is granted otherwise
denied. As a, security feature incorrect pins can be entered only some times, if the limit is
exceeded the card will be blocked. Fig 2 shows the algorithm of how the student card will
be used initially.
(b.) RECHARGE SMARTCARD
The Recharge Station (i.e. office admin of the college) is used to add money into the
account of the card. A limit is created so that a card may not he abused. To start the
application the cardholder is required to scan their card. The cardholder then specifies the
amount to be inserted if the new balance exceeds the limit, the maximum value an error is
prompted else the value will be added. It comes under the Admin Login module.
(c.) STATIONARY/CANTEEN PAYMENT
The student card will not only be used for identification but will be used for payments to
the shops present in the college campus. All the transactions takes place electronically [5],
therefore it promotes the digital economy and help in making our society cashless. Shop is
basically a module present in the interface that will be used in stationary shops and college
canteen. The structure is simple all the products being bought must be entered firstly then it
will calculate the total and asks the customer to scan their card. The application will firstly
check the balance of the card if there is insufficient funds an error is prompted else the
total will be deducted from the card. They are having their separate modules named as
Stationary Login and Canteen Login.

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(d.) DOCUMENT UPLOAD
This module is used for uploading various important documents such as DMC, Migration
Certificate etc. Through this, we need not to carry our important document physically
every time in our hand. On the server it will be safe and whenever we will have need, we
can access it easily. It comes under the Student Login module.
1.5 Future Scope
 Reduce manual work.
 Easy to carry in pocket.
 Don’t fear to lost money or document .
1.5 Problem Identified:
 Lots of manual work.
 Students have to carry unnecessary cash and documents always which may be lost
or theft.
 Carrying money in a pocket was a critical risk while travelling from public
transport.
 All the documents need to be store in a storage media therefore there are chances
that the document may be deleted. There is always a risk while carrying documents
when travelling. The documents may get misplaced anywhere. Maintenance of the
system is very difficult.
1.6 Proposed Solution Stratigy
In this project we aim that,it is developed to ease the work of student's, involves a card
containing a barcode which is nothing but a unique card that is given to each student. The
smart card can be used at many places like office, library and canteen. The amount
(balance) in the card can always be refilled with the help of admin. The unique id is stored
in the barcode ,when the barcode is scanned the balance is deducted from the students
account that is associated with the unique id. The unique id is scanned with the help of
barcode scanner .It can also be used to store important documents. This is done by
scanning the unique id stored in the card which in turn is been sent to the server where the
student's documents stored .Thus the user doesn't have to carry its documents always with
him. The student can use this card in office to pay fine and the amount will be calculated
depending on the information stored in database which is retrieved by scanning the unique
id on the card. It can also be used in stationary shop and canteen. Thus this makes very
easy for a student he just needs to carry a portable card which will be very secure.

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Fig. 2. Flow chart for Login Application

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CHAPTER 2
ANALYSIS OF CURRENT SITUATION
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Nowadays, college students have various comsumption tyes, such as dining, shopping,
purchasing water and electricity, surfing on the net, seeking medical advice and ect.
Usually different consumption types are managed by different departments. Each maters
the information of its own system, thus the information data could not be shared. However,
colleges and universities are laying more and more attention on identification of persons
inside the school so as to build safe campus. Therefore, to construct a centralized platform
with one card to take the place of identification is of great necessity. This essay puts
forward the overall planning of campus card system, which is implemented finally.
The so-called campus Smart Card system, in brief, is to have every teacher and student to
possess a campus card, which could take the place of all or part functions of all previous
identifications (including student’s identity card, employee’s card, library card, medical
card and key card, etc.). With the campus card, teachers and students could go into all
places, do business, do activities and purchase. And it could even realized auto-deposit
with the bank card. Thus it could realize finally the ideal of “with one card in hand, you
could go the campus around”, meanwhile, it can also promote the process of
informationizaiton and standardization of the management of all units and departments.
Such managing module replaces the traditional comsumption management module and
brings efficiency, convenience and safty to school management.
1.1 ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1.1.1 General requirements
Construction project of campus Smart Card of colleges and universities should be based on
systems of shared library, unified identification platform to construct “campus Smart Card”
system centralized platform, which includes general management platform, identification
platform, student’s fingerprint registration and other subsystems. With the advantage of
college net resources, the campus card could identify student’s card, employee’s card,

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library card, medical card, computer card, breast card and etc. With the wallet function of
campus card, the carrier could consume at various comprehensive comsumption sites, for
example, dining at the dining hall, purchasing in the supermarket, bathing in the bathroom,
self-help washing, surfing on the net, paying fines of overdue books, self-help purchasing
water and electricity. Thus the campus smart card with comprehensive comsumption could
be realized. Through the connection with the financial and bank systems, the campus card
could realize the functions of deposit and transference, auto accounting, withholding
remitting on campus, as well as comsumption inqury. Thus the campus card with financial
service could be realized.
1.1.2 Design requirements of the platform of software system
The system adopts three-tier architecture: The user application and data are isolated by the
middle tier (business logic layer and data access layer), which defines a series of interface
specifications with unified standards. All data access should be audited and verified, which
could ensure safe access to the database and prevent efficiently illegal access and
tampering. Redundant system data backup: Multilevel redundant data backup could
increase efficiently the system’s resistance ability to accidents. Redundant disk arrays,
mulitilevel storage of the database and the application server’s secondary storage of the
data completely derived from the master server make the redundant data of the whole
system sufficient and efficient. Security measures of the system data: Mulitilevel backup
storage of system data, secure and efficient data access mechanism, strict data access
signin and signout function, all make the data access manageable and orderly, which could
guarantee the system data to be in enough. security and respond efficiently to the request of
using the subsystem data.
1.1.3 System selection and design requirements
System selection of campus card is based on non-contact CPU card design, and meanwhile
be compatible with Mifare series, financial card and cell phone card. The cards of the
above mentioned systems could be used depending on the specific requirements, or while
using a kind of card, compatible reading and writing of anther kind of card could be
offered, so that the system could be updated or the card type be changed with the principle
of using the old to protect the original investment efficacies as possible. Most devices

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could be transitted between the system using Mifare seires card and the system using CPU
card to interchange the types of the card in use.
1.2 System Architecture Design And Application System
Design
1.2.1 Topology design of system network
Supported by the college campus network, all kinds of the terminal devices adopt the
design of combining 485 communication and TCP communication, which is in favor of
constructing comprehensive network platform better, as well as save the investment on
network devices. The comprehensive design sees Figure 1.
Figure 1 Smart Card network topology map

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1.2.2 3-level platform architecture design
The system architecture adopts 3-level platform architecture: Digital campus as Level 1
platform; bank, teaching, finance and campus card management center as Level 2 platform;
all the application systems as Level 3 platform. Level 1 platform: The share data center,
unified indentificaiton and unified portal system of the digital campus serve as the core of
data exchange and data share; Level 2 platform: The bank network system interlinks the
bank and the information center network through telecom DDN special, setting
corresponding rules to realize point to point data communication, so that the users could
deposit into the bank, inqury the balance of the bank card and daily business settlement. As
the backbone communication platform of “campus Smart Card” system, the campus
network mainly realizes various businesses on campus with the campus card.
Level 3 platform: Various application subsystems of this project and other application
subsystem related to campus card.
1.2.3 Access scheme of the third party (Figure 2)
When connecting with a third party, the communication is based on TCP/IP network; the
system softwares offer various interface implementation from Web Service interface tier,
application process tier and card reader tier: Web Service standard method reference,
industry-standard XML file exchange, service packet, secondary development SDK
dynamic link library (DLL), protocol message packet switching, database view, and etc..
Flexible networking mode, variety and standardization of the interface offer solid
foundation to the access of the third party.

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Figure 2 Third-party Access
1.2.3 The design of Application platform
At present, the campus card applies widely in our school. The general application design
sees the Figure 3

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Figure 3 Smart Card application deployment
1.2.4 Financial trading platform of campus card
 Financial trading platform of campus Smart Card is mainly responsible for
collection and comprehensive summary statistical treatment of the trading
information of comsumptions in the card.
 System of financial trading application: Dining and other comsumptions,
centralized control and other micropayments.
 Payment function of campus card: It is mainly used at the dining hall, in the
supermarket, micropayment, in the computer room, in the library and other
places. It is to fulfill the electronic payment of various comsumptions on
campus of the teachers and students.
 Comsumption with card is realized with the real ewallet, with perfect card
information, secure terminal data collection mechanism and log
management.
 It has the character of non-contact reading and faster reading spead. It could
run offline. When the tolling POS runs offline, it could automatically judge
whether there is balance in the card, whether the card is reported for loss or
whether it has been written off without relying on the database of the host
computer, i.e. it could verify the validity and legality of the card efficiently.
 Identifying platform of campus Smart Card is mainly responsible for the
summary and comprehensive settlement of the identified information in it.

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 Identity authentication application: Identitiy authentication system,
fingerprint authentication system, access control system, attendance system,
personnel supervision, door access system, barrier-free access system,
 Fingerprint authentication system, with smart card as the storage media,
adopts fingerprinted imbedded in smart card authentication technology to
have electronic identity authentication. With the authentication module of
“smart card + fingerprint”, it could efficiently judge the sole relationship
between the card and the possessor, avoiding helping others attending in
cases of attendance, examination supervision, student’s registration and
other cases which require identity authentication, so as to increase the
secure grades of identity authentication.
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system are mainly to safely and efficiently control access to the passage.
Access control system is mainly divided into: entrance-exit inspection
control, electronic lock access control, lock and channel director control.
 Attendance management system could realize the function of checking on
work attendance, offering multiuser monitering and sound alarming. The
function of checking on work attendance refers that it could make statistics
of the card reading information when the employees going to and from
work, and ultimately it could give the attendance information, absence
information, and information of asking for leave and information of
working overtime. This product could monitor at the same time the card
reading information of many people and through the user terminal the
personal’s information could be read. If there were someone who uses the
card illegally, the system will send audible alarm.
 Fingerprint meeting attendance is a set of meeting attendance system of
fingerprint identification, computer network technology, integrated radio
frequency card and biometric identification technology. What the working
person should do is only to read the card on the machine, press his finger,
then he is signed and has his identity authenticated. The uniqueness of
fingerprints eradicates the manifestation of dishonesty, such as helping
others attending, and ensures the justice and correctness of the attendance.
Successfully matched, a piece of attendance message would be upload to
the database.
 Barrier-free access system could realize 24-hour uninterrupted video
monitoring and linkage channel control. When the holder enters or exits the
channel and has his card read actively, the system could judge his validity
quickly and correctly. The illegal identiy or those with no cards would be
screened and meanwhile it could start the soundlight alarm and takes
photos. So that it could avoid the low efficiency of traditional channel in
checking personnel’s identity and the crowdness thus caused. It could also
prevent tailers and sneakers. In emergent cases it could also evacuate the

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personnel quickly. Smart cards here can be used in canteens too, students
can get their smart cards recharged from the canteen and office previously
and then later canteen bills can be paid directly using smart card number
without having the need to carry cash. Also payments can be made in office
related works too using smart cards such as exam fees, form fees, any kind
of fine etc.

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CHAPTER 3
LITERATURE SURVEY
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Student smart card application helps students as well as staff to manage official documents
management, canteen bill payments, library management in college, schools and
educational institutes. It is based on INTRANET. It helps staff personnel’s to manage
student’s attendance. It is also helps students to pay their canteen bills just by using their
smart card number which can be recharged through admin and can also be used in Library
for book management and fine payment by students on late return of book. This will help
to overcome the tedious manual work by replacing it with digital technology of smart
cards.
Attendance is very useful in colleges and schools to keep a track of punctuality of students
as well as preparation of list of blacklist according to the guidelines of University.
Currently the attendance of students, entering the data into system other calculations is
done manually by the staff. All this work can be done automatically using smart cards with
the help of various technologies like RFID, barcode technology, QR code.
Smart cards here can be used in canteens too, students can get their smart cards recharged
from the canteen and office previously and then later canteen bills can be paid directly
using smart card number without having the need to carry cash. Also payments can be
made in office related works too using smart cards such as exam fees, form fees, any kind
of fine etc.
1.1 LITERATURE SURVEY
1.1.1 Multi-purpose Student Card System Using Smart Card Technology:
Magnetic strip cards are used to do multipurpose work like attendance, paying digitally
storing record in database ,storing scanned documents at a centralized location for ease of
access of data and reduces tedious manual work. The motivation is been taken from
looking at wallet where there are different cards like driving license , PAN card, ID card
,library and many more to avoid this situation the multi-purpose smart card is introduced
which will contain all the details of the user in single card.
Benefits of this system are:
 Faster and more accurate.
 Digital Transaction of bills and fine.
 Portability and ease of access to documents. Disadvantage of this system:
 While accessing the system if the server goes down data fetching would be
difficult.
 Initial investment required in hardware.

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1.1.2Multipurpose smart card system:
Chip card which is of standard size made plastic is used to store data. This plastic chip card
contain details of the card owner which is in encrypted form preventing misuse or
unauthorized access of data .This type of card is basically used in ATM cards. It is very
suitable in a country like India where population is highly dense hence carrying such
multipurpose card is way better option then carrying adhaar card, pan card, etc.
Benefits of this system:
 It provides security as it cannot be tampered so the only way to access the
information is by using PIN code.
 This system is accurate, fast and more efficient.
 Smart card is been encrypted and given unique id, hence, the information is
protected.
 Limitations of this system:
 Initial investment needs to be done in hardware.
 RESEARCH
 Training needs to be given to admin’s and student’s in initial phase.
1.1.2 C Barcode Based Student Attendance System:
This system consist of a card with barcode printed on it, this card can be directly scanned
by the students. Usually attendance is taken manually by teachers in colleges. There is
need of automated attendance system which records attendance and stores it in database
and calculates and displays attendance to the students without any human intervention.
This system can be implemented using different types barcode are as follows
1. Linear Barcodes
2. Matrix Barcodes
Benefits of this system are:
 It is very simple technology compared to RFID.
 It is cost effective.
1.2 PROPOSED SYSTEM
In current scenario the student details is done manually the work is done on paper which
causes error it takes more time to put details manually. So, the proposed system uses
Barcode reader to take student details. In this system, each student is issued with barcode
tag. Barcode tags and a computer with the software which stores the database about the
entire details of the student’s.

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1.3 ARCHITECTURE
The proposed system integrates all various modules as shown in fig.1. It contains of
different modules which are connected and handled centrally by proposed system. The
above figure shows the basic working of the proposed intranet system for student’s
attendance management system: The below figure shows the basic working of the
proposed intranet system for student’s attendance management system.
Fig.1: Basic architecture of the system.
1.4 WORKING
Proposed system is divided in some main modules they are as follows:
Attendance: This module records attendance of student with the help of barcode printed on
smart card of student and stores it into the database. The data recorded by the module is
entered directly into the database hence overcoming the manual efforts that take places in

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current scenario. The data can be further used to to manipulate or carry out operations on
it.
Canteen: This module will be operated by the staff members, the module handler will take
care of recharging the students monetary balance in the card and also the bill payment in
the canteen will be carried out using this card.
Library: In library the book keeper can assign book to a particular student on the unique ID
that would be generated by the smart card, it will also keep track of late returning of book
and will automatically levy fine upon the particular student.