Mero Sahayak is an intelligent, bilingual (Nepali & English) AI assistant created to assist NIST College students, faculty, and prospective applicants with instant academic guidance, class schedules, exam updates, routine queries, and library material searches. Built using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) over NIST official documentation, Mero Sahayak delivers precise, contextual answers 24/7.
Problem Statement
- Students often face delays getting answers to routine administrative, library, and schedule queries after office hours.
- High volume of repetitive support calls overwhelms the college administrative staff.
- Existing chatbots struggle with bilingual (Nepali & English) code-mixed queries and college-specific context.
Project Objectives
- Deploy a 24/7 AI virtual assistant trained on official NIST College documents and syllabi.
- Support natural language understanding in both Nepali and English languages.
- Reduce front-desk inquiry response times from hours to sub-second responses.
Key Features
- Context-aware Nepali & English NLP support
- Real-time search across official notices, exam schedules & syllabi
- Voice command recognition and text-to-speech feedback
- Personalized timetable & assignment reminders for students