🧠 VIT BHOPAL FACE ATTENDANCE SYSTEM

Welcome to the official repository of the VIT Bhopal Face Attendance System — a GUI-based attendance solution using Face Recognition built with Python and OpenCV.

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📌 About the Project

This system is designed to streamline student attendance using real-time face recognition. It connects:

• 🎓 Students
• 👩‍🏫 Faculty
• 🧑‍💻 Admin
• 📊 Reports

Built entirely with:

• 🐍 Python
• 📷 OpenCV
• 🧠 NumPy
• 🗃️ MySQL
• 🖼️ Tkinter for GUI

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🖼️ Screenshots

🔹 Dashboard

Central hub to access all face recognition and student-related functions.

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🔹 Student Management System

Input and manage student details, register VTOP IDs, and capture photos.

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🔹 Face Attendance Portal

Automatically marks attendance based on facial recognition.

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🔹 Face Data Training

Capture and train student faces to recognize them later.

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🚀 Features

• 🎓 Student registration
• 📸 Face detection using OpenCV Haar cascades
• 🧠 Model training for each student
• 📅 Attendance marking with CSV export
• 🧑‍🏫 Admin help desk
• 🔄 Data update and delete options

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🧱 Tech Stack

• Python
• OpenCV
• MySQL
• Tkinter GUI
• NumPy
• Pillow

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/face-attendance-system.git
   cd face-attendance-system

2. **Install required libraries**

   ```bash
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   ```

3. **Run the application**

   ```bash
   python face_recognition.py
   ```

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## 📁 Folder Structure

```
📦 face-attendance-system
├── face_recognition.py
├── train_data/
├── student_images/
├── attendance.csv
├── database.sql
├── images/
│   ├── dashboard.png
│   ├── student_management.png
│   ├── attendance.png
│   └── training.png
└── README.md
```

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## 👨‍💻 Developed By

Team 34 – VIT Bhopal
**Project Exhibition 2024**

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## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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## ⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. **Clone the repo**
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/jr-einstein/face-attendance-system.git
   cd face-attendance-system