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Tips for this examiner: He was patient and even explained the question when I was not able to understand. Just try to explain what you understood from the question asked and try to implement it and don't let the pressure get to you.

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Dharman MAD1

-very comortable person , just presenting the code demo and answer his questions

Questions remembered
  1. •code walkthrough and demo check on all the features • why orm vs sql code • coding on routes and vue tempaltes • theory questions on mounts , life cycle hooks
Sheet response MAD1

He was patient and even explained the question when I was not able to understand. Just try to explain what you understood from the question asked and try to implement it and don't let the pressure get to you.

Questions remembered
  1. 1)Asked for id and to show GitHub collaborator
  2. 2)Project demo
  3. 3) In between the demo he asked, can students apply more than once for one particular drive and why won't it get duplicated.
  4. 4)Here and there asked me how things are working on the frontend.
  5. 5)He asked me about jinja2 template and where the data is coming from
  6. 6)I was also asked what crud operations are and to show how it was implemented in the backend
  7. 7)ORM and SQLAlchemy
  8. 8)Code question:
  9. When the company gets blacklisted, make sure that any drive from that particular company(even if the student got selected) should not be shown in the student dashboard.

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  1. 1
    •code walkthrough and demo check on all the features • why orm vs sql code • coding on routes and vue tempaltes • theory questions on mounts , life cycle hooks
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleLifecycle hooks = component stages (created/mounted/updated/unmounted). Data fetch usually mounted/onMounted.

Advice: -very comortable person , just presenting the code demo and answer his questions
  1. 1
    2)Project demo
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice: 5–7 min, Admin + User roles, saare mandatory features.

    Suggested flow1) Register/login user
    2) Admin login — CRUD
    3) Approval/blacklist
    4) Booking/apply + edge case
    5) Search
    6) Logout

    Viva tipBolte-bolte dikhao. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.

  2. 2
    3) In between the demo he asked, can students apply more than once for one particular drive and why won't it get duplicated.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDuplicate booking/register rokne ke liye unique constraint + query check pehle.

    Example

    exists = Booking.query.filter_by(user_id=uid, slot_id=sid).first()
    if exists:
        flash('Already booked'); abort/redirect
  3. 3
    4)Here and there asked me how things are working on the frontend.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimplePehle 1-line definition, phir apne MAD1 project mein file dikhao, phir chhota example.

    Suggested flow1) Concept kya hai?
    2) Mere code mein kahan?
    3) Example / demo
    4) Edge case

    Example

    # related file: models.py / routes / template
    # formula: request → check/auth → DB → render/redirect

    Viva tipExact line yaad nahi to honestly related part dikhao. Bluff mat karo.

  4. 4
    5)He asked me about jinja2 template and where the data is coming from
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine — HTML ke andar {{ }} variables, {% %} logic.

    Example

    {% for lot in lots %}
      <li>{{ lot.name }} — {{ lot.spots }}</li>
    {% else %}
      <p>No lots</p>
    {% endfor %}
  5. 5
    6)I was also asked what crud operations are and to show how it was implemented in the backend
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCRUD = Create Read Update Delete. Admin pe ek resource ke 4 ops dikhao.

  6. 6
    7)ORM and SQLAlchemy
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleSQLAlchemy MAD1 ka common ORM. Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper se db.Model, db.session.

    Example

    user = User(email='a@b.com')
    db.session.add(user)
    db.session.commit()
    users = User.query.filter_by(role='admin').all()
  7. 7
    8)Code question:
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleViva wrap-up hai. Short thanks + confirm submission ZIP latest hai.

  8. 8
    When the company gets blacklisted, make sure that any drive from that particular company(even if the student got selected) should not be shown in the student dashboard.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleBlacklist/block: user.status='blocked' check login/booking pe. Temporary flag vs hard delete permanent.

Advice: He was patient and even explained the question when I was not able to understand. Just try to explain what you understood from the question asked and try to implement it and don't let the pressure get to you.
  1. 1
    Show your student ID.
    Times asked 3
    Official solution

    SimpleCamera pe clearly IITM/college ID dikhao — naam photo match.

    Pehle se ID haath mein rakho. Glare mat aane do. Examiner screenshot/verify karta hai. Iske baad GitHub + project run.

  2. 2
    Show your GitHub collaborator.
    Times asked 3
    Official solution

    SimpleGitHub repo public/private policy ke hisaab, MAD-1 collaborator add, commits dikhao.

    Repo → Settings → Collaborators → instructor added.
    Commits: git log / GitHub History — regular commits better, ek dum 1 commit suspicious.
    README + report mein AI usage likha hona chahiye agar use kiya.

  3. 3
    Demonstrate the complete application.
    Times asked 33
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.

    Suggested flow

    1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
    Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
    Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
    Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.

  4. 4
    Walk through the code and explain all major features.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDemo script pehle se practice karo, 5-7 minute, saari roles.

    Suggested flow

    1) Register/login user 2) Admin login — CRUD 3) Approval/blacklist 4) Booking/apply 5) Search 6) Validation edge (slots 0, duplicate) 7) Logout
    Bolte-bolte dikhao: 'Yahan overbooking rokta hoon'. Code tab kholna jab poochhein.
    Crash ho to debug calmly: terminal error, typo, DB path.
    Mandatory features skip mat karna — examiner list tick karta hai.

  5. 5
    Explain how the frontend works.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Simple flow: Browser → Route (controller) → Model/DB → phir template (view) → Browser.

    Submit example:
    1) HTML form POST /register, name='email'
    2) register() request.form.get('email')
    3) User(email=...) ; db.session.add; commit
    4) redirect dashboard
    5) dashboard query + render_template
    6) Jinja {{ user.email }} / {% for %}

    GET search: /search?q=flask → request.args.get('q') → filter ilike → template list.
    JSON API: jsonify, frontend fetch().

  6. 6
    Explain the frontend–backend integration and overall application flow.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleFrontend user jo dekhta/click karta hai, Backend server logic + database.

    Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Jinja templates, thoda JS. Browser pe chalta hai.
    Backend: Flask routes, SQLAlchemy, session, validation. Python server pe.
    Data flow: form POST → Flask request.form → DB save → render_template/redirect → HTML dikha.
    MAD1 typical stack: Flask + Jinja + SQLAlchemy + SQLite + Bootstrap.

  7. 7
    Explain how data is passed to Jinja2 templates and where it comes from.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleJinja2 Flask ka template engine hai. HTML ke andar Python-jaisa data print/loop/if kar sakte ho.

    Bina Jinja har user ke liye alag HTML file. Jinja se ek template + data.

    {{ user.name }} print, {% for x in items %} loop, {% if %} condition, {% extends %} layout.

    Example routereturn render_template('dash.html', treks=treks)

    dash.html: {% for t in treks %}<li>{{ t.name }}</li>{% endfor %}

    HTML files templates/ folder mein isliye kyunki Flask default wahan dhundhta hai. render_template Jinja ko run karta hai.
    Boolean Jinja handle karta hai: {% if user.is_admin %}.

  8. 8
    Explain CRUD operations and show how they are implemented in your backend.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleCRUD = Create, Read, Update, Delete — kisi bhi resource ke 4 basic operations.

    Create: POST, db.session.add(new_user); commit() — register, add trek.
    Read: GET, User.query.all() — dashboard list.
    Update: POST/PUT, user.name = 'Ram'; commit() — edit profile.

    DeletePOST/DELETE, db.session.delete(obj); commit().

    REST mapping: POST create, GET read, PUT/PATCH update, DELETE delete.
    Admin panel mein yeh 4 dikhana viva demo ka common task hai.

  9. 9
    Explain why a student cannot apply more than once for the same drive (duplicate prevention).
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleDuplicate/overbook rokne ke liye DB constraint + route check dono.

    Pehle query: Booking.query.filter_by(user_id=uid, trek_id=tid).first()
    Agar exists: flash('Already booked'); return
    Slots: if trek.available <= 0: reject else trek.available -= 1; commit
    Race condition: unique(user_id, trek_id) constraint — do tabs se double click pe bhi ek hi row.
    Blacklist: login pe is_blacklisted check.
    Active drive limit: if Company ke paas status=open drive hai to naya mat banne do.

  10. 10
    Modify the application so that if a company is blacklisted, none of its drives are visible on the student dashboard, even if a student was previously selected.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleBlacklist flag user/company ko block karta hai — login ya features band.

    user.is_blacklisted = True; db.session.commit()
    Login: if user.is_blacklisted: flash('Blocked'); return
    Student dashboard: blacklisted company ke drives hide — query filter join Company.is_blacklisted==False.
    Demo: admin blacklist → us user se login fail.

  11. 11
    What is a Flask API?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleAPI = Application Programming Interface — do systems predefined rules se baat karti hain. REST API HTTP + JSON use karti hai.

    Controller/route HTML bhi return kar sakta hai. REST API generally JSON return karti hai, frontend alag ho (Vue/Postman).

    Example

    @app.route('/api/users/<int:id>')
    def get_user(id):
        u = User.query.get_or_404(id)
        return jsonify(id=u.id, name=u.name)

    MAD1 HTML apps mein 'API' kabhi-kabhi routes ko hi keh dete hain. Agar Vue nahi to bolo: server-rendered Flask, JSON APIs optional.
    Boolean return: technically jsonify(True) ho sakta hai, lekin meaningful JSON object better. Flask view None return kare to error.
    Test: Postman se GET/POST.
    Parsing: request.get_json() body se, request.args query se.

  12. 12
    What is ORM? Why use ORM instead of writing raw SQL?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleORM = Object Relational Mapping. Database tables ko Python classes/objects se map karta hai, raw SQL kam likhni padti hai.

    Bina ORM: cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM user WHERE id=?', [5])
    ORM se: User.query.get(5) ya db.session.get(User, 5)

    Example model

    class User(db.Model):
        id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
        email = db.Column(db.String(120), unique=True)

    FaydePython mein soch sakte ho, SQL injection se protection (parameterized), relationships easy, DB switch thoda aasan.

    Nuksaancomplex queries slow/abstract, seekhne ki layer extra, kabhi raw SQL phir bhi chahiye.

    MAD1: SQLAlchemy (Flask-SQLAlchemy). Tables db.create_all() ya migrations se banti hain.

  13. 13
    What is SQLAlchemy?
    Times asked 8
    Official solution

    SimpleSQLAlchemy Python ka sabse popular ORM hai. MAD1 mein Flask-SQLAlchemy wrapper use hota hai.

    db = SQLAlchemy(app)

    class Book(db.Model):
        id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
        title = db.Column(db.String(80), nullable=False)
    
    Operations: db.session.add(obj), .commit(), .delete(obj), Model.query.all(), .filter_by(), .get_or_404(id).
    db.Model ek class hai (function nahi). db object engine + session + metadata hold karta hai.

    SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False extra signals band karta hai, performance warning hatati hai.

  14. 14
    What are Vue lifecycle hooks?
    Times asked 11
    Official solution

    SimpleVue.js frontend framework — reactive UI components. MAD2 mein common, MAD1 optional.

    Component: reusable UI (Navbar.vue) + data + template.
    Props: parent → child data. Child → parent: $emit('update', val).
    Slots: parent child ke andar extra HTML daal sakta hai.
    Lifecycle: created (data setup), mounted (DOM ready — API call), updated, unmounted.
    v-model two-way bind. Vue Router SPA routes (routes.js). Vuex/Pinia global state; mutations sync change, actions async.
    Standalone component: khud ke saath compile, parent register kam.

  15. 15
    What is the mounted() lifecycle hook?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleVue.js frontend framework — reactive UI components. MAD2 mein common, MAD1 optional.

    Component: reusable UI (Navbar.vue) + data + template.
    Props: parent → child data. Child → parent: $emit('update', val).
    Slots: parent child ke andar extra HTML daal sakta hai.
    Lifecycle: created (data setup), mounted (DOM ready — API call), updated, unmounted.
    v-model two-way bind. Vue Router SPA routes (routes.js). Vuex/Pinia global state; mutations sync change, actions async.
    Standalone component: khud ke saath compile, parent register kam.

  16. 16
    What is v-model (Vue data binding)?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleVue.js frontend framework — reactive UI components. MAD2 mein common, MAD1 optional.

    Component: reusable UI (Navbar.vue) + data + template.
    Props: parent → child data. Child → parent: $emit('update', val).
    Slots: parent child ke andar extra HTML daal sakta hai.
    Lifecycle: created (data setup), mounted (DOM ready — API call), updated, unmounted.
    v-model two-way bind. Vue Router SPA routes (routes.js). Vuex/Pinia global state; mutations sync change, actions async.
    Standalone component: khud ke saath compile, parent register kam.

  17. 17
    Explain Vue templates.
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    SimpleVue.js frontend framework — reactive UI components. MAD2 mein common, MAD1 optional.

    Component: reusable UI (Navbar.vue) + data + template.
    Props: parent → child data. Child → parent: $emit('update', val).
    Slots: parent child ke andar extra HTML daal sakta hai.
    Lifecycle: created (data setup), mounted (DOM ready — API call), updated, unmounted.
    v-model two-way bind. Vue Router SPA routes (routes.js). Vuex/Pinia global state; mutations sync change, actions async.
    Standalone component: khud ke saath compile, parent register kam.

  18. 18
    Where do you store authentication tokens?
    Times asked 1
    Official solution

    Definition style question: 1 line simple Hinglish + project example + mini code.

    Template'X ka kaam Y hai. Mere project mein Z jagah use hua.'

    Example'Session login state rakhta hai. session[user_id]=u.id login pe, logout pe session.clear().'

    Agar topic Vue/Celery/Redis ho aur project mein nahi hai to sach bolo, theory example do.

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