International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

This paper presents a Real-Time College Bus Tracking and Student Attendance System designed to enhance the safety, transparency, and efficiency of student transportation in educational institutions. The system integrates IoT technologies, GPS modules, and web/mobile interfaces to automate attendance recording and enable real-time bus location monitoring.
Key features include automated entry and exit logging of students, generation of daily PDF reports, instant notifications for delays or emergencies, and an emergency switch with a buzzer for unauthorized access.
The system utilizes NTP protocol for accurate time synchronization and ensures reliable communication between buses, administrators, and parents. Implementation results demonstrate improved operational efficiency, reduced manual errors, and enhanced student security, highlighting the effectiveness of integrating IoT and cloud-based solutions in modernizing educational transport managementThis paper presents a comprehensive Real-Time College Bus Tracking and Student Attendance System designed to overcome the limitations of manual and semi-automated transport management in educational institutions. The proposed system leverages an integrated architecture of IoT hardware, including ESP32 microcontrollers and GPS modules, alongside a cloud-based software platform. Its primary objective is to automate student attendance by recording precise entry and exit timestamps, synchronized via the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to ensure accuracy.
Simultaneously, the system provides live bus location tracking accessible to parents and administrators through web and mobile interfaces. A key feature is its proactive alert mechanism, which triggers instant notifications for events such as unscheduled halts exceeding five minutes, activation of an onboard emergency switch, or unauthorized access attempts signaled by a buzzer. Furthermore, the system automates administrative workflows by generating and distributing daily attendance and transit reports in PDF format.
The results confirm that the system significantly enhances operational transparency, improves student safety through real-time monitoring and instant alerts, and reduces manual errors in record-keeping. This integration of IoT, cloud computing, and mobile technology offers a robust, scalable, and user-centric solution for modernizing student transportation.