## 🚀 Feature Request: Faculty Office Hours & Student Appointment Booking System

[KolaSailaja]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Students often need to meet faculty members for academic guidance, doubt clarification, project discussions, or career counseling. Currently, appointments are managed manually through messages or in person, which can lead to scheduling conflicts, missed meetings, and inefficient communication.

Describe the solution you'd like

Introduce a Faculty Office Hours & Student Appointment Booking System that allows students to schedule appointments based on faculty availability.

The feature should include:

• Faculty can configure weekly office hours.
• Students can view available time slots.
• Book, reschedule, or cancel appointments.
• Faculty can approve or reject appointment requests.
• Automatic conflict detection to prevent double bookings.
• Appointment reminders via notifications.
• Appointment history for both students and faculty.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Students currently rely on manual communication to arrange meetings, which lacks organization and often results in scheduling conflicts.

Additional context

Backend

• Create appointment and office-hour models.
• Develop APIs for booking, approval, cancellation, and rescheduling.
• Prevent overlapping appointments.
• Send notifications for booking confirmations and reminders.

Frontend

• Design a calendar-based booking interface.
• Display available time slots.
• Show appointment status (Pending, Approved, Completed, Cancelled).
• Provide filters for upcoming and past appointments.
• Ensure responsive design.

Acceptance Criteria

• Faculty can configure their office hours.
• Students can book available appointment slots.
• Double bookings are prevented.
• Faculty can approve or reject requests.
• Appointment reminders are sent before scheduled meetings.
• Responsive UI for desktop and mobile.
• Existing academic workflows remain unaffected.

Possible Labels

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