International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Effective handling of student requests, such as leave approvals, academic document approvals, and faculty recommendations, is necessary due to the fast digital transition occurring in educational institutions. Conventional manual and paper-based request-handling procedures frequently lead to inefficiencies, delays, and a lack of transparency. This article introduces StudentSys, a web-based student request management system built using Django with Django REST Framework (DRF) and SQLite for the backend and React for the frontend, in order to overcome these difficulties. The solution facilitates smooth request submission, tracking, and approval procedures by offering separate dashboards for instructors and students. Real-time request progress updates, automatic email alerts, history monitoring, support for dark modes, and Google OAuth authentication are some of the main features. The teacher dashboard makes decision-making more efficient by showing outstanding requests and offering reasons for acceptance or rejection. The system offers a user-friendly interface together with role-based access control and data protection. Performance review reveals notable gains in administrative effectiveness, user experience, and request processing speed. StudentSys improves institutional communication and lessens administrative strain by substituting automated digital procedures for conventional ways. In order to illustrate the system's potential to simplify student-teacher interactions in educational settings, this article describes the system's architecture, implementation, and effects.

Keywords—Student request system, Django REST Framework, React, digital workflow automation, educational technology