Ganesh Rudra Prasadh Transforms Student Experience with MyCCDS

Making student life smoother with a tap – that’s the idea behind MyCCDS, an app developed by CCDS student Ganesh Rudra Prasadh to give peers quick access to the resources they use most. The idea started as an official project that was later discontinued but Rudra, frustrated by the scattered nature of key links like the Student Automated Registration System (STARS), academic calendars and degree audits, decided to keep going: 

“As a student, I felt the constant frustration of searching for scattered resources. MyCCDS was created to address this campus-wide pain point.” 

The app, available on Android, is designed for simplicity and speed. Its key features include: 

• Quick Access Home Screen with one-tap buttons to crucial portals such as STARS, NTULearn, the academic calendar, library bookings and degree audits. 

• Organised Navigation offering sections for university news, peer support channels such as Peer Tutoring and One Stop @ SAC, and other useful pages. 

• Seamless Browsing within the app itself, avoiding multiple browser tabs. 

• Feedback Loop that lets students report broken links or suggest updates. 

Notably, MyCCDS requires no login, a small but powerful design choice that has won praise from users. Rudra noted: 

“The appreciation for being able to access the degree audit instantly really validated the need for this app.” 

The road to launch wasn’t easy. Rudra spent three months meeting Google Play Store’s strict requirements before approval, making the eventual release especially meaningful. With support from the Students’ Computing and Data Science (SCDS) Club, the app quickly gained traction and now has over 250 users, including non-CCDS students. Looking ahead, Rudra is preparing an iOS release and exploring features such as single sign-on (SSO). His long-term vision is to evolve MyCCDS into an all-in-one “MyNTU” hub that could benefit the entire university community. 

For him, this project is not just about convenience but about impact: 

“I hope MyCCDS serves as an example of student-led innovation at CCDS and inspires others to build practical solutions to the problems they see around them.” 

By turning a personal frustration into a practical tool, Rudra has shown how one student’s persistence can improve the student experience and illustrate the impact of student-led innovation at CCDS. 

Looking ahead, Rudra is preparing an iOS release and exploring features such as single sign-on (SSO). His long-term vision is to evolve MyCCDS into an all-in-one “MyNTU” hub that could benefit the entire university community. 

MyCCDS is now available for download on Android here.