EduPath AI · Part 2 of 3

Architecture, Data & DPDP Compliance

The recommendation pipeline, data-plane separation, model lifecycle, and the DPDP Act 2023 / child-safety design every institutional deployment must satisfy.

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6.1 Candidate-to-Action Pipeline

Ten Steps, Every Recommendation

01

Authorise

Confirm tenant, purpose, role, age state and permitted fields

02

Assemble context

Subjects, approved history, saved items, goal, constraints

03

Generate candidates

Collaborative filtering, content similarity, curriculum rules

04

Filter

Prerequisites, programme, age, capacity, timetable, exclusions

05

Score

Pathway relevance, learning gap, semantic and sequence fit

06

Guardrail

Quality, fairness, duplication, policy, frequency checks

07

Explain

Translate reason codes and differences into plain language

08

Present

Limited set with save, dismiss, correct, ask-adviser actions

09

Learn

Collect feedback/completion without direct identifiers

10

Audit

Preserve model, features, catalogue version, rules, outcome

6.2 Illustrative Ranking Formula

Interpretable, Testable Scoring

An interpretable first-pilot score whose components can be tested independently. Eligibility failures remove the candidate before scoring.

Pathway relevance30%
Skill-gap fit25%
Semantic fit15%
Sequence fit10%
Availability10%
Diversity5%
Controlled exploration5%

6.4 Explanation Contract — Example

"Recommended because you completed Python Foundations, selected a data-analyst pathway and have not yet demonstrated SQL. This course is open in your semester and covers SQL querying. It requires approximately three hours per week. Confirm with your adviser if it should count toward your elective requirement."

8.1 Data Separation

Five Isolated Data Planes

Identity

Name, contact and institution identifier — stored separately

Learning

Subjects, skills, goals and recommendation state, pseudonymous ID

Catalogue

Opportunities, source documents and embeddings, no identity

Audit

Policy decisions, access and model versions, controlled linkability

Analytics

Aggregated outcomes; cross-tenant data not pooled by default

9. DPDP & Child-Safety Design

Designed for the DPDP Act, 2023

The DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified 13 November 2025. Core obligations for consent, security, children, rights and breach response are scheduled for the 18-month phase, beginning 13 May 2027 — this design targets that standard before the deadline.

9.1 Roles

Institution — Data Fiduciary for institution-approved recommendations
EduPath — Data Processor, following documented instructions
Shared model training — prohibited for identifiable student data by default

9.3 Children (under 18)

  • Age-gate learners; treat unknown age conservatively
  • Verifiable parent/guardian consent unless a counsel-reviewed exemption applies
  • Never use targeted advertising or paid ranking for children
  • Run a child-impact assessment before each school deployment

Purpose & minimisation

Notice

Consent

Security

Retention

Rights

Processors

Breach

Cross-border

Accuracy

9.4 Legal Review Gate

Before production, Indian counsel must validate role allocation, children's-data flows, notices, consent/guardian verification, retention and combined incident-reporting obligations. A breach requires an initial report to the Data Protection Board without delay, followed by detailed information within 72 hours unless additional time is allowed.

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