JEE Prep App

JEE Prep App

A clarity-first JEE preparation app designed to reduce anxiety and help students track exactly where they stand and what to do next

A clarity-first JEE preparation app designed to reduce anxiety and help students track exactly where they stand and what to do next

Problem

Most JEE preparation apps try to cover multiple exams, making JEE just a small part of a larger system. This leads to scattered preparation, unclear direction, and unnecessary anxiety. JEE aspirants don’t lack content — they lack clarity.
They need a focused roadmap that clearly shows where to start, where they stand, and what to do next.

Details

My role: Lead designer

Duration: 2 months

Responsibilities: End-to-end process

Project Context

Internship project developed at Golden Bird Education.
Designed as a JEE-specific preparation app under real-world constraints.
UI/UX and database design were completed; development was paused due to financial limitations.

Highlights

Highlights

Key design decisions focused on clarity, progress visibility, and reducing anxiety for JEE aspirants preparing for long study hours.

Key design decisions focused on clarity, progress visibility, and reducing anxiety for JEE aspirants preparing for long study hours.

8+

Learning Signals Tracked

3

Core Subjects, One Unified View

CHAPTER 1

Discovery

Coaching center visits

Student conversations

Aspirant interviews

RESEARCH

Understand student reality

Direct conversations with JEE aspirants at multiple coaching centers helped uncover where students struggle the most during preparation and why anxiety builds despite long study hours.

  • Most students felt there is no clear roadmap for JEE preparation

  • Students were unsure how much they had completed and how much was left

  • Aspirants lacked a reliable way to measure readiness before the exam

CHAPTER 1

Discovery

Coaching center visits

Student conversations

Aspirant interviews

RESEARCH

Understand student reality

Direct conversations with JEE aspirants at multiple coaching centers helped uncover where students struggle the most during preparation and why anxiety builds despite long study hours.

  • Most students felt there is no clear roadmap for JEE preparation

  • Students were unsure how much they had completed and how much was left

  • Aspirants lacked a reliable way to measure readiness before the exam

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2

Ideation - Wireframes

Ideation - Wireframes

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3

Evaluative research

Evaluative research

RESEARCH

Prototype testing with JEE aspirants

I tested the interactive Figma prototype with JEE aspirants to understand whether the app clearly communicated progress, reduced confusion, and helped students know what to do next.

  • Most students immediately understood where they stood in their preparation without additional explanation

  • Students correctly interpreted progress indicators and subject-wise performance at a glance

  • Progress dashboard and subject analysis were consistently identified as the most valuable features

"I can clearly see where I stand and what I need to improve. It feels structured, not overwhelming."

"I can clearly see where I stand and what I need to improve. It feels structured, not overwhelming."

JEE Aspirant

Feedback during prototype testing

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

Hi-fi design

Hi-fi design

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 5

Iterations

Iterations

Subject
performance dashboard

A detailed subject-level performance dashboard was designed to give students full visibility into accuracy, strengths, completed chapters, and mistakes—removing guesswork from preparation.

Chapter
wise quiz structure

Chapter-wise quiz breakdown was introduced to simplify decision-making and help students focus on specific syllabus areas instead of navigating random question sets.

Clear
progress-based leaderboard

The leaderboard was refined to rank students based on XP earned through consistent practice, helping them understand relative progress without creating exam anxiety.

Outcomes

Outcomes

End-to-End Design Ownership

Responsible for complete UX strategy and execution across research, structure, and final design decisions

200+

Students tested

5+

Coaching centers

Top features

Progress dashboard and XP-based leaderboard validated through testing

Retrospective

Retrospective

What I would do differently

If given more time and resources, I would explore integrating an AI-based assistant to help students get instant guidance based on their performance data.

Lessons

This project reinforced that usability and accessibility matter more than visual polish. Clear structure, readable layouts, and calm interfaces create more impact than decorative design.

Tradeoffs

Balancing detailed analytics with cognitive simplicity was a key tradeoff. I consciously chose clarity over showing excessive data to avoid overwhelming students during long study sessions.

Get in touch

Feel free to reach out if you want to chat or have
any questions.

Copyright © 2026 Sumit Darji. All rights reserved

Get in touch

Feel free to reach out if you want to chat or have
any questions.

Copyright © 2026 Sumit Darji. All rights reserved