DFD for University Admission System

Data Flow Diagram (DFD) depicts the flow of information and the transformation applied when data moves in and out of a system. The overall system is represented and described using input, processing, and output in the DFD. More specifically, the data flow diagrams are responsible for carrying out two crucial tasks:

• It indicated data transformation as they move through the system.
• It shows the functions of data transformation.

The DFD also provided the information used during the information domain analysis. It serves as a basis for function modeling. From the context of a university admission system, the data flow diagram represents the flow of information in the entire student admission system. In this case, the input can be considered as an application form.

1. Level 0 DFD

In level 0 DFD, there are three main external entities, which are:

• Candidate
• Admission Bureau
• Selection Committee

2. Level 1 DFD

The first level of DFD will include the data stores of subject, student, course, exam, etc. This level provide a detailed breakdown of the components present in the 0th level. The level 1 DFD of university management system will have set of following processes:

• Generating University Report
• Generating Student Report
• Generating Subject Report
• Generating Admission Report
• Generating Degree Report
• Checking Course Details.

3. Level 2 DFD

The Level 2 DFD is primarily concerned with the issue of advertisement for admission, receiving applications from the interested candidates, shortlisting of the deserving candidates, students are interviewed by the selection committee. After which according to the student’s performance in the interview, the students admission are finally confirmed and the same is apprised to the candidate with its ID.

This system helps in the conjunction of the two entities namely Candidate (student) and the College (Institute).