AbroadEduIndia-V1.0.0

##🚀 Initial Production Release – v1.0.0

This is the first stable release of the backend for the AbroadEduIndia project. The backend is built using Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Cloudinary, following the MVC architecture.

✅ Key Features:

• 🔐 User Authentication

  • Signup/Login with JWT
  • Password hashing with bcrypt
  • Authorization middleware (User & Admin roles)

• 🏫 College Data Management

  • Filtering colleges by:
    • 🎓 Program Offered
    • 🌍 Country
    • 📊 QS Ranking
    • 📈 Acceptance Rate
    • 🎯 Level of Study

• ☁ Cloudinary Integration

  • College logos stored and served from Cloudinary
  • Secure file uploads with Multer

• ⚙ Production-Ready Codebase

  • Organized using MVC pattern
  • Centralized error handling
  • Environment variable configuration with dotenv

🧪 Tested with:

• Postman
• MongoDB Atlas
• Cloudinary dashboard
• Thunder Client

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Thanks for checking out this release! 🎉
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