International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Academic timetabling is a complex combinatorial optimization problem that involves allocating instructors, class-rooms, laboratories, and time slots while satisfying numerous institutional constraints [3]. In multi-department academic environments, shared faculty resources, laboratory continuity requirements, and batch-wise divisions significantly increase scheduling complexity, making manual timetable preparation inefficient, time-consuming, and prone to conflicts [2]. This paper presents a Smart Timetable Generator that employs a deterministic rule-based scheduling strategy [4] to systematically enforce hard constraints such as prevention of faculty and room overlaps, maintenance of consecutive laboratory sessions, and adherence to institutional timing structures [5]. In addition, soft constraints including balanced weekly lecture distribution and minimization of idle periods are incorporated to enhance overall timetable quality. The system prioritizes structured allocation, supports parallel resource utilization where feasible, and ensures global consistency when shared resources span multiple branches. By integrating persistent database management, real-time timetable visualization, and controlled rescheduling capabilities [7], the proposed framework provides a scalable, transparent, and practically deployable solution for reliable academic schedule generation in structured higher education institutions.

Soumya Das, Swati Kesarwani, Trupti Hote, Sujata Kullur,"Smart Timetable Generator: Using Rule-Based Constraint Scheduling" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V9(3): Page(1013-1020) May-June 2026. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.