ANTARANG
Matchmaking Platform

Process chart & data-entry guidelines

Two real pages in the app — /process and /guidelines — not external docs. Linked from the nav bar and the home page.

Self-evaluation — the step before anyone else sees you

• 18 auto-scored questions across 9 sections — same form as registration
• Aarti: 100/100, Excellent Readiness — computed the instant she submits
• This score feeds directly into Stage 3 (Character & Values) matching later
• Entirely private until the applicant chooses what to reveal

Registration is free, franchise-scoped

• Applicant picks a franchise branch by code (BLR01, KCH01, MUM01)
• Aadhar / Passport captured — encrypted before it ever touches disk
• Terms of Service acceptance required, timestamped
• Auto-logged-in immediately — no separate login step needed

Dual approval — platform + franchise

• Registration never needs approval — only Stage 4+ (shortlist, matching) does
• Admin dashboard shows real platform-wide stats
• Fully authorized count, gender split, branch count — live, not static
• Neither approval alone is enough, verified with real HTTP tests

Flagging removes a profile from shortlists

• Any admin or the applicant's own franchise manager can flag, with a reason
• Karthik Iyer flagged here — “Duplicate phone number reported”
• Flagged rows highlighted red across every admin view
• Excluded from every other applicant's shortlist the moment it's set

Each branch runs its own queue

• Antarang Bengaluru manager sees only their own applicants
• Approve, and grant +5 shortlist matches, per applicant
• Branch code (BLR01) shown everywhere for clarity
• A Kochi manager could never see or touch this queue

References become actionable, not decorative

• Dr. Vijay Nair marked Verified — with a note on what was confirmed
• Meera Pillai still Not Contacted — visibly incomplete
• Only visible to admin or the applicant's own franchise branch
• Turns two names on a form into a real verification workflow

Automated shortlist — Rohan ranks first

• Rohan Verma: 100/100, same city as Aarti — Strong Match
• Karthik Iyer: 74/100, itemized unmatched points shown
• Vikram Nair (Kochi): 92/100 but ranks below Bengaluru matches
• Locality genuinely reorders the list — not just a tiebreaker

“Their Primary Choice” — a different lens

• Ranks by whether each candidate's OWN stated expectation includes Aarti
• Not the same ranking as Mode 1 — a genuinely different question
• Full itemized checklist per candidate, not just a score
• Answers: “who is actually looking for someone like me?”

Section-by-section, score shown before accepting

• Stage 1 (Hard Filters) shown first — Stage 2 stays hidden until accepted
• Every itemized point visible: religion, age, qualification, location…
• Full decision log — who accepted what, and when
• Mirrors the manual RM review process, now data-driven

Mutual interest, detected automatically

• Aarti expressed interest in Rohan; Rohan expressed interest back
• The moment both sides match, both get notified — “It's mutual!”
• Approval and shortlist-extension notifications also land here
• All in-app — no email/SMS provider configured yet, by design

One report, every branch, real numbers

• Bengaluru: 4 registered, 3 fully authorized
• Kochi: 1 registered, fully authorized
• 3 total interest actions, 1 confirmed mutual match
• Same funnel available to each franchise, scoped to their own branch

Mutual interest ≠ mutually agreed factors

• Express Interest alone only unlocks an invitation to actually review
• A match isn't final until BOTH sides accept every stage independently
• One-sided completion is labeled plainly — never mistaken for final
• Nisha & Arjun: both reviewed, both accepted — genuinely mutual

Both sides notified — not just the one who finished

• Mutual interest notification links straight to the review, not a dead end
• One person finishing their review alone stays silent to the other side
• Only the SECOND completion fires “Factors mutually agreed” — to both
• A verified, tested trail — not just a status flag flipped quietly