Step 1: Plan Selection

• User selects a subscription plan:

  • Basic / Standard / Premium

• System captures:

  • Plan Name

  • Amount

Step 2: User Details Capture

• System collects:

  • College Name

  • Contact Person

  • Email

  • Phone

• System creates:

Subscription (Status: INITIATED)

Step 3: Order Creation

• System generates:

  • Unique Order ID (e.g., SUB_2026_0001)

• Stores:

  • Plan

  • Amount

  • User details

Step 4: Payment Initiation

• System prepares payment request:

  • Order ID

  • Amount

  • Customer details

• Sends request to:

Paytm Payment Gateway

Step 5: Payment Processing

• User completes payment via:

  • UPI / Card / Net Banking

Step 6: Payment Response Handling

Case A: Success

• Paytm returns success response

• System verifies:

  • Signature / checksum

• Update:

Subscription Status → ACTIVE

Case B: Failure

• Update:

Subscription Status → FAILED

Step 7: Post Payment Actions (Success)

System performs:

• Generate Invoice

• Activate Subscription

• Enable Dashboard Access

• Send Notification:

  • Email

  • SMS

Step 8: Audit & Logging

Store:

• Transaction ID

• Payment Status

• Timestamp

• Gateway Response

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2. FEES PAYMENT FLOW (FUNCTIONAL)

🎯 Objective:

Allow students/parents to pay college fees

Step 1: Fetch Fee Details

• User enters:

  • Student ID / Login

• System fetches:

  • Pending Fees

  • Due Date

  • Amount

Step 2: Payment Initiation

• User selects:

Pay Now

• System creates:

Fee Transaction (Status: INITIATED)

Step 3: Order Creation

• Generate:

Order ID → FEE_2026_0001

• Store:

  • Student ID

  • Amount

  • Institution ID

Step 4: Payment Gateway Request

• Send to Paytm:

  • Order ID

  • Amount

  • User details

Step 5: Payment Processing

• User completes payment

Step 6: Payment Response Handling

Case A: Success

• Verify signature

• Update:

Fee Status → PAID
Transaction Status → SUCCESS

Case B: Failure

Fee Status → PENDING
Transaction Status → FAILED

Step 7: Post Payment Actions

System performs:

• Generate Receipt

• Update Student Ledger

• Send Notification (SMS/Email)

• Mark fee as paid

Step 8: Settlement Flow (Important)

• Payment goes through:

Nodal Account → Institution Account