SmartCindy
An AI further-study and career advisor built for Hong Kong DSE students. Using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), it answers questions instantly about DSE pathways, JUPAS programme choices, local and overseas further study, and career development — every answer is drawn from a curated and verified knowledge base, never made up by the model.
- Ask anytime, get answers instantly 24/7
- Any language
- Grounded, verifiable answers
- WhatsApp · Web · School website embed
- JUPAS · Mainland China · Overseas study
- Large language model + RAG
1For students — a further-study advisor that answers instantly
DSE pathway advice
Based on your DSE results (332A, Best 5, JUPAS Score and more), it recommends suitable university programmes and next steps.
JUPAS programme choices and admission scores
Look up the median, upper quartile and lower quartile admission scores for programmes at the eight universities, plus their weighted scoring methods.
Local institution information
HKU, CUHK, HKUST, PolyU, CityU, HKBU, EdUHK and Lingnan, plus self-financing institutions (Metropolitan University, Hang Seng, University of Zhuhai, Caritas, Tung Wah and more) and sub-degree / higher diploma programmes.
Mainland China further study
The Mainland universities Admission Scheme for Hong Kong Secondary School Diploma Holders — scores and admission requirements for 165 universities across 23 provinces and municipalities.
Overseas further study
Study routes, tuition fees and institutions in the UK, US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the Greater Bay Area.
Vocational training and apprenticeship schemes
VTC / IVE / HKDI / THEi, plus corporate apprenticeship and training schemes with MTR, CLP, HAECO, Swire, Airport Authority and more.
Interview skills and strategy
Practical guidance on interview preparation, JUPAS Band A strategy, and options for students with lower scores.
One conversation, end to end
From DSE results to programme choice to career outcome — explore it all in one place, in a single conversation.
2Knowledge base and RAG technology (the engine behind the scenes)
Hybrid retrieval
Keyword matching + semantic intent routing + vocabulary reranking work together in three layers to surface the most relevant passages.
Structured score data
JUPAS and Mainland China admission scores are stored in a tidy programme-by-programme and institution-by-institution format, so score answers are accurate and reliable.
Grounded, verifiable answers
Cindy answers only from knowledge base content. When a fact is not in the data, she says so directly and never invents scores or programme codes.
Continuously updated
Crawl websites, upload documents and rebuild the index with one click from the back office, so the knowledge base keeps pace with the latest information.
3School / admin back office (Teacher Dashboard)
Content management (CRUD)
Manage every source of further-study content through a graphical interface: add, edit, delete, crawl and upload, with no coding required.
Automated crawling and uploads
Crawl further-study information centrally from official websites, or let the school upload its own knowledge.
Score parsing and validation tools
Parse JUPAS and Mainland China scores in one click, with automated tests that must pass before answers go live.
Safety alerts
Emotion and risk analysis detects students who need counselling and raises an alert.
School registration and embedding
Once a school is registered, Cindy can be embedded in the school website (approved root domain), and both that domain and its subdomains may use it.
4Benefits
For students
- Round-the-clock and instant: late at night, before the exam, after results day — someone is always there to answer
- Accurate and trustworthy answers: scores, programme codes and admission requirements all come from verified official sources
- Any language: ask in whichever language feels most comfortable and get the answer in the same language
- One conversation, end to end: from results to programme choice to career outcome, explored in a single place
For schools and career teachers
- Lighten the workload so teachers can focus on individual counselling
- Keep track of student wellbeing: conversation monitoring and emotion alerts
- Knowledge keeps accumulating and the system gets more accurate the more it is used
- No technical team needed — content is managed from a graphical back office
For institutions and operators
- Multi-tenant architecture: one system serves many schools, each with independent management and branded embedding
- Tiered usage: flexible pricing to suit different scales
- Secure and controllable: email verification, blacklists and non-student detection prevent misuse
5Why can you trust it?
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Cindy's answers are not produced by generic chat — it first searches the prepared knowledge base, then answers from the passages it finds.
- Never fabricates
For scores or programme codes that are not in the data, she plainly says "this information is not available" and points you to official sources — the key to trustworthy further-study data.
- Self-validating
Built-in automated tests catch data errors before students ask, so wrong answers never reach them.
- Data quality gate
Maintenance pages, blank pages and verification pages are filtered out automatically, keeping the knowledge base clean.
6Pricing
| Plan | Price | Quota | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trial | HK$0 | 3 messages per day | Trying it out, personal experience |
| Individual | HK$100 / month | 120 messages per month | Individual users, ongoing use |
| School | Custom quote | School roster | Schools and education institutions |
Unregistered visitors can ask 3 questions a day; students on a school roster and registered users use the quota of their plan.
7Taglines
- "No need to panic on results day — Cindy helps you out."
- "JUPAS programme choices, Mainland China and overseas study — one question, one answer."
- "Your AI further-study advisor, online 24 hours a day."
- "Answers you can trace back — no guessing."
- Your 24/7 study advisor — ask Cindy anything about DSE, JUPAS and beyond.
Give every student a 24/7 further-study advisor
+852 6887 6400 · info@yada.hk