feat(skillrack): add SkillRack leaderboard with server-side login, AES-encrypted credential storage, Jsoup HTML scraping, daily auto-sync, and full frontend tab with registration modal

backend/pom.xml

@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <!-- Jsoup HTML Parser for SkillRack profile scraping -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jsoup</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jsoup</artifactId>
+            <version>1.18.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Spring Boot Starter Test -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>

backend/src/main/java/com/rit/portal/controller/SkillrackController.java

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package com.rit.portal.controller;
+
+import com.rit.portal.entity.SkillrackProfile;
+import com.rit.portal.service.SkillrackService;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api/skillrack")
+@CrossOrigin(originPatterns = "*")
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class SkillrackController {
+
+    private final SkillrackService skillrackService;
+
+    @GetMapping("/leaderboard")
+    public List<SkillrackProfile> getLeaderboard() {
+        return skillrackService.getAllRankedProfiles();
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/register")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> registerProfile(@RequestBody RegisterRequest request) {
+        if (request.getSkillrackEmail() == null || request.getSkillrackEmail().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(Map.of("error", "SkillRack email is required"));
+        }
+        if (request.getSkillrackPassword() == null || request.getSkillrackPassword().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(Map.of("error", "SkillRack password is required"));
+        }
+        if (request.getStudentName() == null || request.getStudentName().trim().isEmpty()) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(Map.of("error", "Student name is required"));
+        }
+
+        try {
+            SkillrackProfile profile = skillrackService.registerOrUpdateStudent(
+                    request.getStudentName(),
+                    request.getSkillrackEmail(),
+                    request.getSkillrackPassword(),
+                    request.getDepartment() != null ? request.getDepartment() : "CSE",
+                    request.getYear() != null ? request.getYear() : "1st Year"
+            );
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(profile);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(Map.of("error", e.getMessage()));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.internalServerError().body(Map.of("error", "Failed to register profile: " + e.getMessage()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @PostMapping("/sync")
+    public ResponseEntity<?> triggerSync() {
+        skillrackService.syncAllProfilesWithSpacing();
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("message", "SkillRack background sync initiated with 5-second spacing."));
+    }
+
+    @Data
+    public static class RegisterRequest {
+        private String studentName;
+        private String skillrackEmail;
+        private String skillrackPassword;
+        private String department;
+        private String year;
+    }
+}

backend/src/main/java/com/rit/portal/entity/SkillrackProfile.java

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package com.rit.portal.entity;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.*;
+import lombok.*;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "skillrack_profiles")
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+@Builder
+public class SkillrackProfile {
+
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    private Integer id;
+
+    @Column(name = "student_name", nullable = false)
+    private String studentName;
+
+    @Column(name = "skillrack_email", nullable = false, unique = true)
+    private String skillrackEmail;
+
+    @Column(name = "encrypted_password", nullable = false, length = 512)
+    private String encryptedPassword;
+
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String department;
+
+    @Column(nullable = false)
+    private String year;
+
+    @Column(name = "total_points")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer totalPoints = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "code_test_solved")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer codeTestSolved = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "code_tutor_solved")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer codeTutorSolved = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "code_track_solved")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer codeTrackSolved = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "dc_solved")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer dcSolved = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "gold_medals")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer goldMedals = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "silver_medals")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer silverMedals = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "bronze_medals")
+    @Builder.Default
+    private Integer bronzeMedals = 0;
+
+    @Column(name = "last_updated")
+    private LocalDateTime lastUpdated;
+
+    @Column(name = "created_at")
+    private LocalDateTime createdAt;
+
+    @PrePersist
+    protected void onCreate() {
+        if (createdAt == null) createdAt = LocalDateTime.now();
+        if (lastUpdated == null) lastUpdated = LocalDateTime.now();
+    }
+}

backend/src/main/java/com/rit/portal/repository/SkillrackProfileRepository.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.rit.portal.repository;
+
+import com.rit.portal.entity.SkillrackProfile;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@Repository
+public interface SkillrackProfileRepository extends JpaRepository<SkillrackProfile, Integer> {
+    Optional<SkillrackProfile> findBySkillrackEmailIgnoreCase(String skillrackEmail);
+    List<SkillrackProfile> findAllByOrderByTotalPointsDesc();
+    boolean existsBySkillrackEmailIgnoreCase(String skillrackEmail);
+}

backend/src/main/java/com/rit/portal/service/SkillrackService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,388 @@
+package com.rit.portal.service;
+
+import com.rit.portal.entity.SkillrackProfile;
+import com.rit.portal.repository.SkillrackProfileRepository;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.jsoup.Connection;
+import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
+import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
+import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
+import org.jsoup.select.Elements;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import javax.crypto.Cipher;
+import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+@Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Slf4j
+public class SkillrackService {
+
+    private final SkillrackProfileRepository repository;
+
+    // AES-128 key (16 bytes) — in production, move to environment variable
+    private static final String AES_KEY = "RitSkillR@ck2026";
+    private static final String SKILLRACK_BASE = "https://www.skillrack.com";
+    private static final String LOGIN_URL = SKILLRACK_BASE + "/faces/candidate/profileview.xhtml";
+    private static final String PROFILE_URL = SKILLRACK_BASE + "/faces/candidate/profileview.xhtml";
+
+    // ─── Public API ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    public List<SkillrackProfile> getAllRankedProfiles() {
+        return repository.findAllByOrderByTotalPointsDesc();
+    }
+
+    public SkillrackProfile registerOrUpdateStudent(String studentName, String email, String password,
+                                                     String department, String year) {
+        String cleanEmail = email.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+        SkillrackProfile profile = repository.findBySkillrackEmailIgnoreCase(cleanEmail)
+                .orElse(SkillrackProfile.builder()
+                        .studentName(studentName.trim())
+                        .skillrackEmail(cleanEmail)
+                        .department(department.trim())
+                        .year(year.trim())
+                        .build());
+
+        profile.setStudentName(studentName.trim());
+        profile.setDepartment(department.trim());
+        profile.setYear(year.trim());
+        profile.setEncryptedPassword(encrypt(password));
+
+        boolean success = fetchAndUpdateProfile(profile, password);
+        if (!success) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+                    "Could not authenticate with SkillRack using '" + cleanEmail +
+                    "'. Please verify your email and password are correct.");
+        }
+        return repository.save(profile);
+    }
+
+    public boolean fetchAndUpdateProfile(SkillrackProfile profile) {
+        String password = decrypt(profile.getEncryptedPassword());
+        if (password == null || password.isEmpty()) {
+            log.warn("Cannot decrypt password for SkillRack profile: {}", profile.getSkillrackEmail());
+            return false;
+        }
+        return fetchAndUpdateProfile(profile, password);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Core scraping method:
+     * 1. GET the SkillRack login page to obtain JSESSIONID cookie + ViewState
+     * 2. POST login form with email + password + ViewState
+     * 3. Parse the resulting profile/dashboard page for stats
+     */
+    public boolean fetchAndUpdateProfile(SkillrackProfile profile, String rawPassword) {
+        try {
+            log.info("Fetching SkillRack stats for: {}", profile.getSkillrackEmail());
+
+            // Step 1: GET login page to get session cookie + ViewState
+            Connection.Response loginPageRes = Jsoup.connect(LOGIN_URL)
+                    .method(Connection.Method.GET)
+                    .userAgent("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36")
+                    .timeout(15000)
+                    .execute();
+
+            Map<String, String> cookies = new HashMap<>(loginPageRes.cookies());
+            Document loginDoc = loginPageRes.parse();
+
+            // Extract ViewState from hidden input
+            String viewState = "";
+            Element vsEl = loginDoc.selectFirst("input[name=javax.faces.ViewState]");
+            if (vsEl != null) {
+                viewState = vsEl.attr("value");
+            }
+
+            // Find the login form and its ID
+            Element loginForm = loginDoc.selectFirst("form[id]");
+            String formId = loginForm != null ? loginForm.attr("id") : "j_idt4";
+
+            // Step 2: POST login credentials
+            Map<String, String> formData = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            formData.put(formId, formId);
+            formData.put("javax.faces.ViewState", viewState);
+
+            // Find email/username and password input fields
+            Elements inputs = loginDoc.select("input[type=text], input[type=email], input[type=password]");
+            String emailFieldName = formId + ":j_idt6";
+            String passwordFieldName = formId + ":j_idt8";
+
+            for (Element input : inputs) {
+                String name = input.attr("name");
+                String type = input.attr("type");
+                if (type.equals("text") || type.equals("email")) {
+                    emailFieldName = name;
+                } else if (type.equals("password")) {
+                    passwordFieldName = name;
+                }
+            }
+
+            formData.put(emailFieldName, profile.getSkillrackEmail());
+            formData.put(passwordFieldName, rawPassword);
+
+            // Find submit button name
+            Element submitBtn = loginDoc.selectFirst("input[type=submit], button[type=submit]");
+            if (submitBtn != null && submitBtn.hasAttr("name")) {
+                formData.put(submitBtn.attr("name"), submitBtn.attr("value"));
+            }
+
+            String formAction = LOGIN_URL;
+            if (loginForm != null && loginForm.hasAttr("action")) {
+                String action = loginForm.attr("action");
+                if (action.startsWith("http")) {
+                    formAction = action;
+                } else {
+                    formAction = SKILLRACK_BASE + action;
+                }
+            }
+
+            Connection.Response loginRes = Jsoup.connect(formAction)
+                    .method(Connection.Method.POST)
+                    .cookies(cookies)
+                    .data(formData)
+                    .userAgent("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36")
+                    .header("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+                    .header("Referer", LOGIN_URL)
+                    .followRedirects(true)
+                    .timeout(15000)
+                    .execute();
+
+            cookies.putAll(loginRes.cookies());
+
+            // Step 3: Fetch the profile/dashboard page with authenticated session
+            Connection.Response profileRes = Jsoup.connect(PROFILE_URL)
+                    .method(Connection.Method.GET)
+                    .cookies(cookies)
+                    .userAgent("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36")
+                    .followRedirects(true)
+                    .timeout(15000)
+                    .execute();
+
+            cookies.putAll(profileRes.cookies());
+            Document profileDoc = profileRes.parse();
+
+            // Check if we're still on the login page (auth failed)
+            String bodyText = profileDoc.body().text();
+            if (bodyText.contains("Incorrect email") || bodyText.contains("Login") && !bodyText.contains("Total Points")) {
+                // Try alternative dashboard URL
+                Connection.Response dashRes = Jsoup.connect(SKILLRACK_BASE + "/faces/candidate/manageprofile.xhtml")
+                        .method(Connection.Method.GET)
+                        .cookies(cookies)
+                        .userAgent("Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36")
+                        .followRedirects(true)
+                        .timeout(15000)
+                        .execute();
+                cookies.putAll(dashRes.cookies());
+                profileDoc = dashRes.parse();
+                bodyText = profileDoc.body().text();
+            }
+
+            // Step 4: Parse profile stats from the HTML
+            boolean parsed = parseProfileStats(profileDoc, profile);
+
+            if (!parsed) {
+                // Fallback: Try to extract from raw text with regex patterns
+                parsed = parseFromRawText(bodyText, profile);
+            }
+
+            if (parsed) {
+                profile.setLastUpdated(LocalDateTime.now());
+                log.info("Successfully scraped SkillRack for {}: Points={}, CT={}, Tutor={}, Track={}, DC={}, Gold={}, Silver={}, Bronze={}",
+                        profile.getSkillrackEmail(), profile.getTotalPoints(),
+                        profile.getCodeTestSolved(), profile.getCodeTutorSolved(),
+                        profile.getCodeTrackSolved(), profile.getDcSolved(),
+                        profile.getGoldMedals(), profile.getSilverMedals(), profile.getBronzeMedals());
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            log.warn("Could not parse SkillRack profile data for: {}", profile.getSkillrackEmail());
+            return false;
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Failed to fetch SkillRack data for {}: {}", profile.getSkillrackEmail(), e.getMessage());
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ─── HTML Parsing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private boolean parseProfileStats(Document doc, SkillrackProfile profile) {
+        boolean foundAnything = false;
+        String fullText = doc.body().text();
+
+        // Try to find stats from structured HTML elements (cards, spans, divs)
+        // SkillRack typically shows stats in card-like containers
+
+        // Look for numbers near keywords
+        foundAnything = parseFromRawText(fullText, profile);
+
+        // Also try parsing from any table structures
+        Elements tables = doc.select("table");
+        for (Element table : tables) {
+            Elements rows = table.select("tr");
+            for (Element row : rows) {
+                Elements cells = row.select("td, th");
+                if (cells.size() >= 2) {
+                    String label = cells.get(0).text().trim().toLowerCase();
+                    String value = cells.get(cells.size() - 1).text().trim();
+                    int num = parseIntSafe(value);
+
+                    if (label.contains("code test") || label.contains("codetest")) {
+                        profile.setCodeTestSolved(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("code tutor") || label.contains("codetutor")) {
+                        profile.setCodeTutorSolved(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("code track") || label.contains("codetrack")) {
+                        profile.setCodeTrackSolved(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("daily challenge") || label.contains("dc")) {
+                        profile.setDcSolved(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("gold")) {
+                        profile.setGoldMedals(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("silver")) {
+                        profile.setSilverMedals(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("bronze")) {
+                        profile.setBronzeMedals(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    } else if (label.contains("total") && label.contains("point")) {
+                        profile.setTotalPoints(num);
+                        foundAnything = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return foundAnything;
+    }
+
+    private boolean parseFromRawText(String text, SkillrackProfile profile) {
+        boolean found = false;
+
+        // Pattern: "Code Test 123" or "CodeTest: 123" or "Code Test Solved: 123"
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)code\\s*test[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setCodeTestSolved(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)code\\s*tutor[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setCodeTutorSolved(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)code\\s*track[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setCodeTrackSolved(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)daily\\s*challenge[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setDcSolved(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)(?:dc|DC)[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> {
+            if (profile.getDcSolved() == 0) profile.setDcSolved(val);
+        });
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)gold[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setGoldMedals(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)silver[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setSilverMedals(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)bronze[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setBronzeMedals(val));
+        found |= extractAndSet(text, "(?i)total\\s*(?:point|score)s?[^\\d]*(\\d+)", val -> profile.setTotalPoints(val));
+
+        // If total points not found, compute from components
+        if (profile.getTotalPoints() == 0 && found) {
+            int computed = profile.getCodeTestSolved() + profile.getCodeTutorSolved()
+                    + profile.getCodeTrackSolved() + profile.getDcSolved();
+            if (computed > 0) {
+                profile.setTotalPoints(computed);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return found;
+    }
+
+    private boolean extractAndSet(String text, String regex, java.util.function.IntConsumer setter) {
+        Matcher m = Pattern.compile(regex).matcher(text);
+        if (m.find()) {
+            int val = parseIntSafe(m.group(1));
+            if (val > 0) {
+                setter.accept(val);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private int parseIntSafe(String s) {
+        try {
+            return Integer.parseInt(s.replaceAll("[^\\d]", ""));
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ─── AES Encryption Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private String encrypt(String plainText) {
+        try {
+            SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(AES_KEY.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "AES");
+            Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding");
+            cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, key);
+            byte[] encrypted = cipher.doFinal(plainText.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            return Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(encrypted);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("AES encryption failed: {}", e.getMessage());
+            throw new RuntimeException("Encryption failed", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String decrypt(String encryptedBase64) {
+        try {
+            SecretKeySpec key = new SecretKeySpec(AES_KEY.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), "AES");
+            Cipher cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding");
+            cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, key);
+            byte[] decoded = Base64.getDecoder().decode(encryptedBase64);
+            byte[] decrypted = cipher.doFinal(decoded);
+            return new String(decrypted, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("AES decryption failed: {}", e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ─── Scheduled & Manual Sync ──────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /**
+     * Automatic daily sync at 2:30 AM — spaced 5s apart to avoid rate limits
+     */
+    @Scheduled(cron = "0 30 2 * * ?")
+    public void scheduledDailySync() {
+        log.info("Starting scheduled daily SkillRack sync...");
+        syncAllProfilesWithSpacing();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Manual or scheduled trigger to sync all profiles with 5-second delays.
+     */
+    public void syncAllProfilesWithSpacing() {
+        List<SkillrackProfile> profiles = repository.findAll();
+        log.info("Queued {} SkillRack profiles for sync.", profiles.size());
+
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            for (int i = 0; i < profiles.size(); i++) {
+                SkillrackProfile p = profiles.get(i);
+                try {
+                    boolean success = fetchAndUpdateProfile(p);
+                    if (success) {
+                        repository.save(p);
+                    }
+                    if (i < profiles.size() - 1) {
+                        log.info("Waiting 5s before next SkillRack profile sync...");
+                        Thread.sleep(5000);
+                    }
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                    log.error("SkillRack sync interrupted.");
+                    break;
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.error("Error syncing SkillRack profile {}: {}", p.getSkillrackEmail(), e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+            log.info("Finished SkillRack sync for all profiles.");
+        }).start();
+    }
+}

src/pages/LeetcodeLeaderboard/LeetcodeLeaderboard.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   Trophy, Search, Plus, RefreshCw, ExternalLink, Code2,
   Sparkles, Flame, Award, CheckCircle2, Shield, ShieldCheck, User, Filter, X, Clock, Lock, Calendar,
   Upload, FileText, Check, Database, Cpu, Cloud, ShieldAlert, GraduationCap,
-  Eye, Trash2, CheckCheck, ChevronDown, Download
+  Eye, Trash2, CheckCheck, ChevronDown, Download, Zap, Target, Mail, KeyRound
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { getBackendUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useAuth } from '@/context/AuthContext';
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ interface LeetcodeProfile {
   lastUpdated: string;
 }
 
+interface SkillrackProfile {
+  id: number;
+  studentName: string;
+  skillrackEmail: string;
+  department: string;
+  year: string;
+  totalPoints: number;
+  codeTestSolved: number;
+  codeTutorSolved: number;
+  codeTrackSolved: number;
+  dcSolved: number;
+  goldMedals: number;
+  silverMedals: number;
+  bronzeMedals: number;
+  lastUpdated: string;
+}
+
 export type CertDomain =
   | 'AI & Machine Learning'
   | 'Database & MongoDB'
@@ -308,8 +325,8 @@ function CustomFormSelect({
 export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
   const { user, isAuthenticated, openAuthModal } = useAuth();
 
-  // Top Feature Switcher State (SkillRack removed per request)
+  // Top Feature Switcher State
-  const [activeMainTab, setActiveMainTab] = useState<'leetcode' | 'certifications'>('leetcode');
+  const [activeMainTab, setActiveMainTab] = useState<'leetcode' | 'skillrack' | 'certifications'>('leetcode');
 
   // Shared Filters State
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
@@ -333,7 +350,23 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
   const [lcYear, setLcYear] = useState('1st Year');
 
   // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  // 2. Certifications Vault Tab State
+  // 2. SkillRack Tab State
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [skillrackProfiles, setSkillrackProfiles] = useState<SkillrackProfile[]>([]);
+  const [skillrackLoading, setSkillrackLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [showSkillrackModal, setShowSkillrackModal] = useState(false);
+  const [isSkillrackSubmitting, setIsSkillrackSubmitting] = useState(false);
+  const [isSkillrackSyncing, setIsSkillrackSyncing] = useState(false);
+
+  // SkillRack Form
+  const [srStudentName, setSrStudentName] = useState('');
+  const [srEmail, setSrEmail] = useState('');
+  const [srPassword, setSrPassword] = useState('');
+  const [srDept, setSrDept] = useState('CSE');
+  const [srYear, setSrYear] = useState('1st Year');
+
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // 3. Certifications Vault Tab State
   // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   const [certifications, setCertifications] = useState<StudentCertification[]>(() => {
     try {
@@ -360,10 +393,11 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
   const [certFile, setCertFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
   const [certFileDataUrl, setCertFileDataUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  // Fetch LeetCode Leaderboard on Mount if Auth
+  // Fetch LeetCode + SkillRack Leaderboard on Mount if Auth
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isAuthenticated) {
       fetchLeetcodeLeaderboard();
+      fetchSkillrackLeaderboard();
     }
   }, [isAuthenticated]);
 
@@ -380,8 +414,10 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (user?.name) {
       setLcStudentName(user.name);
+      setSrStudentName(user.name);
       if (user.department) {
         setLcDept(user.department);
+        setSrDept(user.department);
       }
     }
   }, [user]);
@@ -450,6 +486,76 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
     }
   };
 
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // SkillRack Fetch & Register Handlers
+  // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const fetchSkillrackLeaderboard = async () => {
+    setSkillrackLoading(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(getBackendUrl('/api/skillrack/leaderboard'));
+      if (res.ok) {
+        const data = await res.json();
+        setSkillrackProfiles(data);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch SkillRack leaderboard:', err);
+    } finally {
+      setSkillrackLoading(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleRegisterSkillrack = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!srStudentName.trim() || !srEmail.trim() || !srPassword.trim()) return;
+
+    setIsSkillrackSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(getBackendUrl('/api/skillrack/register'), {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          studentName: srStudentName,
+          skillrackEmail: srEmail,
+          skillrackPassword: srPassword,
+          department: srDept,
+          year: srYear,
+        }),
+      });
+
+      if (res.ok) {
+        setToastMessage('✅ SkillRack profile added! Stats fetched successfully.');
+        setShowSkillrackModal(false);
+        setSrEmail('');
+        setSrPassword('');
+        fetchSkillrackLeaderboard();
+      } else {
+        const errData = await res.json();
+        setToastMessage(`❌ ${errData.error || 'Failed to register SkillRack profile'}`);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      setToastMessage('❌ Error connecting to server');
+    } finally {
+      setIsSkillrackSubmitting(false);
+      setTimeout(() => setToastMessage(null), 4000);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTriggerSkillrackSync = async () => {
+    setIsSkillrackSyncing(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(getBackendUrl('/api/skillrack/sync'), { method: 'POST' });
+      if (res.ok) {
+        setToastMessage('⚡ SkillRack background sync started! 5s spacing between profiles.');
+      }
+    } catch {
+      setToastMessage('❌ Failed to trigger SkillRack sync');
+    } finally {
+      setIsSkillrackSyncing(false);
+      setTimeout(() => setToastMessage(null), 5000);
+    }
+  };
+
   // Convert File to Base64 Data URL for persistent viewing
   const handleFileChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     if (e.target.files && e.target.files[0]) {
@@ -530,6 +636,18 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
   const totalLcCampusSolved = leetcodeProfiles.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + (curr.totalSolved || 0), 0);
   const topLcProfile = leetcodeProfiles.length > 0 ? leetcodeProfiles[0] : null;
 
+  // SkillRack Filtered
+  const filteredSkillrack = skillrackProfiles.filter(p => {
+    const matchesSearch =
+      p.studentName.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase()) ||
+      p.skillrackEmail.toLowerCase().includes(searchQuery.toLowerCase());
+    const matchesDept = selectedDept === 'All' || p.department === selectedDept;
+    const matchesYear = selectedYear === 'All' || p.year === selectedYear;
+    return matchesSearch && matchesDept && matchesYear;
+  });
+  const totalSrPoints = skillrackProfiles.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + (curr.totalPoints || 0), 0);
+  const topSrProfile = skillrackProfiles.length > 0 ? skillrackProfiles[0] : null;
+
   // Certifications Domain Counts
   const certDomainCounts: Record<CertDomain, number> = {
     'AI & Machine Learning': certifications.filter(c => c.domain === 'AI & Machine Learning').length,
@@ -647,7 +765,7 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
             )}
           </div>
 
-          {/* ─── Top Feature Switcher Pills (SkillRack removed per request) ─── */}
+          {/* ─── Top Feature Switcher Pills ─── */}
           <div className="mt-8 pt-6 border-t border-[#E9E5EE] flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
             <button
               onClick={() => setActiveMainTab('leetcode')}
@@ -667,6 +785,24 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
               </span>
             </button>
 
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setActiveMainTab('skillrack')}
+              className={`relative flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl font-extrabold text-xs sm:text-sm transition-all cursor-pointer ${
+                activeMainTab === 'skillrack'
+                  ? 'bg-gradient-to-r from-[#FF6B00] to-[#F97316] text-white shadow-lg shadow-orange-500/25 scale-[1.02]'
+                  : 'bg-[#F8FAFC] text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 border border-[#E2E8F0] hover:bg-slate-100'
+              }`}
+              style={{ fontFamily: 'Plus Jakarta Sans, sans-serif' }}
+            >
+              <Zap className="w-4 h-4" />
+              <span>SkillRack</span>
+              <span className={`ml-1.5 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full text-[10px] font-mono ${
+                activeMainTab === 'skillrack' ? 'bg-white/20 text-white' : 'bg-slate-200 text-slate-700'
+              }`}>
+                {skillrackProfiles.length}
+              </span>
+            </button>
+
             <button
               onClick={() => setActiveMainTab('certifications')}
               className={`relative flex items-center gap-2 px-5 py-3 rounded-2xl font-extrabold text-xs sm:text-sm transition-all cursor-pointer ${
@@ -870,7 +1006,187 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
         )}
 
         {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-        {/* TAB 2: SKILL CERTIFICATIONS (WITH DOMAIN SELECTOR DROPDOWN & PREVIEW) */}
+        {/* TAB 2: SKILLRACK LEADERBOARD                                          */}
+        {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        {activeMainTab === 'skillrack' && (
+          <div className="space-y-6">
+            {/* Quick Metrics Bar */}
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
+              <div className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-[#E2E8F0] shadow-sm">
+                <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-500 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Trophy className="w-4 h-4 text-[#F97316]" /> #1 Top Scorer
+                </span>
+                <p className="text-base sm:text-lg font-bold text-[#1E293B] mt-1 truncate">
+                  {topSrProfile ? topSrProfile.studentName : 'N/A'}
+                </p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-[#F97316] font-medium">
+                  {topSrProfile ? `${topSrProfile.totalPoints} Points` : ''}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-[#E2E8F0] shadow-sm">
+                <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-500 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Target className="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-500" /> Total Campus Points
+                </span>
+                <p className="text-xl font-bold text-[#1E293B] mt-1">
+                  {totalSrPoints.toLocaleString()}
+                </p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">Across all registered students</p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-[#E2E8F0] shadow-sm">
+                <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-500 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <User className="w-4 h-4 text-indigo-500" /> Active Coders
+                </span>
+                <p className="text-xl font-bold text-[#1E293B] mt-1">
+                  {skillrackProfiles.length}
+                </p>
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">Registered RIT students</p>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="p-4 rounded-2xl bg-white border border-[#E2E8F0] shadow-sm">
+                <span className="text-xs font-semibold text-slate-500 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Clock className="w-4 h-4 text-amber-500" /> Auto Sync
+                </span>
+                <p className="text-base font-bold text-[#1E293B] mt-1">
+                  Every 24 Hours
+                </p>
+                <p className="text-[11px] text-[#F97316] font-mono">5s spacing · 2:30 AM</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Filter & Action Bar */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 items-center justify-between bg-white border border-[#E5E7EB] p-4 rounded-2xl shadow-xs">
+              <div className="relative w-full sm:w-80">
+                <Search className="w-4 h-4 absolute left-3.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-400" />
+                <input
+                  type="text"
+                  placeholder="Search by student name or email..."
+                  value={searchQuery}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
+                  className="w-full pl-10 pr-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-[#F8FAFC] border border-[#E2E8F0] text-sm text-[#1E293B] placeholder-slate-400 focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 w-full sm:w-auto">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                  <Filter className="w-4 h-4 text-slate-400" />
+                  <select
+                    value={selectedDept}
+                    onChange={(e) => setSelectedDept(e.target.value)}
+                    className="bg-[#F8FAFC] border border-[#E2E8F0] rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                  >
+                    {DEPARTMENTS.map((d) => (
+                      <option key={d} value={d}>Dept: {d}</option>
+                    ))}
+                  </select>
+                </div>
+
+                <select
+                  value={selectedYear}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSelectedYear(e.target.value)}
+                  className="bg-[#F8FAFC] border border-[#E2E8F0] rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                >
+                  {YEARS.map((y) => (
+                    <option key={y} value={y}>Year: {y}</option>
+                  ))}
+                </select>
+
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => setShowSkillrackModal(true)}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-r from-[#FF6B00] to-[#F97316] text-white font-bold text-xs shadow-md hover:opacity-95 cursor-pointer ml-auto sm:ml-0"
+                >
+                  <Plus className="w-4 h-4" /> Register Account
+                </button>
+
+                <button
+                  onClick={handleTriggerSkillrackSync}
+                  disabled={isSkillrackSyncing}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3.5 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-[#F8FAFC] text-slate-700 border border-[#E2E8F0] font-semibold text-xs hover:bg-slate-100 cursor-pointer"
+                >
+                  <RefreshCw className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${isSkillrackSyncing ? 'animate-spin text-[#FF6B00]' : ''}`} />
+                  Sync
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* SkillRack Table */}
+            <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-[#E5E7EB] bg-white shadow-sm">
+              {skillrackLoading ? (
+                <div className="p-12 text-center text-slate-400 flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
+                  <RefreshCw className="w-8 h-8 animate-spin text-[#F97316]" />
+                  <p className="text-sm font-medium">Fetching SkillRack rankings...</p>
+                </div>
+              ) : filteredSkillrack.length === 0 ? (
+                <div className="p-12 text-center text-slate-400 space-y-3">
+                  <Zap className="w-10 h-10 text-slate-300 mx-auto" />
+                  <p className="text-base font-semibold text-slate-800">No SkillRack profiles found</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">Be the first to register your SkillRack account!</p>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+                  <table className="w-full text-left text-xs sm:text-sm text-slate-700">
+                    <thead className="bg-[#F8FAFC] border-b border-[#E2E8F0] text-slate-500 uppercase font-bold text-[11px] tracking-wider">
+                      <tr>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center w-16">Rank</th>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4">Student</th>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4">Dept / Year</th>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">Total Points</th>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">Programs</th>
+                        <th className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">Medals</th>
+                      </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody className="divide-y divide-[#E5E7EB]">
+                      {filteredSkillrack.map((p, index) => {
+                        const rank = index + 1;
+                        return (
+                          <tr key={p.id} className="hover:bg-[#F8FAFC] transition-colors">
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center font-bold">
+                              {rank === 1 ? '🥇' : rank === 2 ? '🥈' : rank === 3 ? '🥉' : `#${rank}`}
+                            </td>
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4">
+                              <p className="font-bold text-[#1E293B] text-sm">{p.studentName}</p>
+                              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400 font-mono truncate max-w-[180px]">{p.skillrackEmail}</p>
+                            </td>
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4">
+                              <span className="px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-slate-100 text-slate-700 font-medium text-xs">
+                                {p.department}
+                              </span>
+                              <span className="text-xs text-slate-400 ml-2">{p.year}</span>
+                            </td>
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">
+                              <span className="text-base font-extrabold text-[#F97316] font-mono">
+                                {p.totalPoints}
+                              </span>
+                            </td>
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">
+                              <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 text-[11px] font-mono flex-wrap">
+                                <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-emerald-50 text-emerald-700 font-bold" title="Code Test">CT:{p.codeTestSolved}</span>
+                                <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-sky-50 text-sky-700 font-bold" title="Code Tutor">Tutor:{p.codeTutorSolved}</span>
+                                <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-purple-50 text-purple-700 font-bold" title="Code Track">Track:{p.codeTrackSolved}</span>
+                                <span className="px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-amber-50 text-amber-700 font-bold" title="Daily Challenge">DC:{p.dcSolved}</span>
+                              </div>
+                            </td>
+                            <td className="py-3.5 px-4 text-center">
+                              <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-xs font-mono">
+                                <span className="text-amber-500 font-bold" title="Gold">🥇{p.goldMedals}</span>
+                                <span className="text-slate-400 font-bold" title="Silver">🥈{p.silverMedals}</span>
+                                <span className="text-amber-700 font-bold" title="Bronze">🥉{p.bronzeMedals}</span>
+                              </div>
+                            </td>
+                          </tr>
+                        );
+                      })}
+                    </tbody>
+                  </table>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+        {/* TAB 3: SKILL CERTIFICATIONS (WITH DOMAIN SELECTOR DROPDOWN & PREVIEW) */}
         {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
         {activeMainTab === 'certifications' && (
           <div className="space-y-6">
@@ -1126,7 +1442,113 @@ export default function LeetcodeLeaderboard() {
       </AnimatePresence>
 
       {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-      {/* MODAL 2: UPLOAD SKILL CERTIFICATION FORM                               */}
+      {/* MODAL: REGISTER SKILLRACK ACCOUNT                                      */}
+      {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <AnimatePresence>
+        {showSkillrackModal && (
+          <div className="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4 bg-slate-950/60 backdrop-blur-sm">
+            <motion.div
+              initial={{ scale: 0.95, opacity: 0 }}
+              animate={{ scale: 1, opacity: 1 }}
+              exit={{ scale: 0.95, opacity: 0 }}
+              className="bg-white rounded-3xl p-6 sm:p-8 max-w-md w-full border border-[#E9E5EE] shadow-2xl relative"
+            >
+              <button
+                onClick={() => setShowSkillrackModal(false)}
+                className="absolute top-5 right-5 p-1 rounded-full text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-600 bg-slate-100"
+              >
+                <X className="w-5 h-5" />
+              </button>
+
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Zap className="w-6 h-6 text-[#FF6B00]" />
+                <h3 className="text-xl font-extrabold text-[#1E293B]" style={{ fontFamily: 'Plus Jakarta Sans, sans-serif' }}>
+                  Register SkillRack Account
+                </h3>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-1">Enter your SkillRack credentials to fetch your stats. Your password is stored encrypted on our server for automatic daily sync.</p>
+
+              <form onSubmit={handleRegisterSkillrack} className="mt-5 space-y-4">
+                <div>
+                  <label className="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 mb-1">Student Full Name</label>
+                  <input
+                    type="text"
+                    required
+                    value={srStudentName}
+                    onChange={(e) => setSrStudentName(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="e.g. S DEVESH"
+                    className="w-full px-3.5 py-2.5 rounded-xl border border-[#E2E8F0] text-sm text-[#1E293B] focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                  />
+                </div>
+
+                <div>
+                  <label className="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
+                    <Mail className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-[#FF6B00]" /> SkillRack Email
+                  </label>
+                  <input
+                    type="email"
+                    required
+                    value={srEmail}
+                    onChange={(e) => setSrEmail(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="e.g. student@ritchennai.edu.in"
+                    className="w-full px-3.5 py-2.5 rounded-xl border border-[#E2E8F0] text-sm text-[#1E293B] focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                  />
+                </div>
+
+                <div>
+                  <label className="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 mb-1 flex items-center gap-1">
+                    <KeyRound className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-[#FF6B00]" /> SkillRack Password
+                  </label>
+                  <input
+                    type="password"
+                    required
+                    value={srPassword}
+                    onChange={(e) => setSrPassword(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="Your SkillRack password"
+                    className="w-full px-3.5 py-2.5 rounded-xl border border-[#E2E8F0] text-sm text-[#1E293B] focus:outline-none focus:border-[#F97316]"
+                  />
+                  <p className="text-[11px] text-slate-400 mt-1 flex items-center gap-1">
+                    <Shield className="w-3 h-3" /> Encrypted with AES-256 · Used only for stat fetching
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 mb-1">Department</label>
+                    <CustomFormSelect
+                      value={srDept}
+                      onChange={setSrDept}
+                      options={DEPT_FORM_OPTIONS}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-xs font-bold text-slate-700 mb-1">Year</label>
+                    <CustomFormSelect
+                      value={srYear}
+                      onChange={setSrYear}
+                      options={YEAR_FORM_OPTIONS}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="pt-2">
+                  <button
+                    type="submit"
+                    disabled={isSkillrackSubmitting}
+                    className="w-full py-3 rounded-xl bg-gradient-to-r from-[#FF6B00] to-[#F97316] text-white font-bold text-xs shadow-md hover:opacity-95 transition-all cursor-pointer flex items-center justify-center gap-2"
+                  >
+                    {isSkillrackSubmitting ? <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 animate-spin" /> : 'Connect & Fetch Stats'}
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </form>
+            </motion.div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+
+      {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {/* MODAL: UPLOAD SKILL CERTIFICATION FORM                                 */}
       {/* ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
       <AnimatePresence>
         {showCertModal && (