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Combining RAG, LLMs, Vector Databases and Semantic Search in Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Jul 2026 · 2026 4th International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Smart Systems (ICSCSS) · pp. 1350-1356 · 0 citations · 17 references

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has improved greatly and its demand in the education field has increased. To satisfy this demand, this research paper proposes an intelligent tutoring system which uses artificial intelligence techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models. It aims to provide context-relevant and personalized help to students in the learning process. The system has a 3-layer architecture. The frontend layer is managed by React for smooth user interaction. The backend layer is handled by FastAPI for proper processing and response generation and the database layer is managed by ChromaDB, a vector database, which handles proper document storage and data retrieval. Students can upload their study materials such as textbooks, notes, etc. in various formats like PDF, DOCX, TXT. Then, the system processes the documents by recursively splitting text and generating embeddings to convert unstructured content into a proper structured knowledge base. After this, Retrieval-Augmented Generation helps retrieve or fetch the most relevant embeddings and combine them with user’s queries to generate contextually correct answers, based on user upload documents. This helps reduce hallucinations, which is the main aim. The system can also automatically generate flashcards and quizzes with adjustable difficulty. To evaluate the system’s performance, different document-based queries were tried and the system had 90% accuracy on average with 20%-30% decrease in hallucination (as compared to other systems). The response time is between 2 to 5 seconds. These results show the benefits of combining Retrieval-Augmented Generation with LLMs.

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