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"The most unfortunate thing is that India still seems to believe in proprietary solutions. Further spread of IT which is influencing the daily life of individuals would have a devastating effect on the lives of society due to any small shift in the business practice involving these proprietory solutions. It is precisely for these reasons open source software need to be built which would be cost effective for the entire society.
In India, open source code software will have to come and stay in a big way for the benefit of our billion people."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

 

FOSSEE Club

Introduction

Improve your college's NAAC/NIRF and NBA ratings. Upgrade the skill set and employability of your students. Become a FOSSEE Club to do both of these! 

What is a FOSSEE Club?

FOSSEE Club is a group of members from any institution who support and promote the various activities of the FOSSEE project. We welcome your contributions to the FOSSEE supported free and open source software (FOSS) through the FOSSEE Clubs. In addition the club can also undertake events that are based on any of the software supported by FOSSEE. Prior approval from the FOSSEE Project is required to conduct such events. The Club can also contribute towards the development of open-source software through the FOSSEE project.

How can my institute become a FOSSEE Club?
  1. An institute that has contributed extensively/ at least 3 activities to the FOSSEE project in any way can become a FOSSEE Club.
  2. Any institute that is using any of the FOSSEE supported Free and Open Source software, in their curriculum.

If your institute has NOT done any of the above, please visit this website: https://fossee.in/ and start contributing. You can write to us at info@fossee.in, in case of any queries.

The FOSSEE clubs will be graded as per the star ratings given below:

  1. Level 0: Initiating to become a FOSSEE Club: There is no star rating but  just a mention of the institute on our page.
  2. Level 1: 1 or 2 stars rating depending on the contribution of the institution to FOSSEE activities
  3. Level 2: 3 stars for contributing to 3 or more to FOSSEE activities
  4. Level 3: 5 stars for considerable contribution to FOSSEE activities in a year

The star rating will keep changing annually depending on the contribution made by the institutes. For example, if an institute has contributed extensively for a year, they shall be given 5 stars in that particular year. If they continue to contribute in the same level the next year, the star rating will remain the same. 

If any institute discontinue to contribute, we shall mention them under the previous FOSSEE Clubs with their previous star rating.

What are the benefits of becoming a FOSSEE Club?
  1. Get recognised as a FOSSEE Club
  2. Get certificates
  3. Skill enhancement for your students
  4. Preference to the proficient student contributors in FOSSEE Summer Interships and Fellowship
  5. Collaborate with various activities of the FOSSEE project
  6. Get your contributions displayed on FOSSEE website
  7. Get a chance to become a faculty partner
  8. Get a chance to become a part of Industry Academia connect
  9. Opportunity for your students to intern directly under the guidance of industry professionals, which might be an avenue for a possible recruitment upon completion of the internship
  10. Receive an annual certificate of recognition by FOSSEE for significant contributions (faculty / institute)
  11. Get better accreditation by participating in FOSSEE activities.
Star rating of institution on becoming a FOSSEE Club

Level 0: Initiating to become a FOSSEE Club

There is no star rating, just the mention of the institute on our page.

Level 1: 

1 or 2 stars rating depending on the contribution of the institution to FOSSEE activities

Level 2

3 stars rating for contributing to 3 or more to FOSSEE activities

Level 3

5 star considerable contribution to FOSSEE activities for a year

The star rating will keep changing annually depending on the contribution made by the institutes. If an institute has contributed for a year in that particular year it shall be rated 5 stars and if they continue to contribute the star rating will remain the same. If they discontinue we shall mention them under previous FOSSEE clubs with their previous star rating.

List of the FOSSEE Clubs

Previous FOSSEE Clubs