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Code for GovTech (C4GT)

C4GT has been conceptualised as a summer coding program to create a community that can build and contribute to global digital public goods.

• An opportunity for 3rd/4th year engineering students from Tier 1/2 campuses in India to experience the GovTech space
• Organized annually over 3 months (mid May-mid Aug), anchored by Samagra with support from partners
• There will be a set of GovTech problem statements every year for the participants to work on
• Shortlisted participants will receive mentorship of leading practitioners in GovTech over 3 months

Mentors

Interested in becoming a mentor? Please reach out to us!

Proposals so far:

• Arun Rajput
• Ashish Yadav
• Ashwin Date
• Bachi Allamsetty
• Bharat Kashyap
• Chakshu Gautam
• Kartheek Palla
• Shruti Agarwal

Project Ideas

Following is the list of project ideas for C4GT 2022:

• UCI Web Channel
• Admin for Sunbird RC
• UCI Signal Integration
• Centralised Access Control
• Competency Passbook
• Low-code Admin Console
• Workflow Management
• ML Model Deployment
• URL Shortener (YAUS)
• Doc Generator
• Shiksha Postgres Adapter
• Shiksha CMS and Announcements Module
• Shiksha Frontend Restructuring
• Shiksha Design System

Terminologies

Category	Description
Difficulty	Describes the difficulty level of the project
Risk/Exploratory	Describes the risk factor of the project
Core Development	Describes how much core backend development is required
Skills	Tech Stack required for the project

Note: Rating is out of 3 stars

Interested in Application? - Getting Grip

• If you are interested in an application - great! We encourage your application. So the question is how to get started with the topic, just a few points:
• If you are interested in trying to make contributions, see out issues with the label good first issue. Maybe you could sort out the workflow and make a first pull request.

Why you should apply!

1. Exposure to the smartest technocrats in the government ecosystem.
2. Inputs by the best minds in the Indian GovTech ecosystem.
3. Hands-on mentoring by leading practitioners in the GovTech space Opportunity to contribute to actively evolving Digital Public Goods that impact millions.
4. Competitive stipend and PPI opportunity with some of the leading organizations in this ecosystem.