About FOSS SRM Trichy

Built by Students,
Driven by Open Source.

The FOSS Club at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tiruchirappalli is an active student collective dedicated to fostering open-source software culture, peer mentorship, and real-world engineering practices.

Who We Are

Bridging the Gap

Academic coursework teaches foundational algorithms and theory; FOSS bridges that directly with real-world tools. We dive deep into Git workflows, open-source licensing, CI/CD automation, pull request etiquette, and production code reviews.

Collaborative Culture

We believe great engineering happens through peer exchange and shared curiosity. From first-year students submitting their first pull requests to senior mentors architecting cloud systems, everyone has a place to learn and teach.

What We Do

Hands-on Workshops

Practical weekend bootcamps focusing on Git, Linux environments, web technologies, and backend microservices.

Hackathons & Sprints

High-energy coding marathons where students build tangible open-source solutions to address community challenges.

Upstream Contributions

Guiding students to contribute code, fix issues, and draft documentation in popular global open-source projects.

Past Initiatives & Milestones

GenTech

A focused workshop on open-source tools and computational bioinformatics environments used to analyze and process complex genetic data.

Digital Security

Conducted by experts from SFLC.in (Software Freedom Law Center), teaching open-source digital security hygiene, privacy, and user rights.

Yuva Hackathon

A premier 24-hour non-stop hackathon conducted last year at SRM Trichy, uniting student developers to brainstorm, code, and ship working prototypes.

Want to see pictures from these events?

Browse through photos from our 24-hour hackathon, workshops, and campus sessions in our event gallery.

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Us • The Core Crew

The Team Behind FOSS SRM Trichy

Meet the student builders, designers, and organizers dedicated to cultivating open-source culture at SRM Trichy.

R Nandhini - President
President

R Nandhini

Sanjay Kumar B - Vice President
Vice President

Sanjay Kumar B

R Santhosh - Secretary
Secretary

R Santhosh

Anjana Shri Paramesh N - Joint Secretary
Joint Secretary

Anjana Shri Paramesh N

Jessica Infanta Blessy - Associate Secretary
Associate Secretary

Jessica Infanta Blessy

Joel - Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff

Joel

Archana Senthil - Operational Lead
Operational Lead

Archana Senthil

S Prasunambika - Outreach and PR Lead
Outreach and PR Lead

S Prasunambika

Keerthana - Event Lead
Event Lead

Keerthana

Santhosh - Social Media Handler
Social Media Handler

Santhosh

Yogapriyan - Media Team Lead
Media Team Lead

Yogapriyan

Karthiswaran - Core Team
Core Team

Karthiswaran

Sarthak Juvekar - Technical Lead
Technical Lead

Sarthak Juvekar

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