CSI - DBIT Computer Society Of India

What CSI - DBIT Computer Society Of India does

CSI - DBIT (Computer Society of India - Don Bosco Institute of Technology Student Chapter) is a registered student chapter of the national Computer Society of India, operating out of the IT Department of Don Bosco Institute of Technology in Kurla, Mumbai, since 2006. It functions as a student-run technical community — not a commercial entity — providing engineering students at DBIT and surrounding Mumbai colleges with structured exposure to industry-relevant technical skills outside the formal curriculum. The chapter operates with rotating annual student leadership teams and no formal employees.

The organization delivers its value through three mechanisms: an annual membership program, three flagship events, and a recurring workshop series. The membership program offers tiered pricing (₹350 for 1 year, ₹650 for 2 years, ₹900 for 3 years) and bundles benefits including workshop access, mentorship, internship opportunities, industrial visits, a leadership board with prizes, and an official CSI certificate. Its three flagship events are the Mumbai Hackathon (an annual open-source hackathon co-organized with FOSS United, featuring INR 1,00,000 in prize money), Game of Codes (an intercollegiate coding competition run under the CSI TechNext India banner), and Encore (a national-level paper presentation contest). The recurring workshop catalog spans Git/GitHub, web development (HTML/CSS/JS, Bootstrap, Tailwind, Node.js), databases (SQL/JDBC), Generative AI and LLMs, Prompt Engineering, Agentic AI (CrewAI, LangGraph), NLP/Dialogflow, DALL-E 2 image generation, Canva, Photoshop, Spark AR, Nextcloud, Linux, Game Development, Joomla, and cybersecurity. Sponsorship relationships with Frappe and Zerodha support the Mumbai Hackathon.

Commercial revenue is minimal and incidental; the organization does not disclose financials and is structurally a non-profit academic club. Distribution is direct and on-campus: membership signup via online Google Forms and delivery at the DBIT campus, with flagship events open to students from other Mumbai colleges. Customer base is concentrated in DBIT's undergraduate IT and Computer Science cohorts, with secondary reach into the broader Mumbai engineering student community via flagship events.

Name

CSI - DBIT Computer Society Of India

Legal name

CSI-DBIT Student Chapter

Website

https://csi.dbit.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CSI - DBIT is a student-run technical chapter of the Computer Society of India at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai, established in 2006. It serves DBIT and Mumbai-area engineering students through membership, technical workshops, and flagship events including the Mumbai Hackathon, Game of Codes, and Encore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Technical Organization Services

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Competitive Programming & Algorithms (DSA, Olympiad-Style) (EDAMACAI)

Keywords

• Student technical chapter
• Technical workshops
• Coding competitions
• Open source hackathon
• Student membership program

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership subscriptions at tiered pricing providing access to workshops, events, mentorship, leadership board, and internship opportunities.
2. Event Registration: Some events and workshops may have registration fees or conditions applied.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CSI-DBIT operates a student technical chapter at Don Bosco Institute of Technology in Mumbai that delivers a tiered membership program, hands-on technical workshops (Git/GitHub, Generative AI, Web Development, SQL/JDBC, Agentic AI, Prompt Engineering, Canva, etc.), and three flagship events: Mumbai Hackathon (annual open source hackathon co-organized with FOSS United), Game of Codes (intercollegiate online coding competition under CSI TechNext India), and Encore (national level paper presentation contest in IEEE format).

Product overview

CSI-DBIT operates as a student chapter of the Computer Society of India at Don Bosco Institute of Technology, Mumbai, established in 2006. The organization provides a platform for technical education and skill development through its membership program, three flagship events (Mumbai Hackathon, Game of Codes, and Encore paper presentation contest), and various technical workshops covering web development, AI/ML, version control, and creative tools. The membership program offers benefits including workshops, mentoring, internship opportunities, and leadership tracking, while the flagship events foster open-source development, coding skills, and academic research presentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CSI Membership Program Annual student membership program offering official membership certificates, free event/workshop registration, in-house project opportunities, one-to-one mentoring, internship connections, exclusive events, leadership board with prizes, and industrial visits for DBIT students.
• Mumbai Hackathon Annual open source hackathon organized with FOSS United, described as Mumbai's largest Open Source Hackathon, offering INR 1,00,000 prize money with no problem statements where participants build open source projects in teams of up to 5 members.
• Game of Codes Intercollegiate online software coding competition conducted under CSI TechNext India banner, held annually in October with programming challenges in C/C++/Java, open to students across the country.
• Encore National Level Paper Presentation Contest organized by DBIT's IT Department for B.E. students of Electronics & Telecommunications, Computer and Information Technology engineering branches, with papers required in IEEE format.
• Technical Workshops Hands-on technical workshops covering topics such as Git/GitHub, Web Development, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Blockchain, SQL/JDBC, Canva, Prompt Engineering, Bootstrap/Tailwind CSS, Spark AR, NextCloud, Photoshop, Linux, Game Development, Joomla, and cybersecurity for engineering students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of students trained through workshops annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FOSS UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOSS United is a non-profit organization that promotes Free and Open Source Software. They co-organize the Mumbai Hackathon with CSI-DBIT, which is described as Mumbai's largest Open Source Hackathon. This is a flagship annual event attracting students and developers from across the country.
• FrappeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrappe is a sponsor of the Mumbai Hackathon event. Frappe is known for ERPNext and other open-source business applications.
• ZerodhaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZerodha is listed as a sponsor of the Mumbai Hackathon event. Zerodha is India's largest stock broker and a prominent technology company known for supporting open-source initiatives.
• Computer Society of India (CSI National)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSI-DBIT is an official student chapter of the Computer Society of India, the parent professional organization. This affiliation provides legitimacy, resources, and connection to the broader CSI professional network for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ACM Student Chapters: Association for Computing Machinery's university-based student chapters, hosting coding competitions, technical talks, and hackathons. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and member base (computing/IT engineering students), competing for the same pool of student time and attention on Indian campuses.
• Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC): Globally distributed network of university-based student developer clubs sponsored by Google. Highly comparable operating model: student-led chapters running workshops, hackathons, and tech talks targeting engineering students, often overlapping with CSI-DBIT events and audience.
• Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors: Microsoft's global student program for university ambassadors running tech workshops, hackathons, and community events. Operates a similar student-led chapter model focused on emerging tech (AI, cloud) and competes with CSI-DBIT for the same engineering student audience at DBIT and peer colleges.
• IEEE Computer Society Student Branches: Global network of IEEE student branches at universities running technical workshops, coding events, and paper presentation contests. Directly comparable to CSI-DBIT in operating model, event formats (Encore mirrors IEEE-style paper contests), and target audience of engineering students.
• FOSS United: Non-profit promoting free and open source software in India, co-organizer of the Mumbai Hackathon with CSI-DBIT. Comparable in mission (fostering open source culture and student technical communities) and in event-driven engagement with developers, though operating at a pan-India scale rather than a single college.

Broad incumbents

• Computer Society of India (CSI): National parent professional body of which CSI-DBIT is a student chapter. Directly comparable as the umbrella organization running student technical chapters, workshops, and competitions across India, but at a much larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Others

• Unstop: Indian student engagement platform hosting hackathons, coding contests, and paper presentation events. Closely comparable event formats (matches Game of Codes and Encore offerings) and target audience, providing alternative venues for the same student participants CSI-DBIT seeks to attract.
• Coding Ninjas: Ed-tech company offering coding courses, workshops, and competitive programming training to Indian engineering students. Comparable target audience and curriculum overlap (DSA, web dev, AI), though operates as a paid learning platform rather than a non-profit student community.
• HackerEarth: Indian platform for coding competitions, hackathons, and technical assessments. Comparable audience (engineering students, developers) and adjacent event formats (coding contests similar to Game of Codes), though it operates as a commercial SaaS rather than a student chapter.
• Major League Hacking (MLH): Official student hackathon league powering many of the world's largest university hackathons. Comparable in that it shapes the hackathon ecosystem CSI-DBIT operates in via Mumbai Hackathon, though MLH is a platform/operator rather than a single chapter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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