GSSoC'26

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Three-month open-source contribution sprint, biggest women-led program in India.

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About the program

GirlScript Summer of Code is the largest women-led open-source program in India and, for many contributors, literally the first pull request they ever merge. For three months, hundreds of student-built and community-run repositories post issues that are tagged and tracked on a public leaderboard.

There is no stipend and no selection gate - that is the design. Points from merged PRs stack toward top-contributor prizes, and the culture is deliberately patient: project admins mentor through Discord, and documentation or small-fix PRs count on the board just like features.

Primary stack

ReactPythonJavaHTML/CSSFlutterNode.js

Technical focus

Web appsStudent toolsMachine learning demosDocumentation

The path

01
Register (Jul - Aug)
One form, a Discord invite, and your contributor ID. No résumé, no proposal.
02
Claim issues (Aug - Nov)
Admins tag issues by difficulty; newcomers start on docs and UI tweaks, then work up to features.
03
Climb the leaderboard
Points per merged PR scale with complexity; weekly ranks keep the sprint competitive but friendly.
04
Evaluation and winners (Nov - Dec)
Top contributors win prizes and internships offers from partner orgs; every finisher gets a certificate.

Who it's for

First-time contributors who want a soft landing before GSoC or Outreachy
Students building their open-source habit in one semester
Anyone who learns best with public accountability - the leaderboard is gentle pressure