Hello FOSS
A month-long open-source program bringing students from multiple IITs together to build, contribute and collaborate on real-world projects.
Contributions ramp up as the program progresses
Pan-IIT Collaboration
Participating Institutes
Hello FOSS brings together students and maintainers across multiple IITs into one shared open-source program.
IIT Bombay
Mumbai
IIT Guwahati
Guwahati
IIT Madras
Chennai
IIT Patna
Patna
What is Hello FOSS?
From curious reader to merged contributor
Hello FOSS is a Pan-IIT open-source initiative that brings students together to work on real-world projects, collaborate with maintainers, and contribute to software used beyond the classroom. From exploring unfamiliar codebases to building features and solving real problems, Hello FOSS is a space to learn by building and become a part of the open-source community.
Discover
Understand
Build
Contribute
Review
Merge
Why Hello FOSS?
Built for real contribution
Real Projects
Work on actual open-source repositories.
Mentorship
Learn directly from project maintainers.
Meaningful Contributions
Solve real issues and contribute through GitHub.
Pan-IIT Community
Collaborate with students across participating IITs.
Projects
Featured Projects
Projects coming soon
Participating repositories, mentors, and issues are being finalized. Check back soon or follow our socials for announcements.
Process
How It Works
Register
Sign up and choose your track.
Explore Projects
Browse participating repositories.
Pick an Issue
Choose an issue that fits your track.
Build
Work through the problem locally.
Submit PR
Open a pull request against the repository.
Get Reviewed
Mentors review and give feedback.
Contribute
Your changes land in the project.
Cash Prizes
Top contributors get rewarded
Beyond the experience and mentorship, the best contributions across both tracks are recognized with cash prizes.
Best Advanced Track Contributor
Awarded to the contributor with the most impactful merged work in the Advanced track.
Amount TBA
Best Beginner Track Contributor
Awarded to the contributor with the most impactful merged work in the Beginner track.
Amount TBA
Best First-Time Contributor
For a first-ever open-source contribution that stood out for quality and effort.
Amount TBA
Project Maintainers + Technical Guides
Mentors
Mentors prepare repositories, create issues, maintain projects, guide contributors, review pull requests, and maintain project quality.
Mentors to be announced
Project maintainers across participating IITs are being onboarded. Check back soon.