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KARTHIK PADMANABHAN: Google Developer Student Clubs, GDSCs,
are community groups for college,
university students interested in Google Developer
technologies.
Through this program, Google supports passionate leaders
at their universities who are dedicated
in helping their peers learn, solve
problems for the community, and provide opportunities
to network.
Currently, there are more than 500 GDSC leads in India
across 26 states in 200 cities.
TANVI SOMANI: By joining Google Developer Student Clubs,
students expand their knowledge on Google technologies,
engage in a peer-to-peer learning environment,
and build solutions for local businesses
and their communities.
We, as the program team, curate the latest content
on various Google technologies like Android, Google Cloud,
TensorFlow, Web, and Flutter to help bridge
the gap between academia and industry.
The journey of learning continues
with students implementing theory
into practice by building projects
and participating in hackathons.
Students also get an opportunity to participate
in global competition like Solutions Challenge.
Solutions Challenge is an annual competition
that invites university students to develop solutions
for real-world problems using one or more
of Google products or platforms.
Together with the efforts of GDSC leads,
the program not only impacts the lives of millions of students
but also helps the leads flourish
in their own professional journeys.
PRATIK SINGH: As a GDSC leader of my campus,
I participated in the Android campaign
that was designed for us exclusively
as a part of the GDSC program.
Along with me, hundreds of students on my campus
learned the basics of Android app development.
We enjoyed the code lab's contents
that were specially curated for us as a part of the campaign.
By learning how to build an app, one day
we thought how easy it would be for our faculties
if they could track their attendance
for a class in their mobile phones
and easily maintain the records of the college students
on tip of their fingers.
Together with my team, we started
working to come up with a solution for the same.
We designed a few app screens and a simple prototype.
Later, we started implementing our ideas
into code, which turned into a beautiful Android
app that was launched on the Google Play Store.
Currently, the app has more than 500 downloads.
I'm proud to be part of the Google Developer Student Labs
Community as a lead and thankful for all the initiatives
and campaigns they planned for us.
RIDDHI GUPTA: My journey with the GDSC program
began when I joined the club at my campus as a member.
I was able to benefit from learning with my peers
and solving local problems around me right
from the first year.
This motivated me to apply for the position of GDSC
lead at my campus.
I was finally selected after a rigorous application procedure.
And the journey from there was definitely a roller coaster
ride with tons of learnings.
It helped me transform into a better version of myself.
And I was able to explore multiple areas that I had never
worked with before.
It allowed me to improve my leadership,
teach technical concepts to my peers,
improve management and networking skills, along
with working on different areas like marketing, sponsorship,
design, event management, and planning.
Today, I'm working with Google as a software engineer.
I'm grateful for my journey as a Google Developer Students Club
lead and the impact it had on my career progression.
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NIKITA GANDHI: All of these achievements
are overwhelming to see.
From huge campaigns like Google Cloud Career Practitioner's
Pathway, where hundreds of students
publish their projects using Google Cloud Services,
to Compose camps, where hundreds of students
developed apps using Jetpack Compose,
we are elated with the contributions
by the GDSC leads, their code team, and club members.
Not only that, we also saw a massive response
to Flutter Festivals, where many started their journey
to contributing to open source, which were then featured
on the Dev Library platform.
The students continued their learning journey
with machine learning, Firebase, and Web
as a part of the GDSC program.
ANANYA R: After putting in a lot of hard work
in building a strong developer community on campus
and keeping the communities active,
the GDSC leads were invited to a graduation event
to celebrate their successful journey.
The graduation event was well-deserved by all the GDSC
leads who were part of the carnival parade planned
for their favor.
As we look forward to continuing this journey,
we are excited to nurture the next class of GDSC
leads and can't wait to see how they elevate the student
developer community.
KARTHIK PADMANABHAN: Are you inspired
to lead and join such a vibrant community of student
developers?
Are you passionate about solving real-world problems
using technology?
Explore the link below to immerse yourself
in the world of technology, participate in annual Solutions
Challenge, and build great connections
with student developers across the globe.
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