Polaris Students Selected for Google Summer of Code

May 16, 2026 /Posted byPrajwal EW / 0

Eighteen students from Polaris School of Technology have been selected for the 2026 edition of the Google Summer of Code.

The cohort includes students from towns such as Balaghat, Jorhat, Ranaghat, Puri, Sadabad and Mandya, with many coming from non-metropolitan backgrounds and first-generation technology families.

Organised annually by Google, the programme connects university students with open-source organisations to work on software development projects. In 2026, it received 23,371 proposals from 131 countries, with 1,141 contributors selected.

Participants are evaluated on technical proposals, prior open-source contributions, understanding of large codebases, and ability to collaborate with international mentors.

Mukul Rustagi, CEO of Polaris School of Technology, said the selections reflect the presence of technical talent across India and the role of mentorship in enabling it.

The selected students will work with open-source organisations across the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, China and Europe on projects related to cloud infrastructure, genomics, financial systems, geospatial mapping and developer tools. Their contributions will be reviewed by global engineering teams and integrated into production systems.

Students selected for the programme are eligible to receive stipends based on project scope and location.

The institution said it has focused on building a culture around open-source contribution, mentorship and collaborative engineering, enabling students to engage with global developer communities early in their academic programmes.

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