Two students from JKLU (Jharkhand Lewis University) are among the worldwide group of 1,272 chosen for Google's Summer of Code 2025.

Two students from JKLU (Jharkhand Lewis University) are among the worldwide group of 1,272 chosen for Google's Summer of Code 2025.

Two students from Jaipur's JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU) have secured a coveted placement in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025, a globally competitive and prestigious program that focuses on fostering new contributors in open-source software development. Karan Kumawat and Divyanshu Gautam, both B.Tech students in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) at JKLU, have been selected among the 1,272 contributors worldwide.

Karan Kumawat and Divyanshu Gautam, B.Tech students at JKLU, secured places in Google Summer of Code 2025

This year, the GSoC received a total of 23,559 proposals from over 15,240 applicants across 130 countries. Out of this vast pool of applicants, only 1,272 were chosen to work with leading open-source organizations under the guidance of experienced developers and industry experts.

Professor Alka Mahajan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor at JKLU, extended her congratulations to Karan and Divyanshu, stating, "Contributing to the global open-source community has significantly boosted innovation and growth. I am delighted to announce that our talented B.Tech students will now be a part of this exclusive community, contributing to significant open-source software development projects selected by Google this year."

Over the following 12+ weeks, Karan and Divyanshu will work remotely with global mentors, contributing code to open-source projects. According to Google, the project timeline may be flexible, with completion periods ranging from 10 to 22 weeks for medium and large projects. Smaller projects may last anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks.

While the financial support from Google could amount to USD 3,000, the program offers opportunities far beyond monetary rewards. These opportunities include working at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world challenges, contributing to widely-used technologies, and learning from leading minds in the global tech community.

Karan's project, titled "Chainvoice: Enhancing Decentralised Invoicing with Privacy, Automation, and Multi-Token Support," seeks to enhance decentralised invoicing systems by making them more secure, automated, and adaptable across various digital currencies. This work will contribute to the domain of decentralized finance (DeFi).

Divyanshu's proposal, "Efficient Recurring Events and Solidifying Core Features," focuses on improving the efficiency, reliability, and usability of calendar-based productivity tools used worldwide. His contribution aims to strengthen widely-adopted open-source scheduling platforms.

Since its inception in 2005, GSoC has welcomed over 21,000 contributors from 123 countries into the open-source community over the past 20 years.

1. Referencing the GSoC selection and the chosen projects, the community can expect innovative solutions in areas such as decentralized finance and calendar-based productivity tools.
2. The Google Summer of Code program not only offers financial incentives but also provides opportunities for learning from leading minds in technology, science, and education-and-self-development.
3. Despite the program's global scope, events like GSoC serve to foster a closer connection between technology, education, and various countries, thereby promoting intercultural collaboration and innovation.

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