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Are you a college student or a working professional looking for resources to learn a new coding language? Are you looking to meet new people in your community or searching for global conferences, hackathons and competitions to attend? If so, you should definitely check this out.

When I was in college, I missed a lot of opportunities like hackathons, conferences, internships and many global events due to lack of awareness. I don't want the emerging developers to suffer the same as me. Hence, I and a bunch of other developers from all around have collected a list of resources for students. If you are in college, a college graduate, or just starting out as a developer, you should definitely check it out!

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Table of Contents 📋

  1. Coding Resources - How to learn xyz

  2. Hackathons and Events

  3. Student Benefits and Programs

  4. Open Source Programs

  5. Startup Programs and Incubators

  6. Internship Portals

  7. Developer Clubs and Meetups

  8. Conferences for students

  9. Top People to Follow

  10. Top Websites to Follow

  11. Additional Links

  12. Contributors


FYI

  • Are you just getting started? Look for the 👶 emoji. It highlights resources for absolute beginners.
  • Some resources are recommended for everyone, so they have a ⭐ emoji.
  • Willing to spend some money to improve your skills? 💲 indicates paid content.

1. Coding Resources

1.1 Python

Browse this link for detailed information on Python

1.2 Machine Learning

Browse this link for detailed information on Machine Learning and Deep Learning

1.3 Deep Learning

Browse this link for detailed information on Machine Learning and Deep Learning

1.4 Android Development

1.5 Backend Development

1.6 Frontend Web Development


1.7 Data Structures

1.8 Alexa Tutorials

1.9 C Language

1.10 C++ Language

1.11 Git and Github

1.12 R Language

1.13 Haskell

1.14 MongoDB

1.15 Prolog

1.16 C# Language

1.17 DevDocs

1.18 Docker

1.19 Microsoft Technologies

1.20 Scala


2. Hackathons and Events

2.1 Top Global Hackathons 🌐

Id Name Place Travel Reimbursement Application Start Application End
1 Call for Code Online - - -
2 Capgemini Tech Challenge Online + Onsite (India) - September-October -
3 Conuhacks Canada - - -
4 Djangothon 2018 Bengaluru, India - - -
5 Facebook Hackathon Online NA - -
6 Global Hackathon Seoul South Korea YES - -
7 Hack In The North Allahabad, India - - March
8 Hack Western Onsite (Western University) Yes (on a case by case basis) Nov End Mid Oct
9 HackDTU Onsite (India) No - -
10 HackDavis USA - - -
11 HackDuke USA - - -
12 HackIIITD Onsite (India) No August-September -
13 Hackinit China - - -
14 HackISU USA No October -
15 HackMIT USA Yes Mid Sept July end
16 HackNC USA Yes (on a case by case basis) Check website Week before event
17 HackNY USA Yes - -
18 HackPrinceton USA - - -
19 HacktheNorth Canada Yes Mid Sept July end
20 HackUCI USA - - -
21 HackZurich Zurich, Switzerland Yes Check Website -
22 HashHacks Onsite (India) No Mid Oct -
23 IOT for Smart Life-REVA University Onsite (Reva University) October (Idea Submission) Nov End -
24 InOut Onsite (India) Yes October -
25 JP Morgan Code for Good New York & London Yes - -
26 Junction Espoo, Finland Yes August October
27 Kent Hack Enough Kent State University, USA Yes Early October -
28 MHacks USA - - -
29 McHacks USA - - -
30 Megathon India No Early September September End
31 Mercari Euro Hack Online + Onsite (Poland) Yes Mid October -
32 Microsoft Imagine Cup Online & Onsite Yes - -
33 nwHacks Canada - - -
34 PennApps USA Yes Mid Sept July end
35 QHacks USA - - -
36 Smart India Hackathon India Yes April Check website
37 TechCrunch Disrupt USA Top Teams - -
38 TreeHacks USA - - -
39 UHack 3.0 New Delhi, India - October 26th -
40 UltraHack Regional and Global Yes - -
41 Y Combinator Hacks USA - - -
42 YHack Onsite (Yale University) Yes Nov End -
42 SwampHacks Onsite (University of Florida) Yes Nov Dec

2.2 Competitions 🏆

ID Name Location
1 Accenture Innovation Challenge Online & Onsite
2 ACM - ICPC Online & On-Site
3 CodersBit Online
4 Facebook Hacker Cup Online
5 Code Gladiators Online & Onsite
6 E-Yantra Online & Onsite
7 Red Bull Basement University -
8 Shell Ideas360 Online & Onsite
9 Sony World Photography Awards – Youth Award Online
10 Doodle 4 Google Online
11 UN - Volunteer -
12 India Innovation Challenge - IICDC Online & Onsite
13 Quest Ingenium -
14 ROBOCON Onsite
15 ASME HVPC - Humans Powered Vehicle Challenge Onsite
16 Red Bull Basement University Online & Onsite
17 Tech Challenge Online
18 SnackDown Online
19 Google Code Jam Online
20 Google Hash Code Online
21 Kaggle Competitions Online
22 Breakthrough Junior Challenge Online
23 Russian AI Cup -
24 Hackshetra Onsite
25 Catalyst Coding Contest (CCC) Online & Onsite
26 CodeVita Online & Onsite
27 Microsoft AI challenge Online & Onsite

2.3 Hackathon Search Portals 🎯

s.no Name Location Category
1 HackSociety India ALL
2 DevPost Online & On-site ALL
3 HackerEarth Online & On-site ALL
4 Hackathon.io Global ALL
5 TechGIG - Search Online Competitions Online & On-Site ALL
6 Analytical Vidya Online & On-Site Data Science
7 Hackathon.com [Online & On-site] Global ALL

2.4 Events 🎫

Check out these events for your region

  1. Google Developer Day - Organized by GDG
  2. Google IO extended - Organized by GDG
  3. Google Solve for India
  4. Paytm Build for India Workshops [ Delhi, Bangalore ]
  5. NVIDIA Developer Connect [ Global ]
  6. AWS meetups [ Global ]
  7. BrazilJS Conference August, RS, Brazil
  8. Hackathon at the NS [Netherlands] https://werkenbijns.nl/hackathon/

2.5 Startup Summits, Competitions and Bootcamps :neckbeard:

ID Name Location
1 Eureka - IITB Mumbai, INDIA
2 MIT - Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Online & USA
3 Startup Grind Global Conference Redwood City, California
4 Next Gen Summit New York
5 Y Combinator's Startup School Online
6 School of AI Rome, Italy
7 European Innovation Academy Portugal, China
8 Startup Weekend - DTU Delhi, India
9 Watson School Incubator USA
10 DevMountain UT, AZ, TX
11 Product School Online, USA, & Toronto
12 HackerYou Toronto
13 BrainStation Online, USA, & Canada
14 Lighthouse Labs Canada
15 RED Academy Canada
16 Flatiron School Online, USA

2.6 Hiring Challenges

ID Name Location
1 Google Kickstart Online
2 CodeAgon- Codenation Hiring Challenge Online
3 Codhers- Adobe Hiring Challenge Online
4 CodeUrWay- Visa Hiring Challenge Online

3. Student Benefits and Programs 🔥

Campus Ambassador Programs ✌️

  1. Microsoft Student Partner - Application Deadline - August
  2. GitHub Campus Experts
  3. College Representative - E-Cell IITB
  4. Internshala Student Partner - | ISP
  5. Progate Student Ambassador
  6. ISB - YLP Campus Ambassador Program
  7. GeeksforGeeks Campus Ambassador
  8. HackerEarth Campus Ambassador
  9. HackerRank Campus Ambassador
  10. Interviewbit Campus Ambassador
  11. Dell Campassadors Program
  12. Intel Ambassador Program
  13. Codechef Campus Ambassador
  14. Ingressive Campus Ambassador

Student Benefits and Packs ✌️

  1. GitHub Student Developer Pack - Free Resources for Students
  2. Microsoft students:
  3. JetBrains Students pack
  4. AWS Educate
  5. Google Cloud
  6. Intel Developer pack
  7. Google Reskilling India Program | Pluralsight
  8. Free .tech domain for 1 year | dot tech Domains
  9. Free Web Hosting for 1 year | Znetlive
  10. Bitbucket Education

Student Fellowship Programs ✌️

  1. University Innovation Fellowship - Stanford University
  2. Teach for India Fellowship
  3. Young India Fellowship
  4. Urban Leaders Fellowship
  5. Facebook fellowship Program - Only For PHD Scholars
  6. Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship
  7. Prime Minister’s Rural Fellowship
  8. Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship Program
  9. Stanford-ABC News Global Health and Media Fellowship
  10. NSF Graduate Research Fellows, Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW)
  11. Acumen Regional Fellows India
  12. Ramanujan Fellowship - Only for Scientists
  13. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship - For SC/ST candidates pursuing post graduations
  14. Gandhi Fellowship - UG/PG Students
  15. Ratan Tata Post doctoral Fellowship - Only For PHD Scholars
  16. President Abdul Kalam Azad Postgraduate Fellowship - Graduate Students
  17. Venkat Pachpakesan Memorial Scholarship
  18. Young Leaders For Active Citizenship
  19. Helium Grant Fellowship
  20. HackNY Fellows Program
  21. Coding it Forward - Civic Digital Fellowship

Scholarships 🏃

  1. Pytorch Scholarship Challenge - Udacity Application Deadline - October 23rd 9:30PM PST
  2. Grants, Awards AND Opportunities For Indian/Canadian Scholars
  3. Facebook Developer Circle Scholarship Program - DataScience/Frontend Dev
  4. Coding Bootcamp Scholarships - Course Report

4. Open Source Programs

Click here for more information about the GSOC Organization

Click here for more information about the GSOC participation

SOC-Programs

Name Stipend
Season of KDE No
OWASP SOC Yes
Mozilla Winter of Security No
Outreachy Yes
RGSOC Yes
TOR Summer of Privacy Yes
GSOC Yes
SOCIS Yes (For students enrolled in ESA member states only)
OpenDaylight summer internship Programme Yes
The X.Org Endless Vacation of Code (EVoC) Yes
DataONE Summer Internship Programme Yes¹
Free Software Foundation Internship No
Radare Summer of Code Yes
Summer of Haskell Yes
OPNFV- Linux Foundation Yes
Open Mainframe Project - Linux Foundation Yes
Processing Foundation Fellowship Yes
Segment Open Fellowship Yes
RARE Technologies Student Incubator Programme Yes
Open Summer of Code Yes²
FOSSASIA Internship Programme No
Hyperledger Internship Program Yes
Snowplow Yes
DataOne Yes
ICFOSS No
ERPNext Summer of Code Yes
Redox Summer Of Code Yes
John Hunter Matplotlib Summer Fellowship Yes
GNOME Internship Program Yes
Igalia Coding Experience Program Yes

¹ Interns must be currently enrolled or employed at a U.S. university or other research institution and must currently reside in, and be eligible to work in, the United States.

² OSoC is only open to Belgian students.

Open Source Competitions

Name Awards
GCI Prizes for winners
Bountiful Open Source Summer- BOSS Prizes for winners*
FOSSASIA Codeheat Prizes for winners
Data Driven Competitions Cash prizes for winners
Quantopian Open Cash prizes for winners
Hacktoberfest Swag rewards
Halite AI Bot Challenge Swag rewards for winners
OSS World Challenge Prizes for winners**
ACM MM Open Source Software Competition Prize for winners
Girlscript Summer of Code Prizes, swag rewards and internship opportunities for winners

*Indian Students Only
** OSS World Challenge has temporarily stopped accepting international applications.


5. Startup Programs and Incubators 🔎

Id Name Organization
1 Amity Innovation Incubator Amity University
2 Atal Incubation Centre Government
3 Google LaunchPad Accelerator Google
4 Startup Village SV.CO
5 T HUB -
6 Atal Innovation challenge NITI, AYOG
7 Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Malaysia

6. Internship Portals 😄

For summer internship, start looking at least 3-4 months in advance. #Tip

  1. Angel List
  2. Internshala
  3. Vettery
  4. LinkedIn Contact HRs on LinkedIn
  5. Hackkar
  6. LetsIntern
  7. Intern Supply
  8. Indeed

7. Developer Clubs and Meetups

Take a moment to search for these clubs on Google and Facebook in your city.

Check Meetup.com for more events in your locality


8. Conferences 📑

Tech, Entrepreneurship Events and Conferences

Id Name Place Travel Reimbursement Timeline Deadline Type
1 PyCon US-Python Conference USA USA NO May1 May9 Python
2 ODSC GLOBAL NO Aug30 Sep2 AI
3 World Business Dialogue GLOBAL Yes Feb18 Feb22 Business
4 Business Today Conference New York Yes Nov18 Nov20 Business
5 Asia Pacific Week Australia Partial June24 June29 -
6 DotJS France - Nov9 Nov9 JS
7 PyCon France - October4 October7 Python
8 React Europe France - May 21 - 24 - JS
9 Dublin Web Summit Dublin No Nov 5 Nov 8 Web
10 Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Malaysia Yes Aug 16 Aug 20 -
11 Grace Hopper Conference and Fellowship USA Yes Nov 14 Nov 16 -
12 MIT Global Startup Workshop USA - March 26 March 28 -
13 Thiel Summit USA - - - -
14 Stanford E-Bootcamp USA - - - -
15 Clinton Global Initiative University USA - March to Oct (varies every year) 3 days -
16 South American Business Forum Argentina Partial Aug 3 Aug 5 Business
17 Capital One Summit for Developing Leaders Virginia Yes Jan 6 Jan 11 -
18 KPMG Future Diversity Leaders California Yes Summer - -
19 Microsoft Tech Summit Global No - - -
20 Tech in Asia Bangalore India - - - -
21 SURGE India - Nov - -
22 Amazon Web Services Global Summit 2017 India No Differs with area Check the website -
23 TechCrunch Disrupt USA No Sep 5 Sep 7 -
24 Tie Global Summit New Delhi, India No Nov 29 Nov 30 -
25 Pioneer Application Global Yes - - -
26 Student Leadership conference USA Yes Aug 31 Aug 31 -
27 Hackference India India No Nov Mid Dec -
28 JAMstack conf USA No Oct 29 - 30 Oct 29 -
29 Blend Web Mix France - Oct 24 - 25 Web
30 JS Mobile Conf USA - Oct 25 - 26 - JS
31 CascadiaJS USA - Nov 15 - 16 - JS
32 The Rich Web Experience USA - Dec 2 - 5 - -
33 JS Kongress Munich - March 11 - 12 - JS
34 JSConf US USA - Aug 21 - 23 - JS
35 Fluent USA - Jun 11 - 14 - -
36 dotJS France - Nov 9 - JS
37 ViewSource London - Oct 26 - Web
38 SmashingConf NY USA No Oct 23 Oct 24 -
39 Hackference India India No Nov Mid Dec -
40 Midwest JS USA - Aug 8 - 10 - JS
41 HolyJS Moscow - Nov 24 - 25 - JS
42 SIGGRAPH Global - Jul 29 - Aug 1 - -
43 SIGGRAPH Asia Tokyo - Dec 4 - 7 - -
44 TechTO Toronto - Reoccurring monthly - Business
45 Developers Conference Mauritius[MSCC] Mauritius Yes 11-13 April May Software
45 Bits & Pretzels no Munich, Germany September 29 - October 1 - Entrepreneurship
46 GDG DevFest London no London, United Kingdom December 1 - Technology
47 dotGo Europe No March Varies Go

9. Top People to Follow

Id Name Category
1 Prof. Andrew NG AI & ML
2 Vincent Boucher AI & ML
3 Tarry Singh AI & ML
4 Paul Graham Startup Expert, Founder of Y-Combinator
5 Valeri Karpov MEAN stack expert
6 Yann LeCun VP & Chief AI Scientist at Facebook
7 Martin Fowler Software developer
8 Uncle Bob Martin Software developer
9 Kyle Simpson Author of YDKJS
10 Richard Stallman Founder of the GNU Project
11 Jen Simmons CSS expert, creator of Firefox Grid Inspector.
12 Mike Cohn Scrum and Agile advocate, one of the founders of the Scrum Alliance, owner of Mountain Goat Software.
13 John ResigVerified account Creator of jQuery
14 Vaughn Vernon Domain Driven Design expert
15 Evan You Creator of Vue.js
16 Taylor Otwell Creator of Laravel
17 Benjamin Pasero Software engineer at Microsoft, VS Code Developer
18 Valentin Shergin React Native Developer
19 Victor Savkin Angular Developer
20 Isaac Schlueter npm Creator
21 Linus Torvalds Linux Founder
22 Giovanni Bassi MVP Microsoft BR
23 Leonardo Maldonado Top 2 developerTrending (BR)
24 Ryan Dahl Inventor of Node.js
25 Aaron Gable Google Chrome Developer (BR)
26 Addy Osmani Web & Chrome
27 Mohamed Said Works with Taylor Otwell on Laravel
28 Quincy Larson Teacher that started free code camp
29 Daniel Shiffman Programmer / Former project lead with the Processing Foundation
30 Brad Traversy Web Developer, Programmer
31 Jake Vanderplas Python Data Science
32 Sandi Metz Software developer and author focused on writing flexible object-oriented code
33 Rebecca Parsons Parallel and distributed computation, programming languages, domain specific languages, evolutionary architecture, genetic algorithms, and computational science
34 Joy Buolamwini Artificial intelligence, Algorithmic Justice League
35 Guido van Rossum Python Creator
36 Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Creator

10. Top Websites to Follow

  1. Data Science

  2. Startup News and Stories

11. Additional Links

  1. Top 10 Startup Incubator in India - Startup
  2. The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything - Learning
  3. Are you Introvert? Watch this - Power of Introverts - Self Introspection
  4. 30 International Scholarships offered by the World’s Top Universities - Scholarships
  5. 30 Famous Books that You Will Regret Not Reading! - Reading
  6. Startup Ideas By Y Combinator - Startup
  7. Epicodus Coding Bootcamp Full Curriculum - Learning
  8. 5 most common misconceptions about studying abroad among Indians Study Abroad