STUDENT BRANCH
CSI Student Branch
Guidelines for Opening of New CSI Student Branch
Opening of CSI Student Branch
Following are the guidelines for opening of new CSI Student Branch:
1 The CSI Student Membership is limited to:
Those who pass 10+2 academic program and are enrolled for a degree course either full time or part time at accredited educational institutions and carrying atleast thirty percent of a normal full time academic program, in areas of interest to the CSI: or
Those who pass 10+2 academic program and are doing diploma courses approved by the State Directorate of Technical Education, subject to their passing a module of the CSI examination; or
Those who pass 10+2 academic program and are doing a course in a non-formal institution, subject to their passing a module of the CSI examinations; or
Those graduated doing a course in areas of interest common to the CSI: or
Those who are student members of any technical or scientific Society will interest common to the CSI.
2 There should be a written proposal to CSI from the head of your College for formal consent to
start and run a CSI student Branch. The Institute should also become a CSI member.The yearly
subscription for Educational Institutes is Rs 3000/- + entrance fee of Rs 1500/-. Total Rs 4500/-
They can nominate three faculty members from the College.
3 Subject to the eligibility criteria detailed in (1) above there should be a minimum of 75 members
in the student Branch at all times. As minimum strength of 75 is very important it is in your own interest to enrol at least 150 to 200 student members so that when the final year students pass out of the College the functioning of the Student Branch is not handicapped.
4 The current annual fee for CSI student membership is Rs 200/- Unlike other grades of membership
no entrance fee is charged for student members. Members can pay in the first year itself the annual fee for 2,3 or 4 years of their course at the college so that the membership does not lapse due to non renewal. Final year students can also become Associate Members of CSI in case they pay the individual membership annual fee of Rs 400/- before the end of their final year at the College. For such direct enrolment of the individual member the entrance fee of Rs 200 is waived.
In case the student member does not take advantage of this facility to enrol as an individual
member of CSI later, he has to come through the regular route for enrolment , subject to his
meeting the eligibility criteria which includes work experience in the field of Computer Science.
5 The proposal to form the Student Branch should contain the name of a Voting Member of CSI
who is willing to act as the Student Counsellor.
6 The proposal in the first place should be sent to the Regional Student Co-ordinator (RSC) with a
copy to Regional Vice President (RVP)
A copy of the proposal may also be sent to CSI HQ alongwith the membership enrolment forms and fee (by DD in favour of Computer Society of India)
7 After the proposal is endorsed and recommended by the RSC and RVP,the same will be placed by
CSI HQ before the Executive Committee of CSI for a formal decision whereafter your College
will be informed suitably.