ACM India Student & Professional Chapters

ACM India has launched an initiative towards partial financial support of activities organized by its student and professional chapters in India. Any activity that adds clear value to ACM members, the chapter, ACM India and/or the broader computing community would be considered for funding—typical activities include expert talks, hackathons, and mini-workshops.

• Usually limited to one activity per chapter per year; may partially cover costs.

• Applications are solicited every two months; plan ~3 months in advance.

• Can be combined with ESP and DEI support.

Please see the detailed guidelines on the nature of the support and the process for application and decision making.

The ACM India Eminent Speaker Program (ESP) provides local ACM Professional and Student chapters in India with direct access to top technology leaders and innovators who give talks on comtemporary issues that are important to the computing community. Chapters invite speakers via the ESP portal.

ACM India covers travel to the host city while the chapter provides local hospitality.

Consider pairing ESP talks with workshops, mentoring sessions, or multi-chapter events.

Co‑located with the Council Meeting at Hyderabad.

Coimbatore Regional Summit Co‑located with ACM India Annual Event 2025 and hosted by the ACM Students Chapter at Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), Coimbatore on 28 February. Attended by ACM Coimbatore zone chapter members from PSG College of Technology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore Institute of Technology and Karunya University.

The ACM India Student Chapter Awards recognize outstanding performance by student chapters across categories such as Outstanding Website, Outstanding Activities, Outstanding Community Service, Outstanding Recruitment Program, Emerging Chapter, and Outstanding Chapter Overall.

ACM India provides service certificates to ACM Student and Professional chapter office bearers and core committee members to acknowledge volunteer contributions.

Annual renewal is mandatory to keep a chapter active and eligible for ACM benefits like funding, events, and recognition. Office bearers must ensure good standing, keep activities updated on the ACM India Chapter Portal (used for awards and publicity), and conduct yearly elections for Chair, Vice‑Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Officers must be active ACM members; terms typically align with ACM’s fiscal year (July–June)

Chapters are encouraged to host membership drives to maintain sufficient ACM Student Members and Chapter Members (distinct categories). A minimum of 15 ACM Student/Professional Members is required for a chapter to be in good standing. See Chapter Membership Requirements for details.