1. CSI Student Branch Manual Ver 1.0
Prepared by
Ranga Rajagopal NSC ( )
July 2012

2. Global Affiliations of CSI
IEEE Computer Society
IFIP – International Federation of Information Processing
SEARCC – South East Asian Regional Computer Federation
British Computer Society
Australian Computer Society
Singapore Computer Society
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3. Important Links CSI Knowledge Portal www.csi-india.org
For Student Coordinator details see
For Education Directorate details see
Student Convention Manual available at

4. National Student Committee
NATIONAL STUDENT COMMITTEE comprises
* National Student Coordinator (as Chairman)
* Divisional Chairman (Education & Research)
* All Regional Student Coordinators
* Director – Education, CSI
This committee will advice ExecCom and recommend guidelines for advancement of student activities

5. Role of National Student Committee
Recommend guidelines for activities of student branches at National/Regional/State and Chapter level including conventions, conferences, seminars, meetings and education courses
Support and monitor activities of student branches within the framework of rules
Address difficulties faced by the SBs and escalate them to the ExecCom

6. Student Branch Committee
Student Branch Committee (SBcom) comprises
* Student Branch Counsellor (SBC) – a faculty member nominated by the college
* Convenor – A student member elected/nominated by the other members
* Chairman/Secretary of the local Chapter to which the student branch is attached
* One member for every 20 members of the branch (minimum of 3 and maximum of 10)

7. Student Branch Administration
Term of the committee is from 1st July to 30th June
Annual General Meeting to be held before 30th September every year
Convenor and members of the committee to be elected before 31st March and communicated to Education Directorate, CSI
Term of the Convenor is 1 year and is not eligible for re-election

8. Student Branch Administration
SBcom shall manage affairs of the branch in accordance with CSI guidelines
SBcom shall keep the State Student coordinator and Regional Student coordinator updated on the activities
SBcom shall convene periodic meetings to plan/monitor activities. Minimum quorum for such meetings is 4 out of which 1 is a student

9. Financial Administration
Bank Account shall be maintained in the name of the student branch
Authorized signatories shall be
1. Head of the institute or nominee
2. Chairman/Secretary of the local chapter
3. Student Branch Counsellor (SBC)
Account to be operated jointly by 1 and (2 or 3)

10. Annual Budget
Not later than June every year, SBcom to prepare an Income/Expense for the year
Budget to be as per the guidelines of CSI for conduct of events (eg. Conventions)
Budget to be presented to the Head of the institution for approval
All further financials for the year to be governed by the approved budget

11. Student Branch Accounts
Proper books of accounts/ Vouchers/ Bills have to be maintained for all income/expenses
All expenses incurred to be approved by SBcom
Accounts certified by Head of the institution to be forwarded to CSI Education Directorate before 30th September

12. Mandatory Activities of a Student Branch
Annual General Meeting
Monthly Tech talks / workshops
Theme Conference
Tech Fest
Socially Relevant Projects/Programs (eg. Outreach program for rural schools)
Participation in atleast 1 CSI convention (State/Regional/ National) .
Participation in local chapter events
Participation in CSI contests (Quiz/Projects)

13. Student Branch Awards Awards have been instituted by CSI for
Largest Student Branch
Best Compliance Student Branch
Longest Continuous CSI Student Branch Counsellor
Faculty with maximum publishing in CSIC
Student with maximum publishing in CSIC
Most committed Student Branch activist
Details available at

14. Other Awards
Best CSI Student Branch (nominations to be filed through Regional/National Student coordinator to CSI Education Directorate based on call for applications in CSI Communications during Aug- Sept every year)
Most active contribution by a student member (to be nominated by the local chapter/SBC)

15. Whom to reach ….
For all Educational Institute membership and student branch related queries
For all queries related to individual membership
For publication of chapter activities in CSI Communications magazine (write up with photos to be submitted before 20th of every month for forthcoming issue)

16. Whom to reach ….
Details of which Region your student branch belongs to is available at
Contact your Regional Student Coordinator at (eg.
Contact National Student Coordinator at
Contact Director Education at

17. CSI Publications CSI Communications (Monthly)
CSI Journal (Quarterly)
Whizkidd Bi-monthly students newsletter
Monthly e- newsletter
Technical proceeding of seminars/conferences
CSI Transactions (to be published shortly)