970c61bWorkshop
12 Oct 2026
Learn GitHub & Make Your First Contribution
Introduction to GitHub, repositories, commits, issues, pull requests — and your first contribution.
GITAM University Bengaluru · GitHub Community Club
Code.
Collaborate.
Contribute
The GitHub Community Club at GITAM Bengaluru. We learn Git and GitHub together, contribute to open source, and run hands-on workshops — no experience needed.
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December 2026 · GITAM Bengaluru
- 398 starter coins
- 21 booths
- 2 days
- workshops · contests · one economy
// new to github?What is GitHub,
What is GitHub,
and why learn it?
GitHub is where the world builds software together. It's built on Git, and it's how developers save their work, share it, and improve each other's code. Here's the idea in three parts.
01 · Git
Save points for your code
Git records every change you make as a commit. You can look back, undo a mistake, or try an idea on a branch without breaking what already works.
02 · GitHub
Your code, online and shared
GitHub keeps your Git projects — called repositories — online, so they're backed up, easy to share, and open to working on with anyone, from anywhere.
03 · Pull requests
How people build together
Someone suggests a change, others review it, and when it's right it's merged in. That's how teams — and the whole open-source world — make software.
Why it matters for you: it's how real software teams work, it's the heart of open source, and your GitHub profile becomes a portfolio that recruiters and collaborators can actually see.
How the club helps →// shipped on github
What GitHub
shipped lately.
GitHub changes every week. These are the latest headlines from its official changelog — the same news developers get in their inbox.
github.blog/changelogupdated hourly
- CopilotCode scanning AI Scan enablement status in security overview (opens the GitHub Changelog)
Organization and enterprise administrators can now see AI Scan for pull requests enablement status in the security overview coverage view.
- SecuritySecret scanning adds detectors for Lovable, Supabase, and more (opens the GitHub Changelog)
Secret scanning now detects new secret types from Lovable Labs, Pydantic Services Inc., and Supabase.
- PlatformStateless GitHub App installation tokens rolled out (opens the GitHub Changelog)
The staged rollout of the stateless GitHub App installation token format, which began on April 27, 2026, is complete.
- CopilotCopilot code review: API support and new default effort level (opens the GitHub Changelog)
You can now request a GitHub Copilot code review through the REST and GraphQL APIs and set the review effort level for each request.
// about the club
A community that commits to each other.
We're the GitHub Community Club at GITAM University Bengaluru — students helping students learn the tools real software teams use. You don't need any experience: we start from the basics and build up together.
What we do
- 01
Git & GitHub
From your first commit to branches, pull requests and GitHub Actions — hands-on, at your own pace.
- 02
Open source
Find beginner-friendly issues, make real contributions, and learn how open-source teams work together.
- 03
Workshops
Practical sessions through the year: build and deploy projects, polish your profile, prepare for careers.
// what you'll learnOne branch,
One branch,
six commits.
Start at git init, finish with something you can tag and show. Every session in the year moves you one commit along.
git initGit & GitHub basics
Version control, repositories, and the everyday commands: init, add, commit, push, pull.
gh pr createYour first pull request
Make a real contribution to a real project, with someone reviewing it alongside you.
git push origin mainPortfolio & READMEs
Organise your repositories, write READMEs people read, and publish with GitHub Pages.
git merge upstream/mainOpen source
Branching strategies, resolving merge conflicts and contributing to projects that aren't yours.
gh pr review --approveCode review & CI
Review code well, and use automated tests and checks to keep quality high.
git tag v1.0.0GitHub for careers
Use GitHub for internships, placements and a portfolio that speaks for you.
Free resources & a Git cheat sheet →Find a beginner-friendly issue →
// events · 2026-27The year, as a
The year, as a
contribution graph.
Every event is a green square. December is gold — that's Epoch. Pick a day to see what's on.
6 events in the 2026-27 academic year
GITAM University Bengaluru
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
no eventevent dayEpoch monthtoday
// latest updates
All updates →Workshop
Start here: Learn GitHub & make your first contribution, 7 OctoberThe year opens with a hands-on session for complete beginners — from making an account to opening your first pull request.
Events
Our 2026–27 calendar is outSix events from October to March — from your very first commit to Epoch in December. Every one is on Luma.
// projectsThings we've
Things we've
actually shipped.
Live from our GitHub organisation — the most recently updated. Star one, fork one, open a pull request.
MCP-tools-lab
No description yet.
Python★ 1agentic-tools-
No description yet.
Python★ 0Demo-Repository-1
No description yet.
Python★ 1terminal-arcade
No description yet.
Python★ 0open-source-launchpad
No description yet.
HTML★ 0agentic-mcp-starter-
No description yet.
Python★ 0
// core team · 2026-27
The maintainers.
Students like you, who decided to stop waiting and start organising. Want to join them?
Mentorsformer leads who guide the club
ChakrawarthyOwnerMentor · Tech & DesignFormer President, 2024-25@lechakrawarthy- LakshmiOwnerMentor · OperationsFormer Inclusion & Events Head@lkshi0406
GreeshmithaMentorFormer President, 2025-26- RohitMentorFormer Vice-President, 2025-26
Monisha S
President
Git Custodian I
Dhigveerraju G
Vice President
Code Gatekeeper I
Supriya K S
Secretary
Secrets & Security Officer I
T Sai Ruchitha
Design Lead
Pipeline Architect I
Chandrika
External Relations Head
Code Gatekeeper I
Geethika
Tech
Issue Alchemist I
Aravind K
Tech
Git Custodian I
Bhavana
Tech
Stack Explorer I
Niharika
TechMedia
Issue Alchemist I
Apsara
Tech
Tech Scout I
Lokesh
Tech
Onboarding Forge I
Manogna
Tech
Tech Scout I
How our tech roles work levels I · II · III, like SD1 → SD3
Architecture & Strategy crew
- Git Custodian
Designs the branching strategy for the club's big projects, writes the PR templates and .gitignore files, and untangles the merge conflicts newer members run into.
Repository health / Git architect · GitHub access: Maintain
- Code Gatekeeper
The last line of defence for the codebase: reviews incoming pull requests against the style guide, suggests improvements, and decides when code is clean enough to merge.
Senior code reviewer / QA lead · GitHub access: Write · Maintain
- Tech Scout
Watches what's new and relevant in tech — APIs, open-source trends, frameworks — and turns it into project blueprints: two or three realistic options each semester, with the stack each one needs.
Technology strategist / stack cartographer · GitHub access: Triage
Automation & Pipeline crew
- Pipeline Architect
Writes the GitHub Actions workflows that run tests, check links and lint every pull request automatically.
DevOps / CI-CD engineer · GitHub access: Maintain
- Secrets & Security Officer
Watches security alerts, makes sure nobody commits API keys or passwords, and keeps dependencies patched with Dependabot.
DevSecOps / AppSec engineer · GitHub access: Maintain · Admin
Execution & Onboarding crew
- Issue Alchemist
Turns vague project ideas into clear, bite-sized issues, and keeps good-first-issue tasks ready on the Projects board for new members.
Technical product owner / triage lead · GitHub access: Triage
- Stack Explorer
Builds small proof-of-concept apps to try new frameworks and APIs before a project starts, and finds open-source projects members can contribute to.
R&D / open-source scout · GitHub access: Write
- Onboarding Forge
Bridges the gap between knowing a little code and a first real contribution: runs a practice repository with gentle starter issues and walks beginners through cloning, branching and their first pull request.
Developer advocate / code sherpa · GitHub access: Maintain (practice repo) · Triage
Level I is where everyone starts; II and III come with experience and the trust to review others' work.
Contributors 22
- Chakrawarthy
- Lakshmi Srujana
- Greeshmitha
- Rohit
- Afreen
- Devi Priya
- Harshitha Reddy
- Sreya
- Raja Sree
- Sai Laghuvar
- Nikhil
- Venkat Sai
- Santosh
- Dikshitha
- Saloni
- Ram
- Roshini
- Deeksha Dakshayini
- Harinmayi
- Pushpa
- Prudhvi
- Anees
the people who've shaped the club over the years
// faq
Questions, answered.
Closed issues from people who asked before you.
○ 0 Open6 Closedgithub-community-blr / questions
What is Epoch?epoch#1 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
Our flagship technical event in December: two days of workshops, coding competitions and 20+ interactive booths — run on its own currency, Epoch Coins.
How do Epoch Coins work?epochcoins#2 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
Everyone starts with 398 Epoch Coins, credited at check-in. Spend them at booths and on merch, and top up at recharge points. The ticket price (if any) hasn't been decided yet.
Can I earn more coins?epochcoins#3 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
Yes. Recharge points run mini-games — trivia, quick coding puzzles — worth around 20 coins. Each recharge point works once per person.
Do I need to know how to code?good first issue#4 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
No. The year starts with a beginner session, Learn GitHub & Make Your First Contribution, and every event is built to be approachable.
How do I join, and where are events announced?question#5 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
Fill in the Join form on this page and hop into our WhatsApp community — that's where we share dates, workshops and RSVP links. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn too.
Who runs this?#6 · closed as answered by the core team💬 1
supportcat commented
The GitHub Community Club at GITAM University Bengaluru — students organising for students.
Your first commit is one click away>_
Open a pull request into the club: who you are, and what you want to try first. We'll review it with a welcome.
Join the WhatsApp community →