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30 Days of Google Cloud- a review

Tithi — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:51:25 +0000

30 days of Google Cloud is a program primarily run by Google Developer Student Clubs as a way to introduce students into the realm of Cloud Computing via the Google Cloud Platform, commonly referred to as the GCP.

Here, tracks/milestones are given which are to be completed within a given timeframe to be eligible for certain prizes. All the work should be done via the cloudskillsboost platform in order to achieve the milestones, which consists of labs, courses videos, quizzes, etc.

Every year, the syllabus is different, & the program name may also vary, like being called as Cloud Study Jams. Previously, there used to be a lot of seats, but these days, things are pretty limited & a bit harder.

Here, I am sharing my experience as a GDSC Lead organizing Cloud Study Jams for the first time in my college campus.

Registration process
Before people could participate join the program, they are required to fill out an interest form to register their keenness.
Note that crucial information is usually taken using this form & one should fill it carefully to avoid complications during the entire campaign. Since these days, seats are pretty limited, would say that filling forms ASAP maximizes chances of getting accepted.

Approval process
The data team then cross checks each individual application, filtering out the incorrect & inapplicable ones. Note that the GDSCs do not influence the selection process once the data is sent from the latter. Eligibility criteria varies from program to program, so pay heed to the guidelines before jumping to conclusions.

Campaign period
This is the actual time period for carrying out the tasks of the campaign. mails are sent out by the GDSC regional team to the eligible participants, & sometimes, a leaderboard might also be included in the mix to make things more competitive, especially when the number of approved folks for a campaign is more than the number of rewardable slots. Generally help is available from the organizing GDSC, in the forms of specially curated speaker sessions, resource list, offline doubt clearing sessions. Note that it is upto the particular GDSC if they want to conduct a session or mentoring session, as I have seen many unable to do so due to issues/conflicting schedules. Make the most out of this by joining the community groups, asking questions(don't spam anyway), facilitate helping others & yourself in the turn by the means of networking. Alternatively, you are at your free will to join sessions from one GDSC & complete the campaigns from another.

How did it go down at GDSC BBIT

Since it was the first time students were exposed to such a campaign, we were quite sceptical about how it would fare anyway, given that it was of a comparatively tougher level for the pupils to face-but a challenge is a challenge, & we cant let that fear be cemented deep in our minds for long.

After the registrations were over, the main challenge of getting the students started with stuff begun. Since we were a relatively new club & students initially didn't want to approach us, we decided to take our help to them. We took online as well as offline doubt clearing sessions, ranging from classrooms to canteens, & our only motto was to get the students to understand about the importance of skilling up. Thus, from the rocky road that we had, garnering experiences, toiling hard, we finally managed to get 100+ students at least complete the campaign, thus making it a grand success.

GDSC Solution Challenge Bootcamp 2k24-Kolkata edition

Tithi — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:05:27 +0000

GDSC India launched their first ever Regional bootCamp series this year, & here is a rundown of what happened in it.

selection criteria

selection was made on the basis of your responses on a google form, which asked about the technical aspects of your projects & how is it relevant to the goals which the solution challenge aims to serve.
didn't need to be a complete project while submitting for the bootcamp-even the figma prototype files would be enough to convince that your project is good enough to be considered for guidance at the bootcamp.
u also had to explain in what domains u require help, & in what aspects, & ur application would be reviewed accordingly.

event access

It was an invite only event, which meant that people without the invite mails would not be allowed to enter the venue premises. Registration started at 8am, followed by an opening ceremony, speaker session & a tea break. Following that, the attendee were divided into rooms of their respective assigned mentors.

The first mentoring session was of nearly 3 hours, with each mentor catering to 3-7 teams. There were 2-3 mentoring sessions, & at the end, people were also free to contact whichever mentor they wanted. All the operations were carried out by the GDSC SNU team along with some volunteers, with the main PoC being Nikita Gandhi, regional lead, GDSC India.

the day turned out to be quite a day full of learning, networking & working on projects, with no mention of swags.

How to get the most out of your institution's GDSC:

Tithi — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:59:49 +0000

Congratulations for garnering interest to search up this topic, as well as the page. Welcome to GDSC BBIT.

This is the official blog page of GDSC BBIT, & here are some steps to get the most out of it.

Get access to a lot of stuff- GDSCs foster learning across a variety of topics, mostly from google ecosystem. Use your membership to avail a lot of highly curated, free material that you can use to learn about new stuff, which might land you a new role in the near future!
Get involved in a community- google backs the people using its technologies, and is often willing to encourage to get more people get together and work on stuff! here, you generally get a vast network of developers who might have the same mission & vision as you, so you might end up with a rich social & community life as well.
Conferences- GDSCs are known for hosting talks, conferences, developer centric festivals that spread the knowledge of tech & learning, in both online & physical modes. Here, you can always get the opportunity of learning some new stuff, network with fellow peers or even, get to interact with an industry professional!
Participate in campaigns- student centric campaigns are often organized to equip the students with some hands on training & practical knowledge, often coupled with discounted certifications & specializations which might come in handy in the career.
last but not the least, awesome swag- Yeah, free rewards are generally given out to incentivise your learning and efforts in kind, generally in the form of branded merchandise which is generally of top notch quality.

the first 4 points should be the objective of a person trying their way into the GDSC, & the last one is only a token of appreciation which may or may not vary from time to time, i.e, it is a variable factor.

hope that you find your journey in the GDSC fruitful.