Computer Society of India is the first and largest body of computer professionals in India. It was started on 6 March 1965 by a few computer professionals and has now grown to be the national body representing computer professionals. It has 72 chapters across India, 511 student branches, and 100,000 members.

The Computer Society of India is a non-profit professional meet to exchange views and information learn and share ideas. The wide spectrum of members is committed to the advancement of theory and practice of Computer Engineering and Technology Systems, Science and Engineering, Information Processing and related Arts and Sciences.

The Society also encourages and assists professionals to maintain integrity and competence of the profession and fosters a sense of partnership amongst members. Besides the activities held at the Chapters and Student Branches, the Society also conducts periodic conferences and seminars.

CSI Communication

              CSI Communications is a monthly theme based national publication covering technical articles of current interests and reports of conferences, symposia, and seminars organized by CSI and member institutions. CSI Communications also serves as an important medium of communication between CSI and its members.

CSI Membership

           The Society is targeted at the IT professionals and also user community at large. Hence the membership of the Society is open to all professionals involved in the field of information technology. The membership categories include individual and institutional. In the individual member category there are five grades namely Fellow, Senior, Member, Associate and Student, whereas institutional membership includes organizations and educational institutions.       A professional can also apply for life membership in the society.

Institution Membership

• Recognition by Accreditation bodies for association with a professional organization
• Grant of Free nominee membership to three faculty members with voting rights & log-in privilege on CSI knowledge portal
• 4 copies of CSI Communications every month
• Access to CSI knowledge portal and distinguished speaker list and eligibility for volunteering to be a speaker
• Eligibility to apply for assistance to attend International conferences
• Concessional rates for CSI Conferences and Tutorials for nominees
• Eligibility to publish articles in CSI communications and Transactions for nominees
• Discounted IEEE membership rate for faculty
• Reciprocal membership of BCS, ACS and subsidized product offerings by them

Benefits available through CSI-IFIP, C-DAC, PMI & Microsoft collaboration

Students  Membership

• Access to CSI Knowledge Portal with a unique login ID and Password.
• Opportunity for member to member virtual networking through CSI Communities, Forums, Blogs.
• Both print and electronic versions of CSI-Communications each month.
• Right to vote in CSI elections as well as contest elections subject to the eligibility criteria.
• Concessional registration fee for CSI events and training programs
• Opportunity to offer workshops/ trainings on profit sharing basis in collaboration with CSI.
• Opportunity to deliver guest lectures in educational institutes associated to CSI across India.
• Opportunities to benefit from CSI affiliations with sister societies and collaborating organisations such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), C-DAC, Singapore Computer Society (SCS), Empowering Women in IT (EWIT), The Institution of Engineers (India) and Microsoft Corporation (India) Private Limited
• Opportunity to become a member of CSI Special Interest Groups and CSI Divisions.
• Opportunity to participate in CSI Divisional research projects.
• Financial support for minor research projects.
• Part sponsorship for presenting papers at prestigious International events

Dr. V. Eswaramoorthy,

Associate Professor,

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,

SSM Institute of Engineering and Technology,Dindigul – 624 002.

Tamil Nadu, India.

Phone: 0451 – 2448850.

Dr.V.Eswaramoorthy,

Associate Professor,

Department of Computer Science and Engineering,

SSM Institute of Engineering and Technology,Dindigul – 624 002.

Tamil Nadu, India.

Phone: 0451 – 2448850.