Hello Ashhar, Thanks for reaching out — and it’s great to see that you have already gotten involved in issues.
In the meantime, here’s how you can get started and plug into the right channels: *1. Join the GSoC Matrix Room* We’re moving Apache Fineract GSoC 2026 discussions to Matrix. You can join here: https://matrix.to/#/#apache-fineract-gsoc:matrix.org Please introduce yourself there and mention your interest. *2. Fill Out the Contributor Interest Form (Important)* To help us structure mentorship properly and understand everyone’s level of interest and commitment, please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexeaNi-2RZL3wUsQM8KzhjtDl0hiEj00_gcTiL49g3wEI42A/viewform?usp=publish-editor *3. Read the Official GSoC Documentation Page* This will give you context on how Fineract structures its GSoC program: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Program+at+Fineract *4. Review the GSoC 2026 Tickets* Here are the tickets currently labeled for GSoC 2026: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2454?jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20gsoc2026%20ORDER%20BY%20createdDate%20 You can comment on the relevant ticket expressing your interest and briefly summarizing your proposed approach. Once mentors are formally announced, they’ll engage more directly on the tickets and Matrix. For now, the best thing you can do is: - Join Matrix - Introduce yourself - Review the ticket deeply - Start asking clarifying questions publicly - If possible, try to reproduce or explore the current implementation If you get stuck navigating any of the channels, let me know and I’ll help you out. Looking forward to your introduction on Matrix. Best regards, Tofunmi On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM Ashhar Ahmad Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > My name is Ashhar Ahmad Khan, I am a third-year CS student and I have been > exploring Apache Fineract as a potential GSoC 2026 project. > > I started by picking up a few issues to get familiar with the codebase. > Fixed a PostgreSQL datatable schema bug (FINERACT-2468) and then got > involved in the self-service and Pentaho cleanup work (FINERACT-2480 and > FINERACT-2481), both of which are currently under review. > > While working through the self-service removal I ended up reading a lot of > the module internals just to understand what was safe to delete. That is > what led me to FINERACT-2439. Once I understood what had been there before > and why it was removed, the BFF idea made a lot of sense to me. > > I would love to apply for GSoC 2026 with this as my focus. Happy to > discuss further on the list. > > Thanks for the welcoming community and the review feedback on my PRs, it > has been really helpful. > > Ashhar >
