Hi,
Thanks for reaching out — and it’s great to see that you have identified something that intrigues you. 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 Setup Fineract on your local development environment Looking forward to your introduction on Matrix. Best regards, On Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 8:52 PM Avtansh Tripathi 186 < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Fineract Devs, > > I am Avtansh Tripathi, a 3rd year student at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. I've been > going through the GSoC 2026 ideas list and I want to work on the project to > migrate integration tests from RestAssured to fineract-client-feign. > > I have a strong background in Java and competitive programming with over > 500 problems solved on Codeforces and LeetCode. I've built full-stack > projects like StudyGuru and ShopVerse where I worked on RESTful APIs and > improved data retrieval efficiency by 35%. I've also handled secure > authentication and payment integrations, so I'm familiar with how > structured API communication works. > > I have already started exploring the Fineract codebase to understand the > current RestAssured implementation and how the Feign client is structured. > > Looking forward to some guidance on how to start contributing and align my > proposal with the project goals. > > Best, > > Avtansh Tripathi IIT (ISM) Dhanbad > > GitHub: https://github.com/Avtansh88 > <https://www.google.com/search?q=https://github.com/Avtansh88> > > LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/avtansh > <https://www.google.com/search?q=https://linkedin.com/in/avtansh> >
