Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a worldwide program that familiarizes students with open sources, free software, and technology-related organizations to enhance their code skills. The organization makes the provision of mentors and advisers through the entire procedure, from studying and learning about the community to subscribing code. The idea behind this is to get the students involved in these programs and familiarize them with the open-source community and help them to utilize their summer vacation to good use. 

A close friend of mine goes to IIIT Lucknow. From him, I got to know about the GSOC selection of IIIT Lucknow. 

GSOC in IIIT Lucknow:

The technical club AXIOSwas formed in the session of 2018–2019 in IIIT Lucknow and in the first two years of its functioning, the following have been observed in the GSOC results.

• GSOC (2019) : 3GSOC Students
• GSOC (2020) : 2 GSOC Students & 2 GSOC Mentors

The team is very proud of the outcome and believes that the numbers will keep on increasing exponentially in the coming future.

The coding culture of IIIT Lucknow is not at all something that one should question. Being mentored by IIIT Allahabad which was also famous for its coding culture, IIIT Lucknow has gone very far. It has not only taken forward the legacy of good coding culture, but it has also worked beyond it since the launch of its pilot batch. 

• With the dedicated hard work of students and faculties, the institute has enlisted itself in the top 200 college list of code forces in a minimum time span of 5 years. 
• The students of IIIT Lucknow have proved their worth in many other competitions as well apart from competitive coding. They have set the benchmarks really high in various other fields like Web Development, CyberSecurity in Inter IIIT, and of various other institutes as well.
• The culture of coding is so better over here that the students start excavating the new IT technologies from the first year only. Obviously, they get the same environment throughout which helps them. 
• For continuous motivation of the students, separate technical wings are formed by the college authorities so that more and more students engage with such technical activities. 

The plus point is that all the seniors take the coding classes of the first year. You can reach out to them easily from any queries. This helps the students of the first year to give a kickstart to their competitive coding journey. So, if you are willing to get into IIIT Lucknow and you have average coding skills, don't worry, you’ll get through it.

The following answer to this question will enlist some facts to the students. Among the IIITs, as mentioned above, are completely new, so they still not have alumni networks. 

The course offered by these institutes is the best if you want to learn or do research in the future. But if placements are considered, IIIT Lucknow and IIIT Naya Raipur are still lagging far behind than NIT Raipur, a well-established institute among the two IIITs. 

NIT Raipur has an infinite alumni network. Companies like Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon make a regular visit to complete their recruitment process with CTCs of 8+ LPA, specifically for the CS and IT students.

The biggest cons of NIT Raipur is its Hostel, as only 30% of students here take hostel accommodation, and the rest 70% find PGs, rent houses, or flats for their accommodation.

Another disadvantage of this institute is the outdated syllabus of NIT Raipur, along with the grading techniques.

Therefore the choice is obvious. If a student is interested in carrying on higher studies, they can go for IIIT Naya Raipur. It is well-established and has a permanent campus. But, IIIT Lucknow is carrying out its administration as a temporary campus.

Besides, if you want placement immediately after completing your studies, you must choose NIT Raipur.

IIIT Lucknow started in 2015, being mentored by IIIT Allahabad as the Lucknow campus was under construction. From the batch of 2019, the campus has shifted to the new campus of IIIT Lucknow. 

• It is located in a very serene, beautiful, and fancy location of the city which gives very positive and peaceful vibes to all staying.
• The Lucknow campus is now already up and running with all the basic necessities and facilities on point. 
• Almost all the building work is finished and it is indeed a very massive campus in making.
• The recruitment process at the Allahabad campus was carried out quite phenomenally and I am quite sure the hiring and the recruitment process continues at the brand new Lucknow campus too.
• They are doing exceptionally well in the recruitment processes and the newly designed campus is getting popular with every passing day.

I am aware that the students were quite keen on moving to the Lucknow campus and theirs is quite a well-performing batch.

College time is the most joyful part of a student’s life and having a good friend circle is the cherry on the cake. It isn’t possible to share all of the wonderful experiences that one had during their campus life in the college years, but here are some of the pleasant memories from IIIT Lucknow:

1. In 2019, IIIT Lucknow was not fully constructed and did not look impressive at all. To a student who was going to take admission in the college after 1.5 months, the first encounter with IIIT Lucknow building was not good. But it seemed like the campus is going to come out as a beautiful building soon.
2. As expected, after 1.5 months at the time of admission, the college and the hostels looked top-notch and extremely rejuvenated from the outside and the inside as well.
3. At IIIT Lucknow, you get to learn new things each day and create some beautiful memories with your batch mates.
4. It is not difficult to have a nice friend circle because everybody is friendly.
5. The coding and a bit of gaming culture among the hostel friends keep you engaged. The holidays and late nights are spent in a friend's room playing online games in groups. The room becomes cluttered with laptops, gaming consoles, adapters, chargers, and of course, people. These memories stay with you throughout life.
6. It’s not like everybody is just a game geek and has nothing to do with studies, almost all of the students there keep honing their skills in AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Web designing, Web development, and other skills. Jokes apart, they are top-notch coders.

There is a perfect balance between gaming and studies. You get enough time to have fun and enjoy your life apart from your academics. Your friend’s circle plays a leading role in this.

IIIT Lucknow is one among the 20 IIITs that was set up by the central government in Public-Private Partnership model. In the year 2015, IIIT Lucknow started its first batch. 

The institute is mentored by IIIT Allahabad. When the campus of IIIT Lucknow was under construction, the classes were temporarily conducted at IIIT Allahabad. Students of IIIT Lucknow were being taught by the faculties of IIIT Allahabad and they got the same facilities of the institute.

Now, the campus of IIIT Lucknow is completely set up and classes are being conducted on their campus itself. Everything including grading is now separate from IIIT Allahabad. The new campus of IIIT Lucknow is set up on 50 acres of land in the heart of the city. All the facilities i.e. hostels, mess, sports clubs, labs, libraries, academic block, everything is there on the new campus. 

So, if you are looking out to get into IIIT Lucknow, don’t worry, your classes will be held on the new campus only.