1. Membership Benefits
Basic Benefits
ƒƒ Free Individual membership for six nominees for Non-Academic
Institutional members.
ƒƒ Access to CSI Knowledge Portal with a unique login ID and
Password.
ƒƒ Opportunity for member to member virtual networking through
CSI Communities, Forums, Blogs.
ƒƒ Both print and electronic versions of CSI-Communications each
month.
ƒƒ Right to vote in CSI elections as well as contest elections subject
to the eligibility criteria.
Knowledge Sharing and Networking
ƒƒ Opportunity to participate in the international, national, regional
and chapter events of CSI such as conferences, seminars,
symposia, workshops, technical talks, free lectures at discounted
rates between 10%-50%.
ƒƒ Other important Chapter activities which offers a platform
for networking with distinguished industry leaders, scientists,
academicians include-
a. CSI-SPIN events
b. Knowledge Forum Activities
c. Security Forum Activities
d. Symposia
e. CIO Meets
f. Annual CIO Summit.
ƒƒ Opportunity to offer workshops/ trainings on profit sharing basis
in collaboration with CSI.
ƒƒ Opportunity to deliver guest lectures in educational institutes
associated to CSI across India.
CSI Affiliations
ƒƒ Opportunities to benefit from CSI affiliations with sister societies
such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE),
Project Management Institute (PMI), Singapore Computer Society
(SCS), Empowering Women in IT (EWIT) and The Institution of
Engineers (India) include-
a. 10% and 20% discount in membership fees of IEEE and SCS
respectively.
b. Participation in the events conferences, workshops, seminars
of the sister Societies at same terms and conditions as their
own members.
c. Access to publications and standards of PMI.
d. Opportunity to attend research workshops, symposia and
conferences of PMI and avail discounts as applicable to PMI
members.
e. CSI member visiting outside India can avail the facilities,
services and programs of IEEE under the same conditions as
those granted to members of the host institution – except for
voting privileges.
Certifications and Trainings
ƒƒ PMI training in Project Management Certification Programme
offered by CSI.
ƒƒ Skill certification programme designed/adapted and conducted by
CDAC.
ƒƒ Training programmes of Microsoft conducted through CSI at
subsidized rates.
ƒƒ Lean Six Sigma Exposure Programs and Leadership Development
Programmes.
ƒƒ Certification of competence of engineers of relevant disciplines for
IT Graduates and professionals from IEI.
Research and Development
ƒƒ Opportunity to become a member of CSI Special Interest Groups
and CSI Divisions.
ƒƒ Opportunity to participate in CSI Divisional research projects.
ƒƒ Financial support for minor research projects.
ƒƒ Opportunity to send research papers and other technical papers,
articles for publication in CSI and other sister societies.
Membership Benefits
Computer Society of India
Membership Benefits
An Overview
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