GitHub Education @ Amal Jyothi
Amal Jyothi College of Engineering is a GitHub Campus Program member — bringing the global power of open source and the developer community to our campus. Students and faculty get real-world developer tools, free cloud resources, AI coding assistance, and exclusive access to the GitHub Student Developer Pack with 100+ partner offers worth thousands of dollars.
GitHub is the world's largest developer platform — with over 100 million developers and 420+ million repositories. The GitHub Campus Program deploys version control, collaborative coding, and the complete GitHub toolchain to academic institutions, training students with the exact tools used by professional software engineers in industry. GitHub Global Campus connects AJCE students with open-source projects, Campus Expert training, hackathons, and a worldwide community of student developers.
GitHub Copilot Free
Verified students receive free GitHub Copilot access — AI-powered code suggestions, completions, and explanations as you write. Nearly 2 million students use it globally.
Codespaces — 180 hrs/month
Full VS Code cloud development environment in any browser. 180 core hours/month free (equivalent to GitHub Pro). Zero setup — code anywhere, any device.
Student Developer Pack — 100+ Tools
Free access to professional tools: Azure credits ($100), DigitalOcean, Namecheap domain, JetBrains IDEs, Educative.io, LocalStack AWS emulator, and 95+ more offers.
Campus Expert Training
Students can apply to become GitHub Campus Experts — developing public speaking, technical writing, community leadership, and software development skills. Train and represent AJCE globally.
GitHub Classroom
Faculty can create virtual classrooms, manage assignments, and enable auto-grading. Turns every code submission into a professional-grade collaborative experience.
Community Exchange
Discover and contribute to student-created repositories. Collaborate on open-source organisations like TensorFlow, Pandas, and Scikit-Learn — building a real portfolio.
- Free access to GitHub Enterprise Server and GitHub Enterprise Cloud for every department
- Teacher training to master Git and GitHub — self-paced videos and practical assignments
- Campus Advisors programme for support and mentoring
- GitHub Copilot Pro — free for verified educators
- GitHub Classroom for assignment management and auto-grading
- Faculty Community — connect with educators worldwide
- Automatic access to GitHub Education portal and all benefits
- GitHub Copilot — free AI coding assistant (Copilot Student plan)
- Codespaces — 180 core hours/month, no credit card required
- Full Student Developer Pack — 100+ tools and partner offers
- Exclusive swag, events, and Campus TV live streams
- GitHub Community Exchange — open-source portfolio building
🔗 How to Get Your GitHub Education Benefits
Contact your department faculty coordinator to receive your email invitation from GitHub. Alternatively, apply directly at education.github.com/pack/join using your official college email ID. You'll need to verify your student status with your AJCE ID card or official enrollment letter. Once verified, you get instant access to GitHub Copilot, Codespaces, and the full Student Developer Pack.