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Chennai’s community of IT professionals, educators and students.

CSI Chennai has brought the city’s computing community together since 1969: through talks, training, competitions and a home of its own in Taramani.

What we do for Chennai’s tech community

We help professionals learn, teachers teach and students get started in computing.

Community

Webinars, CSI Day and meetups that connect practitioners, academics and industry.

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Capability

Train the Trainer programmes for faculty and model exams for school students.

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Career

Placement initiatives and essay contests that prepare graduates for the industry.

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Institutions

Colleges and schools join as institutional members and take part in our contests.

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Join CSI and be part of India’s largest IT association

CSI is a non-profit whose members advance the theory and practice of computer engineering and technology.

  • Attend chapter webinars and seminars
  • Connect with peers across Region 7
  • Take part in student and faculty programmes

Events and webinars

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Current year

2026–27 events

This year’s series of talks from industry and academic speakers.

Faculty

Train the Trainer

Hands-on sessions that help college faculty teach current technologies.

Schools

School model exams

Practice exams that prepare school students for computer science.

Annual

CSI Day

The chapter’s yearly celebration of the Computer Society of India.

Our story in numbers

1965CSI founded in India
1969Chennai chapter activities begin
1987Education Directorate starts functioning
Region 7Chennai is one of its chapters

About CSI Chennai

The Computer Society of India is the first, largest and most professionally managed association of and for IT professionals in India. It is a non-profit organisation.

The Chennai chapter follows the CSI bye-laws in all its activities. Before it had its own building, its events were held in city hotels.

Learn more at CSI India

1969Chennai chapter starts; Prof S Sampath is chairman until 1975.
1986Office for the Education Directorate opens in Taramani, near Indira Nagar station, on land leased by the Tamil Nadu Government.
TodayA management committee is elected each year. Meet the 2026–27 committee

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Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600 113
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