Preparing for GSoC 2026 with INCF – guidance on getting started

Hi everyone,

I’m Apurva, a student beginning early preparation for GSoC 2026 and exploring opportunities to contribute to INCF-associated projects. I’d appreciate some guidance on how new contributors usually get started which INCF repositories are currently active, what types of beginner-friendly issues are good first contributions, and any general advice you might have for someone starting out.

My background is in Electronics Engineering with a minor in AI/ML, and I primarily work with Python. I’m keen to learn through hands-on open-source contributions and gradually become involved with the community.
Looking forward to learning from the community.
Thank You.