Partner programs
CTF7 runs three partner programs. Campus Ambassadors are students who represent CTF7 at their college. Community Partners are clubs, hacker collectives, student chapters and CTF teams that co-host events with us. Hiring Partners are companies that hire through custom CTF and hackathon rounds. Each program has its own application.
The three programs
Each program is for a different applicant: an individual student, an organized community or a hiring company. Here is who each one is for and what it includes.
Campus Ambassador
For individual students with an interest in cybersecurity or technology who are active in tech fests, clubs or student communities. You don't need to be a security expert.
- Free access to CTFs and hackathons
- Shoutouts on CTF7's social channels
- Recognition and CTF7 merchandise for active ambassadors
- Internship opportunities in event operations, content, challenge development and backend
- Certificate and letter of recommendation
- Networking with security professionals
Questions: [email protected]
Community Partner
For organizations: cybersecurity clubs, hacker collectives, student chapters, local tech groups, CTF teams and training initiatives that teach or explore security hands-on.
- Access to events such as workshops, CTFs and speaker sessions
- Co-hosted events and workshops
- Visibility on CTF7 and shoutouts on our socials
- Speaker access and mentorship
- Private CTF rounds for your members
- Early invites to upcoming CTF7 events
Questions: [email protected]
Hiring Partner
For employers: startups, tech firms, corporates and consultancies hiring pentesters, AppSec engineers, SOC analysts and other security talent, from interns and freshers to experienced candidates.
- Skills-based hiring through live challenges
- Custom hiring rounds built around your roles
- Faster access to pre-qualified candidates
- Brand visibility on CTF7, at events and on social media
- Reach to students, freshers and professionals across India
Questions: [email protected]
Compare the programs
The quickest test: are you applying as a person, a group or a company?
If you only want to run your own event and don't need a partnership, you can skip the programs entirely. Any club or community can run one free jeopardy CTF a year, for up to 50 participants, on the Free plan, and the host my event page covers bigger events.
| Campus Ambassador | Community Partner | Hiring Partner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who applies | One student | A club, chapter, collective or CTF team | A company or consultancy |
| What you bring | Energy on campus, a social presence, links to fests and clubs | Members, an event calendar and community know-how | Open roles and a hiring plan |
| Typical activity | Sharing CTF7 events with classmates, running practice rounds for your club, introducing your fest organizers to CTF7 | Co-hosted CTFs, private member rounds, workshops, speaker sessions | Custom CTF, Raw Ops or hackathon hiring rounds |
| Headline benefit | Certificate, LoR and internship opportunities | Co-hosting, mentorship and visibility | Pre-qualified candidates |
| What you give | Your time and reach on campus | Co-branding, an events listing and sharing with your members | Open roles and a hiring plan, with your team running interviews |
| Time commitment | Part-time; agreed at onboarding | No fixed schedule; set by your calendar | Set by your hiring drive |
| Selection and reply | Reviewed for fit; reply by email | Reviewed for activity and fit; reply by email | A call with the hiring team; reply by email |
| Apply at | Ambassador form | Partner form | Interest form |
| [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] |
Running a club as a student? The two programs can work together: you apply as an ambassador, and your club applies separately as a community partner. Mention the link in both applications so the team can see the full picture.
One short form per program
Each program page has a short application. Have these details ready and it takes a few minutes.
Choose your program
Use the table above. Students apply as ambassadors, organizations as community partners, and employers as hiring partners.
Gather your details
Ambassadors: college, year of study, city, social links and why you want to join. Communities: community name and type, approximate members, links and what you'd like to do together. Hiring partners: company, the roles you're hiring for, experience level, approximate number of hires and your timeline.
Submit the form or email us
Prefer email? Write to [email protected] for the ambassador and community programs, or [email protected] for hiring.
Plan the first collaboration
The CTF7 team reviews your application and follows up. For communities that usually means a first co-hosted CTF, private round or workshop; for employers, a first hiring drive mapped to your roles.
Clubs and collectives we work with
Clubs and collectives that work with CTF7 through the Community Partner program.
CyberX Nashik
Community partner
Cyberonites
Community partner
Organizers who have run events on CTF7
Partnership isn't the only way communities work with CTF7. Conferences, universities and student-run organizers host their events on the platform too, including:
- Black Hat India
- IIT Jodhpur
- NFSU
- BSides Indore
- null community
- MIT-WPU
- miniOrange
- Adani
- CyberXDelta
- VishwaCTF
- SCIT
- Lumiverse
- Amazure
- OWASP PCCoE Pune
See what is running now on the CTF7 events page, or host your own event.
Guides to get your first collaboration right
Starting points for the questions a first collaboration raises: briefing juniors, planning an event and designing a hiring round.
For ambassadors
- CTF for beginners, to bring juniors up to speed
- How to run a college CTF in India
- How to pitch a CTF to your HOD
- Brand guidelines for posters and posts
For communities
- How to host a CTF
- How to build a CTF team
- CTF challenge ideas for member rounds
- CTF7 for student clubs
For hiring teams
- How hiring CTFs work
- Hiring security talent with CTFs
- MCQ tests vs live labs for hiring
- Raw Ops report-based rounds
Talk to the partnerships team
Not sure which program fits, or have an idea that doesn't match any of them? Write to us and describe what you have in mind.
For questions about an event you're already running on CTF7, use [email protected] or the contact page.
Apply as a person, a group or a company
Pick the program that fits and apply from its page. Each program replies by email, and you can write to the team first if you're not sure which one to choose.
