Question 1

What is Clstr?

Accepted Answer

Clstr is India's verified campus network — a college-scoped social and career platform that replaces fragmented WhatsApp groups, LinkedIn, Internshala, and Instagram for college students, alumni, clubs, faculty, and administrators. Every user is verified through their college email (.edu / .ac.in), so the network is built on trust, not strangers.

Question 2

Is Clstr free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Clstr is free for students with a verified college email. A premium tier at Rs 99-199/month adds AI resume review, advanced portfolio features, and priority alumni mentorship.

Question 3

Which colleges can use Clstr?

Accepted Answer

Clstr is built for the 4,500+ engineering and management colleges in India. Any student or alumnus with a valid college email (e.g., name@college.edu, name@college.ac.in) can sign up. Clstr is live across multiple colleges in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and is expanding college by college.

Question 4

How is Clstr different from LinkedIn?

Accepted Answer

LinkedIn is built for working professionals and is open to everyone, which makes it noisy for college students. Clstr is college-scoped, college-email-verified, and built for in-college actions — finding batchmates, joining clubs, attending events, finding hackathon teammates, getting mentorship from your own alumni, and accessing jobs and projects from your own network.

Question 5

How is Clstr different from WhatsApp groups?

Accepted Answer

WhatsApp groups are noisy, capped at 1024 members, unstructured, and messages get buried. Clstr is a verified, structured network with a college-scoped feed, 1:1 messaging, structured alumni mentorship with slot booking, event RSVP, club management, and a campus marketplace — all in one app.

Question 6

What features does Clstr have?

Accepted Answer

Clstr has 14 features: a college-scoped social feed, verified connections, 1:1 messaging, structured alumni mentorship, campus clubs, events with RSVP, CollabHub (collaborative projects), Team-Ups (hackathon teammate finder), EcoCampus (campus reuse marketplace), jobs and internships, an AI career assistant, a portfolio builder, an admin dashboard for institutions, and a verified profile system.

Question 7

Who founded Clstr?

Accepted Answer

Clstr was founded in 2024 by Ganesh Tappiti, a student founder based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The product was built in response to the fragmented state of campus communication across WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Internshala.

Question 8

What is EcoCampus on Clstr?

Accepted Answer

EcoCampus is Clstr's campus-scoped reuse marketplace. Students can buy, sell, donate, or rent items — textbooks, lab equipment, electronics, stationery — within their verified college community. All transactions happen between verified campus members.

Question 9

What is CollabHub on Clstr?

Accepted Answer

CollabHub is where students post project ideas, startup concepts, and hackathon briefs to find co-builders and teammates. Students browse projects by required skills, time commitment, and project type, then request to join with their portfolio and relevant experience.

Question 10

Does Clstr have an AI career assistant?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Clstr includes a 24/7 AI career assistant powered by Qwen 3 235B that helps students with placement guidance, resume review, skill planning, networking strategy, interview preparation, and career path questions.

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