In Colleges & Higher Education
Where student volunteers build the movement — one concert, one campus, one chapter at a time
Where It Begins
The college chapter — SPIC MACAY's engine
SPIC MACAY was born in a college — IIT Delhi, 1977. The college campus is still where the movement lives most vividly. Every IIT, NIT, central university, and hundreds of private colleges have student-run chapters that organise concerts, invite artists, run workshops, and send delegates to national conventions. It costs nothing to attend. Everything is run by students who simply care.
How It Happens
How a college chapter comes to life
A SPIC MACAY chapter doesn't need a budget, a grant, or official approval. It needs three students who care and one faculty advisor willing to sign a form.
Three Students Stand Up
It starts with a handful of students — often after attending a SPIC MACAY concert — who decide they want to bring this to their own campus.
Register with the National Network
The group registers as a chapter through the national office. A faculty advisor is nominated. No fees, no bureaucracy.
Attend a Weekly Meeting
New chapter members connect with the nearest city-level SPIC MACAY group — weekly meetings are held in 500+ cities. This is where they learn how the movement works.
Invite the First Artist
The chapter makes its first programme request. The national artist network matches them with a master artist. The chapter handles logistics — venue, mats, water, audience.
Host the First Concert
The concert happens in a hostel common room, a seminar hall, or an open courtyard. Students sit on the floor. A maestro performs. Something shifts.
Build the Community
After the first concert, more students join. The chapter starts running regular events — monthly concerts, workshops, film screenings, heritage walks. A community forms.
Send Delegates to Conventions
Chapter members attend regional and national conventions — week-long immersive experiences where students live with master artists, learning and listening for days.
Connect the Network
Active chapters become nodes in the national network — exchanging artists, sharing resources, and mentoring newer chapters. The movement grows organically.
Inside a Chapter
How a chapter is structured
A SPIC MACAY chapter typically has a Secretary (organises programmes), a Treasurer (manages the small budget from college student funds), an Artist Coordinator (liaises with the national artist network), and a Faculty Advisor (provides institutional backing). There are no elections, no politics — only the shared commitment to the mission.
Across Indian Campuses
SPIC MACAY in Higher Education
Across Indian Campuses
200+
IITs, NITs & Central Universities
1,000+
College chapters active
50,000+
Student volunteers
100+
Annual conventions
Get Your Campus Involved
Start Something on Your Campus
Start a Chapter
Register your college with the SPIC MACAY national network and begin organising programmes.
Invite an Artist
Request a concert by a master artist — free of charge, organised by volunteers.
Attend a Convention
Join a regional or national convention — week-long immersion with master artists.