It was in June 2024 when I received the mail:

In this blog, I will guide you the way to become a postman student leader. Note that it was written before the program got revamped.

First step

You will have to complete the postman student expert module compulsorily to be able to apply for being a postman student leader. It is an easy course, requiring no prerequisite knowledge, can be completed at an average of 2 hrs. All the documentation & instructions has been given in the course, you just have to follow it carefully & earn your credential.

Link to enroll in the program-

Student Expert | Postman Student Program

Join thousands of students globally to start your API learning journey and boost your software development career with Postman Student Programs. Get access to exclusive API certifications from Postman, join a vibrant student API developer community, participate in events and get an opportunity to become a Postman Student Leader on your campus.

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Once you complete this, you have to apply for the student leader using the same email id that you used for getting the student expert badge.

Once you do so, you will have the option of filling up a form to apply for being the postman student leader of your institution.
Note that if they are several people applying for the same, only the one having the best profile/answers given on the application program will be selected for the same. If they fail to meet certain standards discussed later, they will be disqualified & the next eligible candidate will be considered. Generally, students are accepted provided they have at least 1 year left for their graduation.

I also have the answers of my application written in a seperate blog, feel free to check it out as well. It takes anywhere around a month or a two to get news about the selection criteria.

Once you get selected, You will be assigned a postmanaut or a senior postman official, who will be the point of contact for you & the student leader team. You will have to host an event with a specified number of people, preferably offline within 1 month of receiving the selection mail with the some crucial details to cement your application. If you prefer to host your event online, you can avail a dedicated postman zoom link to record your event, as recording the full session is mandatory for an online event.

There is generally a minimum number of people required to call the offline event a success, & the best part is that you can choose to host giveaways for your audience if the requirements are meant, in the form of prizes or raffles. Tip- try to get at least a decent amount of people, like 20-30 for the least amount. the more the attendees, the grander the giveaways can be!

For the session, you will be provided a poster kit, a session doc where you have to link all the valuable forms of data that you might need for your session, looked over by the postmanaut; & a presentation kit. you are free to use your own creativity on the presentation & the poster keeping in mind that the overall brand guidelines are properly followed during the process. Prepare accordingly, get a venue & participants, & there you go, hosting the session!

For the aftermath, don't forget to click photos (the more the merrier) & submit attendee details, photos, registrations, attendance, & feedback form details along with a complete event report to the postmanaut for verification. It will take a few days for the postmanaut to verify that & once it gets done, you will get the official onboarding mail as a Postman Student Leader!

Hope that this guide helps you to understand the programme well, & you liked this lil blog :D