Type of site Social network service Owner Layak Singh Commercial Free | Available in English Alexa rank 10707(June 2012) | |
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DateIITians is an online social dating and networking website, founded on 22 January 2012. It was shutdown due to some reasons but it again relaunched in 2015 exclusively for Elite Singles in India from IIT, IIM, DCE, BITS, NIT, IIIT, IISc and all Ivy League universities. It also opened this time for doctors, lawyers, CXO, Entrepreneurs, Startups, and all senior level employees.
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History
Started by the trio (Layak Singh, Kinshuk Bairagi & Nikhil Kaushik) from IIT Kharagpur, it launched its alpha version on 22 January 2012. It also launched an online competition in February 2012, where it distributed gifts to the winners based on an application Who will be your Valentine?.
As of June 2014, the website is currently down. The website offered sharing of photos, videos, links and ideas, live chat, video chat, customised user profiles, notifications, private messaging, a matchmaking suggestions based on an algorithm with the like-minded people, beauty contests and games.
Whilst in operation, the site claimed to have more than 20,000+ users, In the last 3 months there have been more than 1200 flirts, 450+ crushes and 56+ proposals
The site is re-launched as an individual again on 14 May 2016.
Media
In January 2012, the site was featured in Times of India. In May 2012 Firstpost described it as “Divine indeed!
Criticisms
The website only allowed users who provide specific identity proof to maintain the authenticity of each profile.