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100% VERIFIED COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY· 50+ CAMPUSES
Meet students who share your vibe & campus.
Random 1-on-1 video chats built strictly for college life. Exchange ideas, find study partners, and meet your next hackathon teammate with verified .edu / .ac.in students.
End-to-end encrypted· Zero recordings·Free forever
hallway-room.live · 1080p WebRTC
P2P SECURE
YOU
Aanya · IIT Delhi
CS · Year 2
Live
VERIFIED STUDENT
Rohan · BITS Pilani
EEE · Year 3
CONNECTED · 02:45|Zero Latency
1,200+
verified students
50+
colleges in India
500+
successful matches
CAMPUS FIRST ARCHITECTURE
Engineered exclusively for college life.
Not another generic chat roulette. Every layer of Hallway is designed for verified students to connect, collaborate on code, and find real peers across universities.
✦ SMART VIBE MATCH
Connect on Shared Passions, Not Random Roulette
Select your vibe tags — whether you're preparing for ICPC, building a Web3 venture, jamming to indie bands, or playing Valorant. We calculate compatibility instantly.
💻 Computer Science🤖 Machine Learning⚡ Startup Founder 98% Compatibility
Matched Peer: Aanya · IIT Delhi (Year 2)12ms P2P
02 / CAMPUS GATE
100% Institutional Email Verification
Only verified .edu and .ac.in accounts gain access. Zero anonymous trolls, bots, or fake profiles.
Strict Regex Filter
.ac.in · .edu.in · .ernet.in · .edu
03 / STUDIO
Collaborative Code & Whiteboard
Don't just talk — solve DSA problems together in a live Monaco editor or sketch system diagrams on a real-time canvas while chatting.
VS Code Monaco
C++ / Python / TSZERO DATA FOOTPRINT
Peer-to-Peer Privacy. No Video Stored. Ever.
WebRTC connects browser directly to browser. Streams are never routed through recording proxies or stored on our servers. One-click skip & instantaneous instant block keep you in total control.
End-to-End P2P WebRTC
Anti-Screenshot Deterrent
1-Click Instant Skip
FAST, FRICTIONLESS ONBOARDING
From verified email to first match in 60 seconds.
No endless profiles to swipe or awkward icebreakers. Straight into high-quality conversations with peers who get it.
- 01CAMPUS AUTHENTICATED
Enter your college email
Enter your institutional .ac.in or .edu address. We authenticate your campus domain without storing passwords or invasive permissions.
Seamless setup - 0230-SEC MAGIC LINK
Instant Verification
Click your 1-time magic link. Your account receives a verified campus badge confirming you're an enrolled student at your university.
Seamless setup - 03SMART VIBE PAIRING
Pick Your Vibe & Match
Choose your interests — from DSA to indie music or gaming. Connect in HD 1080p, code together in Monaco, or skip anytime with 1 click.
Seamless setup
VERIFIED STUDENT FEEDBACK
Trusted across 50+ universities.
Real stories from verified students who found hackathon partners, friends, and co-founders on Hallway.
“Found my hackathon team on Hallway in two nights. We shipped our first Solana project, won $3,000 at ETHIndia, and I'm flying to Bangalore next month to meet them IRL.”
Aanya Mehta
IIT Delhi · CSE · Year 2
“Hostel life can feel isolating in the beginning. Hallway helped me connect with seniors from my exact branch who gave me actual past exam papers and career advice. 100% genuine.”
Kabir Rao
KIIT University · IT · Year 3
“Met my study buddy for GATE CS preparation here. We code together using Hallway's built-in Monaco editor every weekend — four months in, and both our mock percentiles shot up.”
Sneha Iyer
BITS Pilani · EEE · Year 3
CAMPUS COMMUNITIES
Built for every chapter of university life.
Whether you're preparing for placements, building side projects, or just hanging out after classes.
2AM HOSTEL LIFE
Hostel Late-Nighters
Wide awake in the hostel at 2am? Skip mindless doom-scrolling and hop on 1-on-1 calls with peers from other campuses doing the exact same.
BUILDERS & DEVS
Hackathon Partners
Need a frontend wizard, a ML engineer, or a product lead for your next hackathon? Match directly on technical tags and code together in Monaco.
ACCOUNTABILITY
GATE & Placement Grinders
Consistent study sessions. Find dedicated accountability partners across India who will actually show up for 6am revision and mock interview drills.
CAMPUS TRUST & SAFETY
Your safety and privacy are non-negotiable.
Hallway was founded by students who were tired of creepy anonymous chat sites. We designed an institutional sandbox where peer conversations stay safe, authentic, and completely unrecorded.
End-to-End P2P
24/7 Student SLA
Strict Campus Domain Gate
Institutional email regex filters prevent bots, anonymous lurkers, and fake accounts. Only authentic university students join the network.
1-Tap Instant Skip & Report
Feeling uncomfortable? Skip immediately with zero delay. Every report triggers immediate AI moderation and human review within 4 hours.
Automated Harassment Shield
Client-side deterrents and real-time detection flag offensive behavior instantly, keeping the student community supportive and clean.
Zero Video Retention Guarantee
Calls are encrypted peer-to-peer over WebRTC. No video or audio is ever recorded, stored on servers, or analyzed for advertising.
Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions.
Everything you need to know about college verification, privacy, and matching.
VERIFIED CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Your next best friend or co-founder is one match away.
Sign up with your official college email. Be on an encrypted peer-to-peer call in under 60 seconds.
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