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Meet students who share your vibe.

Random 1-on-1 video chats made for college life. Find friends, study buddies, and your next hackathon teammate — across 50+ Indian universities.

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Free to start · College email required · No screenshots, ever

Aanya · IIT Delhi
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Aanya · IIT Delhi

CS · Year 2

Rohan · BITS Pilani
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Rohan · BITS Pilani

EEE · Year 3

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1,200+

verified students

50+

colleges in India

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successful matches

Features

Designed for the student experience

Hallway isn't Omegle with a coat of paint. Every feature is built around how college students in India actually meet, study, and hang out.

01

Verified Students Only

Every account is gated behind a college email and ID check. No bots, no creeps, no randos — just real students.

02

Interest-Based Matching

Pick what you're into — startups, anime, NEET prep, indie music — and we'll match you with people who actually get it.

03

HD Video Chat

Crisp 1080p video and crystal-clear audio, even on hostel Wi-Fi. Built for the way Indian campuses actually connect.

04

Real-time Messaging

Hit it off? Keep the convo going with private DMs, shared playlists, and study rooms after the call ends.

How it works

From signup to your first hello in 60 seconds

  1. Step 01

    Enter your college email

    Sign up with your @yourcollege.ac.in or .edu email. We use it only to confirm you're a student.

  2. Step 02

    Get verified

    Quick ID check (under 30 seconds) and you're in. Your verified badge tells everyone you're the real deal.

  3. Step 03

    Start chatting

    Pick your vibe, hit Match, and meet a new student in seconds. Skip anytime — no awkward goodbyes.

Real students, real stories

Why students love Hallway

Found my hackathon team on Hallway in two nights. We just shipped our first project and I'm flying to Bangalore next month to meet them IRL.

Aanya Mehta

CSE · IIT Delhi

First-year hostel life was rough. Hallway helped me find seniors from my own course who actually answered my dumb questions. Genuine seniors, not LinkedIn ones.

Kabir Rao

BBA · Christ University

Met my study buddy for GATE prep here. We're four months in, both up 20+ percentile, and we've never even been in the same city.

Sneha Iyer

ECE · NIT Trichy

Built for you

Who is Hallway for?

Whether you're here to make friends, find a study buddy, or build the next big thing — there's a hallway for you.

Freshers

New campus, zero contacts. Find seniors in your branch and friends in your year before week one ends.

Hostel students

Bored at 2am? Skip the loneliness — meet someone from another campus going through the exact same thing.

Exam warriors

GATE, CAT, NEET, UPSC. Find an accountability partner who actually shows up at 6am for revision calls.

Hackathon builders

Need a designer, a backend dev, or a pitch partner? Match by stack and ship your next side project together.

Trust & Safety

Your safety matters more than the next match.

Hallway is built by students, for students — which means safety isn't an afterthought, it's the foundation. We screen every account, moderate every report, and end every session encrypted.

Verified-only network

College email + government ID checks keep Hallway closed to students. No anonymous strangers, ever.

One-tap reporting

Report or block in a single tap. Reports are reviewed by humans within 4 hours, 24/7.

Active moderation

Trained moderators and AI work together to catch bad behavior before it reaches you.

Private by default

We don't record calls, sell your data, or show your number. Your campus stays your business.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Verified students only

The next great friend you make is one match away.

Sign up with your college email. Be on a call in under a minute.

No credit card · No app store · Works on phone & laptop