DateIITians
DateIITians is an online social dating and networking website, founded January 2, 2012. It was shut down due to technical and scalability issues. It 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. 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.