New Delhi: OpenAI is offering ChatGPT Plus, their premium AI service, for free to college students in the United States and Canada. This special offer started on March 31, 2025, and lets eligible students enjoy all the upgraded features of ChatGPT Plus without paying the usual $20/month fee.
Who Can Get It?
If you’re a full-time or part-time student at a recognized college or university in the U.S. or Canada, you’re eligible. You can grab this offer anytime between March 31 and May 31, 2025. Once you claim it, you’ll get two months of ChatGPT Plus for free.
To sign up, students just need to verify their status using SheerID. If your school isn’t listed, you can request to add it through a link provided during the process. Even if you’re already paying for ChatGPT Plus, you can still get the two free months after verification.
What’s So Good About ChatGPT Plus?
ChatGPT Plus comes with extra features and better performance than the free version. Here’s how students can use it:
- Turn lecture notes or articles into quick summaries or flashcards
- Understand tough topics like calculus, philosophy, or biology
- Brainstorm, outline, and polish essays or reports
- Get help with citations (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
- Simplify research papers and academic terms
- Come up with ideas for projects, speeches, or presentations
- Write personal statements and application essays
- Practice languages, grammar, vocabulary, or even conversation
How to Sign Up?
It’s pretty simple Just:
- Go to the ChatGPT website
- Verify your student status through SheerID
- Once approved, your ChatGPT account will get two free months of Plus access
If you’re already a ChatGPT Plus subscriber, the free months will just be added to your account after you verify.
Why This Matters
AI tools like ChatGPT are becoming a big part of how students study, learn, and work. With this offer, OpenAI is giving students a chance to try out the more powerful version of ChatGPT at no cost. It’s a great way to make studying easier and more efficient, that said, it’s important to use AI tools responsibly. ChatGPT can help you learn faster, but it shouldn’t replace your own thinking or effort. Always follow your school’s academic rules.
