docs: update GSoC README for the 2026 program cycle

README.md

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ It captures the external dependency network calls (like database queries, intern
 
 Developers can use keploy alongside their favorite unit testing framework to save time writing testcases.  
 
-# Keploy + Google Summer of Code, 2024
-This is the main place for all information related to Keploy's participation in Google Summer of Code, 2024 as a mentoring organization.
+# Keploy + Google Summer of Code, 2026
+Welcome! This is the central hub for all information regarding Keploy’s participation as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026.
 
 ## What is Google Summer of Code?
 
-[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) is a 16 years old program, run every summer, with the intention of bringing more students into open source. 
+[Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open-source software development 
 
 Open source projects apply as mentor organizations and if they are accepted, students send proposals to them to work on a few months' long project. Projects can be planned out by the organizations in advance or can be proposed by students.
 
-Google pays the students, not the organizations they work with. Beginning in 2024, Google is opening the program up to all newcomers of open source that are 18 years and older.
+Google pays the students, not the organizations they work with. Beginning in 2026, Google is opening the program up to all newcomers of open source that are 18 years and older.
 
 You can read more about the format of the program and its goals [here](https://google.github.io/gsocguides/mentor/).
 
@@ -29,20 +29,21 @@ You can read more about the format of the program and its goals [here](https://g
 
 |Important events | Deadline|
 | ----- | ----- |
-| Organization Applications Open | January 22, 2024|
-| Organization Application Deadline | February 6, 2024 |
-| Organizations Announced | February 21, 2024 |
-| Potential GSoC contributors discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations | February 22 - March 18, 2024 |
-| GSoC contributor application period | March 18 - April 2, 2024 |
-| Accepted GSoC Contributor projects announced | May 1, 2024 |
-| Contributors work on their Google Summer of Code projects | May 27, 2024 - August 26, 2024|
-| Mentors submit final GSoC contributor evaluations (standard coding period) | August 26, 2024 - September 2, 2024|
-| Initial results of Google Summer of Code 2024 announced | September 3, 2023 |
-| Students work on their Google Summer of Code project | May 1, 2024 - November 4, 2024|
+| Organization Applications Open | January 19, 2026|
+| Organization Application Deadline | February 3, 2026 |
+| Organizations Announced | February 19, 2026 |
+| Potential GSoC contributors discuss application ideas with mentoring organizations | February 19 - March 15, 2026 |
+| GSoC contributor application period | March 16 - March 31, 2026 |
+| Accepted GSoC Contributor projects announced | April 30, 2026 |
+| Contributors work on their Google Summer of Code projects | May 25, 2026 - August 24, 2026|
+| Mentors submit final GSoC contributor evaluations (standard coding period) | August 24, 2026 - August 31, 2026|
+| GSoC contributors with extended timelines continue coding | August 24,2026 - November 2, 2026 |
+| Final date for all GSoC contributors to submit their final work product and final evaluation | November 2, 2026 |
+| Final date for mentors to submit evaluations for GSoC contributor projects with extended deadlines | November 9, 2026|
 
 #### Statistics
-- Since year 2005, 20,000+ students and 19,000+ mentors from over 118 countries has came together to participate in GSoC
-- Approximately 38+ million lines of code have been produced
+- Since 2005, 22,000+ contributors and 20,000+ mentors from over 120 countries have come together to participate in GSoC.
+- Approximately 45+ million lines of code have been produced across thousands of open-source organizations.
 
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@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ Please read [The Mentor Guide](MENTOR-GUIDE.md).
 
 Students should have knowledge of git, go, and markdown for most projects since the project work heavily depends on them.
 
-We invite students to look into [our open proposals](https://github.com/keploy/gsoc/tree/main/2023), ask mentors questions to understand the projects better and if interested apply for the project when the application period opens.
+We invite students to look into [our open proposals](https://github.com/keploy/gsoc/tree/main/2026), ask mentors questions to understand the projects better and if interested apply for the project when the application period opens.
 
 Mentors would like to know why the project interests the student, whether they have the pre-requisite skills, and most importantly, how they plan to implement it.
 
@@ -70,4 +71,5 @@ We encourage Contributors to set up Keploy for local development and play around
 We'd love to collaborate with you to make Keploy great. To get started:
 * [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/keploy/shared_invite/zt-12rfbvc01-o54cOG0X1G6eVJTuI_orSA) - Discussions with the community and the team.
 * [GitHub](https://github.com/keploy/keploy/issues) - For bug reports and feature requests.
+* [Documentation](https://keploy.io/docs/) - Learn how Keploy works under the hood.