Sangam Review October 2024

Registration at Sangam is not complicated, but it does take time. The sign-up process is merged with profile creation, but in its entirety, you’ll need 15-minutes tops.

It is subdivided into three sections, namely:

• Sign-up

To begin your Sangam journey, you’ll have to complete the registration form located at the homepage. You will be asked for whom is the profile, your orientation (male or female only), and date of birth. 

Since Sangam aims to be of aid to families who are into the matchmaking process as a solid unit, your parents, siblings, relatives, and even friends can create an account for you. That way, they can help you with screening potential partners.

You will also be asked to indicate your mother tongue (choose among English, Hindi, or the many Indian dialects) and your community. For the latter, this is mostly concerning your religion or spiritual beliefs. The site will even ask you to indicate if you are particular or not about your partner’s community or status (caste no bar).

• Creating Your Account

After completing the sign-up form, the next step will be to create your account. You will input your preferred email address and nominated password.

Then, Sangam will ask you a series of non-skippable questions. All these questions aim to get to know you (physique, parental status and plans, and current location), your status (education and occupation included), and your family background.   

Your answer will also be used to generate your profile, so as much as possible, be factual.

• Verification

The last step is quite crucial: you will provide a mobile number and upload up to three photos to finish the registration.

Note that the number in question should be functional because contact will only happen if you exchanged numbers. To ensure you gave a real number, Sangam will verify it by sending a code.

In terms of communication features, Sangam is a little different compared to your usual matchmaking service. For starters, it only has three main tabs-slash-functions:

• Matches

If you’re using the desktop version, your matches are neatly arranged in three columns. For free accounts, you can view less than fifty profiles in this tab. For paying members, the number depends on your subscription-type. 

On mobile, the matches are still limited, but you’ll be able to see profiles one-by-one. Somehow, the Matches tab is similar to the infamous swiping feature. Click “X” if you want to keep looking and the checkmark if you like what you’re seeing.

• Search

As the name implies, the search tab is for when you want to be more precise with your preferences. You can filter results according to age, location, education, only to name a few. You may even type a member’s ID, that is if you remember it.

• Inbox 

Lastly, you have your very own Sangam Inbox. Unlike the customary inbox where you can view previous threads of your conversations, your inbox won’t have any messages. Instead, it will neatly categorise profiles.

View profiles according to who sent you their interest, accepted your request to connect, received your interest, viewed your contact number, declined your request, and those you filtered out during your search.

If you’re thinking that there seems to be no way to live chat or direct message a member, you’re right. In essence, Sangam is like a matchmaking directory. You’ll get to see the member’s photos, view a bit of their background, get their contact details, and interact outside the platform.

Interactions happen via WhatsApp. If you’re a premium member, you can instantly engage in a WhatsApp conversation with the man or woman you’re eyeing.

Even the way the profiles are presented confirms our analogy that Sangam is a directory. For starters, each member’s details are presented in a rectangular-screen that seems to allude to a smartphone. 

Within this screen, you will scroll up to see the entirety of the profile. Members usually upload three or more photos. Standard accounts can freely view and even expand these images. For some cases, when the profile is blurred, it is mostly because members opted to do so for privacy reasons. 

Apart from the photos, you can also see some details about the member. This information came from the registration; expect to read things about their education, occupation, status, family members and so on. 

Unlike usual dating or matchmaking sites, there’s not much when it comes to details on their hobbies and whatnots. Instead of reading it up on their profile, you can get to know the member better if you choose to connect.

It’s quite easy to know who’s paying or not at Sangam; a badge adorns a premium member’s profile.

Sangam has three monthly subscription types: Basic, Classic, and Advantage. All of these subscriptions allow you to connect with a match through WhatsApp immediately.

For the two types, Classic and Advantage, you can amp up your popularity by purchasing its “+” versions. Classic+ and Advantage+ both make sure you get the Top Spot in the Matches tab. Since there’s quite a lot of members, being one of the first few profiles a member sees means you can present yourself as quickly as possible.

You can pay for your subscription via debit or credit card. For refunds and cancelations, it is best to get in touch with what Sangam calls their Grievance Officers.