Young India Fellowship

Applications to the Class of 2022-23 are open since 1st October 2021. The early application deadline (Round 1) is 15th December 2021.

The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is Ashoka University’s flagship postgraduate diploma programme in Liberal Studies. It brings together around 200 bright and curious individuals from diverse academic, professional, socio-economic and geographical backgrounds, and exposes them to diverse areas of study, research and practice, enabled by leading thinkers and scholars of our time.

The YIF often helps Fellows reimagine themselves, discover their passion and switch career paths. Since 2011, the YIF has groomed over 1900 socially-conscious leaders and change-makers for the 21st century.

Started in 2011, the Young India Fellowship (YIF) grooms socially conscious leaders and change-makers for the 21st century. Offered as Ashoka University’s flagship residential postgraduate diploma in liberal studies, the YIF is unlike any other graduate academic programme. Fellows get access and exposure to diverse areas of study, research and practice within a year. This often helps Fellows reimagine themselves and discover their passions. Fellows study a curated selection of courses taught by renowned educators, work on a team-based project to solve a real-world problem, and learn how to think critically and write effectively. They are also mentored by inspiring individuals, and live with a community of diverse individuals from many walks of life.

Since 2011, over 1900 individuals from India and abroad have commenced their lifelong journeys as Young India Fellows. Fellows are equipped with perspectives, knowledge and capabilities that help them understand the world better and engage with their field of study or practice through a multidisciplinary approach. This becomes critical for effective leadership, especially in the post-pandemic era. Fellows keep coming back to the Fellowship, and contribute to shaping and nurturing it further. They continue to support and collaborate with each other and with members of the larger Ashoka ecosystem in their professional and personal pursuits, regardless of what they do.