Application for Young India Fellowship, Class of 2023-24 will close on March 20, 2023 (File Photo)
Only 100 seats are offered every year under Young India Fellows
in young India Fellow (YIF), the flagship multidisciplinary diploma program of Ashoka University, Fellows study around 20 courses from diverse domains. Course domains range from literature, arts and leadership to international relations, artificial intelligence and behavioral science. The list of notable faculty who have taught YIF at Ashoka University has now expanded to include more course domains. Applications for Young India Fellowship, Class of 2023-24 will close on March 20, 2023.
Candidates from all age groups from diverse educational, professional, geographical and socioeconomic background, having a recognized bachelor’s degree in any discipline on or before July 2023 (can be a final year student at the time of application) are eligible to apply for this are eligible. Syllabus. Only 100 seats are offered every year under the prestigious programme.
dr. VijayRaghavan (former Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India) will teach a course on “Climate Change and the Future of Health, Food and Agriculture”. New courses by Ashoka University faculty include “The Universe and Us” by Professor Dipankar Bhattacharya (HOD, Physics, and Sunanda and Shantimaya Basu Professor of Astrophysics), “Language, Politics and Society in India” by Professor Catherine Hardy (Assistant Professor and HOD, Sociology and Anthropology) and “Khayal, North Indian Classical Music and Modern Song: The Story of the Trajectory of Modernity” by Professor Amit Chowdhary (Creative Professor)
Other new learning initiatives include cross-listed coursework, where fellows can take courses for credit at Ashoka University in Entrepreneurship and Wellness outside of the YIF curriculum. courses include “Business Analysis and Strategy”, “Governance Entrepreneurship”, “Social Entrepreneurship and Impact”, and “Living with Purpose”, taught by industry and academic leaders); The Crossover Series, where renowned thinkers and veterans visit campus for immersion with fellows. The guests included Shubha Mudgal, Ambassador Shyam Saran, Shaheen Mistry and Amit Chandra, to name a few; and, Alumni-in-Residence, where high-impact YIF alumni visit campus to enrich Fellows through workshops, lectures, and mentorship. Recently, Dr. Srishti Sardana (YIF Founding Batch), Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins University conducted an experiential seminar series on Global Mental Health.
Two types of scholarships will be awarded to offer holders: Ashoka University’s need-based financial aid (partial and full funding on all components of the fee), and the recently introduced Chancellor’s Merit Scholarship (fully funded program fee) . 65 per cent of the current batch is in the form of need-based financial aid, ensuring that Ashoka education is accessible to students from all walks of life.
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