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Organization :State Bank of India
Facility :Youth for India Fellowship 2015

Home Page : http://youthforindia.org/

Fellowship:

** Young Professionals or Fresh Graduates
** Age 21-32 (as on date of commencement of programme)
** Indian citizen

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Shortlist :

** Shortlisted Candidates intimated.13th June, 2015
** Shortlisted candidates are notified on an ongoing basis during the application period. We continuously engage with shortlisted applicants over an online forum to get to know them better as well as their motivations and goals.

Interview :

** 3rd July, 2015 Selected Candidates intimated.
** Interviews shall be conducted in major metro cities or virtually for applicants based outside India.

Background Research :
You will have access to further material about the programmes of our partner NGOs. You will research, read and familiarize yourself with these to be able to decide on your preferred programme area and partner NGO.

Post Fellowship :

After completion of the Programme :
** You can continue in the rural development sector with NGOs or explore social entrepreneurship opportunities.
** You can pursue further studies or other fellowships.
** You can return to the mainstream and apply your learning to develop products and services more suited to Rural India.

The Fellowship :
Youth for India is a fellowship programme initiated, funded and managed by the State Bank of India in partnership with reputed NGOs. It provides a framework for India’s best young minds to join hands with rural communities, empathise with their struggles and connect with their aspirations. The Programme seeks to help India secure an equitable and sustainable growth path by :
** Providing educated Indian youth with an opportunity to touch lives and create positive change at the grass root level in rural India.
** Providing NGOs working on development projects in rural India with educated manpower whose skill sets can be used to catalyze rural development.
** Promoting a forum for the Programme alumni to share ideas and contribute to rural development throughout their professional life.

Stakeholders :

Youth for India was envisioned with an aim to act as a bridge between the following stakeholders of India’s growth story :
** Bright Young minds – YFI provides a platform for youngsters to acquire deeper understanding of pressing rural issues. The process sharpens their critical thinking, team management skills and innovative thought process to transform them into professionals, policymakers and social entrepreneurs with a holistic worldview.
** NGOs – For decades, many NGOs have been overcoming the odds in the rural areas of India. Their battles are as basic as potable water to as complex as gender inequality. They are always in need of intellectually gifted volunteers to accelerate the process. YFI Fellows have excelled in ongoing projects and have also initiated new projects to create a visible change.
** Rural Communities – India’s growth story is far from being complete without contribution from its 833 million strong rural population. Rural India is facing various problems and needs solutions that are not just feasible but also sustainable. YFI Fellows are working to bring about the much needed change to create inclusive growth.

Core Values :
All stakeholders to the fellowship are governed by its core values. These values are reflected in our conduct and guide us to positively impact the community, fellows and partners.

Respect :
We hold respect for an individual, as the cornerstone of YFI fellowship. We embrace diversity, value distinct opinions, encourage aspirations and appreciate unique talents to create a collaborative culture that is conducive to ideas. We believe in treating others as we expect to be treated.

Service to the Community :
Healthy communities are the building blocks of great civilizations. Nations flourish when common objectives are put before personal goals. We, at YFI, encourage an environment where relationships are valued, distribution is fair and roles are played effectively. For there is no doubt that even a small service to the community makes the world a better place to live.

Creativity :
Unconventional is the new norm and out-of-the-box thinking is the new tradition. We, at YFI, value innovations and intend to create a culture where ideas are encouraged and nurtured. In our opinion, it is a simple yet imperative process that can be achieved just by changing our way of looking at problems. At YFI, we replace “What- ” with “What If!”, “How- ” with “How about!” and “Why- ” with “Why not!” to create a new world of infinite possibilities.

Fairness :
Nature treats everyone equally. We draw our inspiration from nature to look at every stakeholder with the same lens. Well-chalked out policies, transparent operations and honest communication to all the stakeholders are carried out to ensure an unbiased conduct. We wish to cultivate this value in all the communities and individuals we touch because we believe that Fairness alone can bridge the urban-rural development divide.

Our History :

The Youth for India Fellowship was conceptualized to accelerate growth and development in the rural sector while transforming Fellows into caring citizens with a more holistic worldview. The Fellowship was launched on 1 March 2011, in partnership with three reputed NGOs. 27 fellows of the pilot batch were selected out of 4500 applications. After a review of its impact, the fellowship was scaled up and in September 2014, the second batch of Fellows started their fellowship work. Presently, there are 58 fellows working at 35 locations across 10 states of the country. The alumni continue to be actively involved with the development sector.