The State Bank of India (SBI) foundation has begun the procedure of applications for the Youth For India Fellowship 2023 programme at the official website- youthforindia.org.

This fellowship programme initiated by SBI is the eleventh edition of the fellowship. The deadline to register for the fellowship is May 31, 2023.

According to the official statement, this fellowship seeks to offer a framework to individuals who have recently graduated or are young professionals. This framework will enable the participants to perform for a shift in rural communities and NGOs operating at ground level in 17 Indian states.

The official notice establishes that the fellowship programme will be for 13 months. The application procedure for the fellowship is open to Indian nationals, Indian citizens living abroad, and Bhutan and Nepal nationals. Further, the official notice says that the participants must “adapt to the rural life and work towards sustainable rural development goals”.

The application form for SBI Youth for India fellowship programme 2023 is available for students aged 21 to 32 who will finish their bachelor’s degree before October 1, 2023. Once registered, the participants will go through two stages of the application. The first step will include registration and online assessment. The second stage will schedule a personal interview.

According to the official statement, the Youth for India fellowship programme 2023 influenced more than 1,00,000 people via intervention programmes in 12 different thematic areas carried out in over 200 villages in India across 20 Indian states.

The SBI Youth for India fellowship programme began in the year 2011. SBI is the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of State Bank Group.