Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Ministry of Education opens Yuva Sangam Phase VII registrations
The Indian government has opened registration for a programme called Yuva Sangam.
It is a youth exchange programme run by the Ministry of Education.
This is the seventh phase of the programme.
Young people from different states of India can visit other parts of the country.
During the visits, they learn about the local culture, traditions, language, and way of life.
The goal is to help young Indians understand and bond with each other.
Anyone who is an Indian citizen and between 18 and 30 years old can apply.
Students, volunteers, workers, and young people who are not studying are all welcome.
To apply, they must fill in a form on the Yuva Sangam website before August 18, 2026.
Twenty universities and institutes will host and guide the selected young visitors.
The Ministry of Education has opened registrations for Phase VII of Yuva Sangam, a youth exchange programme run by the Department of Higher Education.
The programme aims to strengthen emotional bonds among young people from different Indian states and Union Territories by exposing them to the country's diversity.
Indian citizens aged 18 to 30, including UG, PG and PhD students, NSS and NYKS volunteers, employed youth and off-campus youth, are eligible to apply.
Applicants register on the Yuva Sangam portal under On-Campus Youth or Off-Campus Youth categories, with the last date to apply being August 18, 2026.
Twenty higher education institutions, including IITs, NITs, IIMs and Central Universities, have been identified as nodal institutions to host the exchange programme.
- Who
- Indian citizens aged 18 to 30, including UG, PG and PhD students, NSS and NYKS volunteers, employed and self-employed youth, and off-campus youth, along with the Ministry of Education and 20 nodal higher education institutions.
- What
- Registrations for Phase VII of Yuva Sangam, a youth exchange programme, have been opened.
- When
- Registrations are open now; the last date to apply is August 18, 2026.
- Where
- India, spanning states and Union Territories, with nodal institutions including IITs, NITs, IIMs and Central Universities across the country.
- Why
- To strengthen emotional bonds among young people and expose them to India's cultural, linguistic, educational and developmental diversity, in line with the National Education Policy 2020.
- Programme
- Yuva Sangam Phase VII
- Organising Body
- Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
- Eligibility
- Indian citizens aged 18-30, including students, volunteers, employed youth and off-campus youth
- Core Themes
- Paryatan, Parampara, Pragati, Paraspar Sampark, Prodyogiki
- Application Categories
- On-Campus Youth / Off-Campus Youth
- Last Date to Apply
- August 18, 2026
- Nodal Institutions
- 20 HEIs including IITs, NITs, IIMs and Central Universities
- Policy Alignment
- National Education Policy (NEP) 2020