Chanakya Fellowship in Social Sciences (CFSS)
Enabling Transformational Pathways
Chanakya University offers its flagship year-long residential postgraduate diploma program -Chanakya Fellowship in Social Sciences (CFSS). It is a distinguished program that unites passionate fellows who desire to learn across various disciplines, dimensions, and sectors. The CFSS comprises foundational courses in Economics, International and Strategic Affairs, Political Science, and Public Policy, and provides comprehensive interdisciplinary training. This program aims to cultivate V-shaped individuals who possess exceptional skills in particular functional areas, coupled with significant expertise in related disciplines.
CFSS is an academically rigorous program that encompasses over 25 courses. It presents a distinctive prospect for students to eventually move towards research in the social sciences. The guidance of renowned faculty from the world’s top universities is available to fellows, enabling them to eventually explore their interests more deeply. Fellows also work on Transformational Pathways in Action Module. This provides them with exposure to the real world at the premises of the host organization or remotely under the guidance of the partner organization. This module is designed to enable students to advance in their professional careers and become leaders in their fields.
Harsh V Pant
Professor of International Relations, Kings College London
Vice President Studies and Foreign Policy, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
Professor of International Economics, Geneva Graduate Institute
President Global Development Network
L.V. Hackley Chair for the Study of Capitalism and Free Enterprise &
Distinguished Professor of Economics, Fayetteville State University
Jean-Louis Arcand
Professor of International Economics, Geneva Graduate Institute
President Global Development Network
Nikolai Wenzel
L.V. Hackley Chair for the Study of Capitalism and Free Enterprise &
Distinguished Professor of Economics, Fayetteville State University
Manisha Priyam
Associate Professor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
PhD (International Development), London School of Economics and Political Science
Founder-Director of C-Voter
Award-Winning Writer and the Author of New York Times, Bestselling Thrillers
Yashwant Deshmukh
Founder-Director of C-Voter
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
Award-Winning Writer and the Author of New York Times, Bestselling Thrillers
Aditya Kuvalekar
Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Department of Economics, University of Essex
PhD (Economics), New York University
Academic Lead, Chanakya Fellowship Programme
Chief Consultant, NEP-2020, MoE, Govt. of India
Associate Professor, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University
Chetan Singai
Academic Lead, Chanakya Fellowship Programme
Chief Consultant, NEP-2020, MoE, Govt. of India
A P Ashwin Kumar
Associate Professor, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University
Rahul Verma
Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Ashoka University
PhD (Political Science), University of California Berkeley
Senior Researcher, Google Health AI
PhD (Womens Studies/Health Informatics), Lancaster University
Researcher, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland
PhD (Sociology), University of Maryland, College Park
Ranjini C Raghavendra
Senior Researcher, Google Health AI
PhD (Womens Studies/Health Informatics), Lancaster University
Omkar Joshi
Researcher, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland
PhD (Sociology), University of Maryland, College Park
Disha Sharma
Air Pollution Expert, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Post-Doctoral Fellow, SPIA, Princeton University
PhD (Atmospheric Sciences), Jawaharlal Nehru University
Senior Principal Scientist, UCB Pharma
DPhil (Engineering Sciences), University of Oxford
Consultant, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
Editor-in-Chief, India Law Journal
Arijit Patra
Senior Principal Scientist, UCB Pharma
DPhil (Engineering Sciences), University of Oxford
Apurv Kumar Mishra
Consultant, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
Editor-in-Chief, India Law Journal
Kishen Shastry
PhD Economics (ongoing), University of Cambridge
PhD Political Science (ongoing), University of California Berkeley
PhD International Relations (ongoing), jointly National University of Singapore and Kings College London
Pranav Gupta
PhD Political Science (ongoing), University of California Berkeley
Chirayu Thakkar
PhD International Relations (ongoing), jointly National University of Singapore and Kings College London