A new kind of fellowship,
for a new kind of changemaker.
Ready to take the next step towards graduate studies abroad, a career in governance, or public leadership?
The Chanakya University Fellowship in Social Science is flagship year-long residential programme designed as your gateway into high-impact careers and advanced research.
It seeks to shape a generation of visionary leaders and critical thinkers who are intellectually rooted, ethically grounded, and practically equipped to drive change in the future of policy, governance, and public leadership in India and beyond.
An academically rigorous program with over 25 courses, it equips you with the intellectual depth and practical tools needed to thrive in high-impact policy, research, and leadership roles.
- Design Your Policy Lens
- Learn With Global Legends
- Master Tools, Not Just Theory
- Mentors Who Open Doors
- Academic Depth. Real-World Edge
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Mode of Training
On-Campus Classroom Training
For whom
Recent Graduates and Professionals
Duration
12 Months
Scholarships
10 Tuition Waivers for Top Candidates
Applications close on 17th August 2025.
For more information, contact us at cfss@chanakyauniversity.edu.in
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Admissions
The Chanakya Fellowship will select a cohort of just 25 exceptional individuals committed to public purpose, leadership, and systems transformation. We prioritise depth over width, and ensure every Fellow receives personalised mentorship, rigorous academic grounding, and real-world exposure.
The admission process is competitive and holistic, looking beyond marks to identify potential, purpose, and passion. Up to 10 Fellows will be awarded full scholarships, with several others receiving partial funding support. Graduating Fellows will join a mission-driven alumni network committed to shaping India’s policy and governance landscape for the better.
Ranjini Ramamurthy
2023-2024
Bharath Menon
2023-2024
Amaya Velangi
2023-2024
Harsh V Pant
Professor of International Relations, King's College London
Vice President - Studies and Foreign Policy, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.
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
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
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
Ranjini C Raghavendra
Senior Researcher, Google Health AI
PhD (Women's 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
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
Pranav Gupta
PhD Political Science (ongoing), University of California Berkeley
Chirayu Thakkar
PhD International Relations (ongoing), jointly National University of Singapore and King's College London