The YIF cohort is rich in demographic diversity. Fellows come from different geographies, varied education disciplines, and socio-economic backgrounds. Many of them excel in extracurricular activities and avocations and have won accolades in their areas of expertise. A substantial percentage of the cohort also has work experience. With excellent academic support, infrastructure, and resources, the Fellowship becomes a platform for the Fellows to share knowledge.
At the YIF, an engineer, a filmmaker, a history major, a Kathak dancer, a chartered accountant, a social entrepreneur, a dentist, and a journalist, all attend lectures together. This creates an unparalleled peer learning environment rich with multiple perspectives.
Every aspect of the YIF, whether academic, experiential, cultural, or informal, allows you to engage with your diverse set of peers in multiple ways and build a close-knit community. Every year, fellows come together to organize the Friends of YIF Day – an opportunity for you and your peers to showcase your talent to members of the Ashoka community. Fellows also self-organize to learn from each other – from Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and becoming a pro at Excel, to learning arts like sculpting and body flow movement.
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Political Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur
MA, Political Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur
YIF Class of 2025
MA (Integrated), English Studies, Indian Institute of Technology – Madras, Chennai
YIF Class of 2025
BA (Honours), Psychology, Ambedkar University, New Delhi
MA, Psychology, Rutgers University, Newark
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Pacific Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Psychology, St Xavier's College, Mumbai
Post Graduate Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Political Science. Fergusson College, Pune
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Political Science, Ramjas College
YIF Class of 2025
BTech, Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
YIF Class of 2025
English, St Edmund's College, Shillong
YIF Class of 2025
BCom, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru
YIF Class of 2025
BSc (Honours), Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar
YIF Class of 2025
BCom, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, New Delhi
MA, Public Administration, Indira Gandhi National Open University
YIF Class of 2025
BA (Honours) History, Hindu College, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2025
BCom (Honours), Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2025
Bachelor of Social Work, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bengaluru
YIF Class of 2025
BA, English Literature, Stella Maris College, Chennai
MA, Women's Studies, University of Madras, Chennai
YIF Class of 2025
BA, Political Science, Fergusson College, Pune
YIF Class of 2025
BTech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2024
BA (English Literature), Punjab University
MDes (Theoretical Studies in Design), NIFT Delhi
YIF Class of 2024
BA, Political Science, Fergusson College, Pune
MA, Political Science, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
YIF Class of 2024
BA English Education
University of Lagos, Lagos
YIF Class of 2024
BA English Literature, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
YIF Class of 2024
BSc Physics, English, Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
MSc Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
YIF Class of 2024
BA English, Hindu College, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2024
BA History, Sherubtse College, Trashigang
YIF Class of 2024
BA English Literature, Stella Maris College
YIF Class of 2024
BTech Mechanical Engineering, Dhaanish Ahmed College of Engineering, Chennai
YIF Class of 2024
Bachelors in Management Studies, Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
YIF Class of 2024
BA History, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi
MA History, Daulat Ram College, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2024
BA, Social Sciences, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur
YIF Class of 2024
BA Economics, University of Calicut, Thenjipalam
MA Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru
YIF Class of 2024
BA English Literature, Siliguri College, Siliguri
MA English Literature, University of North Bengal, Siliguri
YIF Class of 2024
BA (English Literature)
University of Calgary
YIF Class of 2024
BA English Literature, Miranda House, New Delhi
YIF Class of 2024
BSc, Physics (Honours), Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati