NationBuilding Impact Fellowship

NationBuilding Impact Fellowship

India’s first structured, campus-based fellowship enabling students to deliver meaningful impact through high-priority nation-building projects

About Impact Fellowship

It is an applied research program that focuses on solving complex national challenges through rigorous analytical methods. The fellowship’s core strength lies in its disciplined approach to problem solving, hypothesis-led thinking, data interpretation, stakeholder consultations, and structured communication.

The teams work on theme-specific problem statements, producing insights and implementation-focused recommendations that support government bodies, public institutions, and organisations.

Understand India at its core

Understand India at its core

Build a foundational understanding of how India’s political and administrative systems actually work, through grassroots governance, voter sentiment analysis, and real-world decision-making structures

Consulting residential bootcamp and immersion experiences

Consulting residential bootcamp and immersion experiences

Hands-on training in core consulting skills, applying them in-office and on-ground. This journey blends structured learning with real-time problem-solving, with a strong focus on cross-disciplinary collaboration

Insights built straight from ground up

Insights built straight from ground up

Build your insights from fieldwork to immersive community problem-solving,working on real issues with real people and see your ideas take shape on the ground

Mentorship and career acceleration

Mentorship and career acceleration

Work closely with seasoned professionals who guide you throughout your journey. Top-performing fellows will also gain access to career fast-tracks, including pre-placement opportunities (PPOs) at Nation with NaMo

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Our Focus Areas

Our Vision:
Advance national health by shifting to prevention through risk anticipation and collaboration

Against the traditional focus on curative care, our focus on preventive healthcare aims to shape long-term health outcomes by anticipating risks early and aligning individuals, communities, youth, and government action toward sustained prevention.

Our Vision:
India should successfully deliver a standard-setting and historic summer Olympics reflective of its global stature and prowess underscored by an unprecedented performance by India at the games

Hosting 2036 Olympics
Deliver a landmark Olympics marked by stand-out organisation, world-class event execution, and an unparalleled sporting experience and leverage it for advancing national priorities
Performing at 2036 Olympics
Achieve a world-class performance becoming of its stature winning 100 medals, including 35 golds, at the 2036 Olympics through an ecosystem of sporting excellence and broadening of the sporting base in the country

Our Approach

A systematic 38 week pathway to produce meaningful and scalable impact

Define

Define

Understand the fundamentals, map the landscape, and identify the key questions that need to be answered.

Develop early hypotheses, outline required analyses, and list potential experts to engage.

Discover

Discover

Engage with experts, conduct interviews, and gather primary insights that validate or refute the initial hypotheses.

Refine thinking, adjust analytical plans, and collect the data required for deeper understanding.

Design

Design

Bring the insights together, assess feasibility, and shape the emerging solution.

Develop clear drafts that reflect evidence, logic, and practical pathways for implementation.

Our Fellow’s Background

IIT Bombay

IIT Delhi

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kharagpur

BITS Pilani

SRCC

LSR

SSCBS

Kirori Mal College

Hindu College

GNLU

NLSIU

How is this different from any other fellowship?

Not just another project. This is an ecosystem where problems are understood deeply and solutions are designed for real-world adoption!

Problem-first, not cohort-first

Solving national problem statements takes priority over running a participant-centered program.

A full-year research and solutions pipeline

A structured sequence from question framing to implementable solutions.

Deep engagement with systems and institutions

Insights shaped through continuous consultation with experts and stakeholders.

Outputs designed for adoption, not academic display

Deliverables built for real institutional use and practical decision-making.

Built for real-world impact

With trusted access to government, industry, and on-ground partners, fellows engage directly with decision-makers to implement solutions.