How To Apply

Eligibility Criteria 

Eligibility Criteria for Fellows (either one of the following should apply) 

• Ph.D. degree with minimum one year full-time work experience 
• Post-Graduate with minimum 60% of marks (or equivalent CGPA) with minimum 3 years full-time work experience.
• Professionals such as MBBS, LLB etc. with minimum 5 year course of study after 12th class will be considered as “Post-Graduate” 
• Professionals like Chartered Accountants, Architects, Company Secretaries etc. who are registered with their respective professional bodies shall be eligible to apply for Fellows if they have minimum 3 years of post-registration work experience 
• Graduate with minimum 60% of marks (or equivalent CGPA) with minimum 5 years full-time work experience. 
   

Eligibility Criteria for Associate Fellows (either one of the following should apply) 

• Post-Graduate with minimum 60% of marks (or equivalent CGPA). Professionals such as MBBS, LLB etc. with minimum 5 year course of study after 12th class will be considered as “Post Graduate” 
• Graduate with minimum 60% of marks (or equivalent CGPA) with minimum one year full-time work experience 
• Professionals like Chartered Accountants, Architects, Company Secretaries etc. who are registered with their respective professional bodies shall be eligible to apply for Associate Fellows if they have minimum one year of post-registration work experience 
   

Selection Process

The selection process of the Fellowship programme will consist of two rounds: 

1. Online Application: The first round of short listing will be done based on academic and professional qualifications of the applicants, and their responses to policy analysis/personal statement questions in the online application. Candidates will be evaluated on criteria such as educational achievement, total years and relevance of work experience, and motivation for the Fellowship programme. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the interview round.
    
2. Interview:  The final round will consist of a face-to-face interview with a panel comprising officials from the Government of NCT of Delhi, and experts from academia and civil society. Candidates will be interviewed either in-person in Delhi or through video conferencing.