The Nivritti Fellow Program (NFP) is aimed at providing students with an informative, educative and an action-oriented platform to discuss, deliberate and debate on key issues like sustainability, climate, green campuses and corporate green initiatives.

Responsibilites of a fellow:

• The fellows shall act as the primary participants for discussion in the conference.

• Fellows shall be empowered to discuss issues relating to sustainable development, energy security, green campuses etc. with the eminent dignitaries and panellists.

Perks of being a fellow:

• The opportunity of interacting with policy makers of the nation, including the top-brass. Make your voice heard.

• The opportunity of meeting leading faculty members from the nation’s best institutes.Educate yourself.

• The opportunity to meet some of corporate India’s best executives and leaders who are ushering in a green change in their firms and their industries.Empower Yourself.

• The opportunity to meet leading NGOs and representatives from institutes who are actively involved in studying climate change and driving the world to realise the full extent of climate change.Lobby for Change.

• Finally, a rare opportunity of meeting other like-minded, energetic and responsible fellows, thus giving immense scope for discussion and networking. Network for Change.

Process

Applicants are required to complete the application form.

The selection committee will review all completed application and select 40 Fellows for the Nivritti conference. Selected candidates will be notified on or before the 25nd of January and will be oriented about the conference.

Key Dates

Eligibility Criteria:

This program is open for bonafide undergraduate/post-graduate students from institutes/universities across India only. Students from all disciplines can apply.

Application Assessment

• A distinguished committee is setup for evaluation of the applications.

• Applications shall be evaluated on the basis of their CV’s and write-ups (40:60 weightage).

• Applicants with prior experience in events of similar nature shall be preferred.

• Below is a table of reference for evaluation criteria.

Important clarifications

• While past experience in a similar conference/symposium is helpful, we would like to clarify that a strong set of essays in your application can improve your chances of being selected as a fellow.

• The conference aims to have a fair representation of fellows from all possible streams such as law, commerce, engineering, humanities, etc. Hence, applicants from non-engineering streams should be assured that the conference will not have a technical background, as is also visible in the agenda.

• The conference aims to have applicants from various streams in order to have a complete, open, thorough and holistic solution at the end of the discussion.

Intimation to shortlisted fellows

• The shortlisted fellows shall be intimated via phone/email well in advance of the event to provide them ample time for preparation.

Orientation and Preparation assistance

• Fellows will be oriented on the event theme and agenda.

• Fellows will be provided with adequate reports, research material for preparation.

• All their queries should be promptly addressed and any other relevant assistance desired by them should be provided.

Selection of speakers for ‘Towards Green campuses’

• Five speakers will be selected from amongst the fellows as the speakers for the ‘Towards Green campuses’ event.

• Telephonic interviews shall be conducted with the interested and the best performing fellows in the application stage.

• The chosen speakers will be oriented on the event and provided with necessary reports/research material for preparation.

Privacy Policy:

All application content will remain strictly confidential and will be used for internal review and communication purposes only; we will never share your information with a third party.

Terms & Conditions:

1. Incomplete and late applications would not be considered.

2. Misrepresentation of information in the application will result in immediate disqualification.

3. During the Fellowship

  - Late arrival and early departure from the conference are grounds for dismissal.

  - Any behavior that could bring discredit to the VJTI – Technovanza Fellows Program will provide grounds for immediate dismissal from the program.

  - Conference attendance is non-transferable. If a Fellow is unable to attend a conference session/ the conference, no one may attend in the Fellow's place.

4. Applying for the fellowship program confirms that you agree to the above rules and regulations.