Online registration portal for Yuva Sangam Phase VII opens

The Ministry of Education today opened the online registration portal for Yuva Sangam Phase VII under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat initiative. The Ministry said that interested youth aged between 18 and 30 years, including students of Higher Education Institutions, NSS/NYKS volunteers, and young professionals, are eligible to register. It said that for Phase VII, 20 Higher Education Institutions including IITs, IIMs, Central Universities and NITs have been identified as nodal institutions to host and facilitate the exchange programme. Selected participants will undertake five to seven day educational and cultural tours to their paired States and Union Territories. They will gain first-hand exposure to local traditions, educational institutions, governance initiatives, innovation ecosystems, industries, heritage sites, and community life during the exchange programme.