About YC Bootcamp
The Young Changemakers Bootcamp (YCB) is an intensive one-week residential program for high school students (grade 9 to 12 or equivalent) designed to expose students to real-life engineering & problem-solving skills. Through hands-on-learning & interdisciplinary coursework, students will learn the essentials of entrepreneurial innovation to turn their ideas into action. We wish to transform their capabilities for entrepreneurial innovation past what they thought was possible & unleash the potential that they have to solve some of the most pressing challenges being faced by the world in these times.
Learning Experiences
Are you ready for an immersive experience that will take you on a deep dive into ideas & skills that drive technology, innovation & entrepreneurship in 21st century?
“What is the defining skill for the 21st century? It’s not coding, it’s the ability to solve problems & lead change.”
- Ravi Venkatesan, Special Representative for Young People and Innovation at UNICEF
The Journey So Far
In the last four editions of YCB, we attracted driven and passionate students from high schools across the country. Students mastered the art of changemaking through dynamic expert lectures, engaging group discussions, and hands-on team activities, fostering a transformative learning experience. Several students from the earlier cohort of the program went on to build upon the ideas they worked on in team during bootcamp & launch their own initiatives, start changemaker clubs in their schools, etc. The past cohort of the program has added to the very strong community of passionate leaders of change that TOH is trying to build and we hope to continue nurturing it.
PAST SPEAKERS
Debjani Ghosh
President, NASSCOM
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Founder, InfoEdge
Prof. Virendra K. Vijay
IREDA Chair Professor, CRDT, IIT Delhi
Yashveer Singh
Global Director, Ashoka Young Changemakers
Prof. Tapan Gandhi
Cadence Chair Professor of AI, IIT Delhi
Prof. Payel Mukherjee
Faculty of SSH, IIIT Delhi
Prof. Itisha Nagar
Assistant Professor (Psychology), DU
Prof. Jyoti Sharma
Faculty of Social Entrepreneurship, IIIT Delhi
Tanmay Nag
Co-Founder & CEO, EnveaveEligibility
- High school students from throughout India are eligible to apply.
- Students should be in class 9, 10, 11 or 12 while they are attending the program,i.e. in June 2025.
- Students who have appeared for class 12th board exams are also eligible for YCB.
- Students should be comfortable with written & spoken English, which will be the medium of instruction for the programme.
- Applicants will need to fill an online form writing an essay. They should be able to demonstrate passion for innovation & entrepreneurship, intellectual curiosity, and have the ability to explore different ideas. Classes will be held as per Indian Standard Time (IST).
How to apply
- Review the eligibility criteria.
- Prepare application components
- Draft, review and refine your essay
- Keep your details handy for the online application fee payment
- Fill the online application form at the end of which you will have to complete the INR. 500/- (Rupees five hundred only) application fees payment. Application fees is non-refundable.
- Once the fees has been paid, click ‘review’ to check all details. Once checked, click ‘submit’ to submit your form.
- Check your inbox for a YCB confirmation receipt that indicates a successful registration. Confirmation emails would usually arrive within 24-48 hours of submission, due to occasional delays in payment processing.
- Fill the detailed application form along with the confirmation mail within 3 days of receipt for Round-1 review.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and decisions to accept/ reject your application for Round-1 are normally released within 1 week of application submission. Due to limited seat availability, we encourage you to apply early to secure a seat in the programme.
- If accepted, you will be invited for Round-2. Students will be interviewed to learn about their motivation to join bootcamp & test innovative, creative thinking skills. They will be able to select slot as per their schedule to avoid clash with exams.
- Round-2 decision will be released within a week. If your application is accepted, the admission confirmation email will provide a link for payment of the programme fees.
- Post receipt of payment for the program, you will receive a detailed document/guide on the course and other details.
For YCB, the Application process flow is as follows-
Schedule
Contact Us
Best way to reach out to the team is to email at ycbootcamp@taleofhumankind.org and you will get a response within one working day.