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EDUCATION

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Eklavya India Foundation empowers first-generation university students from historically marginalized communities – Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Nomadic and De-notified Tribes, and Other Backward Communities, representing over 1 billion people in India (12% of the world’s population).

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Eklavya
empowers next generation learners from marginalised communities
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Eklavya
has mentors and volunteers across india working with students
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We facilitate their successful career transitions by accessing world-class higher education, breaking the poverty cycle, and inspiring them to become community role models.

Since 2017, Eklavya India Foundation has implemented a proven strategy centered on awareness, exposure, mentoring, and coaching—complemented by relatable role models. Our impact is evident: over 700 workshops have reached half a million first-generation students.Our residential program has guided more than 2,000 students to gain admission to 90+ leading national and international universities many of them securing prestigious fellowships. Our 600 alumni, empowered with meaningful employment, now serve as role models and community inspirations.

Over the past eight years, we've dedicated approximately one million hours to mentorship and career guidance. Our students have received scholarships totaling more than 7 million USD from government programs, private trusts, and globally renowned institutions.

Our mission is empowering underrepresented Indian communities by dismantling education and career barriers, cultivating equitable leadership, fostering social mobility, and building a just society..

Problems

Marginalized communities are historically deprived of particularly higher education and its benefits.

  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for Dalits (Scheduled Caste) is 20.8%.
  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for Adivasi (Scheduled Tribes) is 15.7%.
  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for privileged forward castes is 39.5%.
  • Out of 10 top universities in India, students from Dalit and Adivasi groups are underrepresented in 7 universities (a recent survey of the Department of Higher Education).
  • Among these groups, 33.3% of SC, 50.6% of ST, and 27.2% of OBC are living in multidimensional poverty.

Our

Solutions

Initiatives to reduce inequality and enhance marginalized student participation in premier universities:

  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for Dalits (Scheduled Caste) is 20.8%.
  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for Adivasi (Scheduled Tribes) is 15.7%.
  • Enrollment in college education (18–21-year) for privileged forward castes is 39.5%.
  • Out of 10 top universities in India, students from Dalit and Adivasi groups are underrepresented in 7 universities (a recent survey of the Department of Higher Education).
  • Among these groups, 33.3% of SC, 50.6% of ST, and 27.2% of OBC are living in multidimensional poverty.

The Impact !

In the last 8 years, our intervention enabled over 2000 first-generation students to attend 90+ top tier global universities and development fellowship programs.

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*Some of the top tier universities and development fellowships where Eklavya students are admitted:

Testimonial

WE EKLAVYA
Global Sholars Program (GSP)

Empowering Scholars to Represent the Margin!

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SURVEY FORM - Aspiring and Applying for Overseas Higher Education

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GSP - Master's Cohort Application 🎓

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GSP - PhD. Cohort Application 🎓

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Mentors Registration - Masters/PhD 📣

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Featured in Career360 Magazine - Eklavya’s GSP will ‘create leaders with empathy'

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Glimpses of the GSP Residential Bootcamp (In the last 2 years, GSP has held 5 bootcamps)

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GSP Alumni - Kursongkit Lepcha (University of Cambridge)

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GSP Alumni - Pooja Maske (NOS Awardee, University of Bristol)

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GSP Alumni - Vaibhav Sonone (Commonwealth Scholar, University of Leeds )

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GSP Alumni - Raju Sarkar (NOS Awardee, University of Manchester)

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GSP Alumni - Kiran Kurma (MH Govt Awardee, University of Leeds )

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After JNU, IIT, tribal students at Yavatmal’s Eklavya now dream global—Chevening to DAAD

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परदेशात शिक्षण घ्यायचंय? काळजी कसली करता, एकलव्य आहे ना...!

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Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship for Study Abroad (by Maha. Govt) Session

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University of Oxford - India Centre Scholarships Session

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Commonwealth Shared Scholarship - Introductory session

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Chevening Scholarship Resources | Seven Sessions

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