Purpose

For an inclusive growth we need to have energetic and innovative leaders who can lead with sensitivity and enable growth for all in India.

If you are an achiever and want to do something that will change the world around you, this is for you.

Created to nurture and catalyse India's best leadership talent, we have introduced a professional leadership programme - the ICICI Fellows.

Not just a training programme, this is a transformative experience. Focusing on personal coaching, mentorship, experiential modules, hands-on training, in addition to management training; this pioneering programme provides you with information, knowledge & more importantly - an insight into social dynamics.

If you are keen on stretching your vision, challenging your present beliefs and are willing to take on this challenge, join us in this journey towards a progressive India.

Take the Bigger Step.

The Programme

It's a 2 year intensive, experiential learning programme that will equip you to take on any professional challenge. It will bring about a 360 degrees change in the way you think about the world, challenge your existing belief systems and redefine your ideologies.

At the end of 2 years, as an ICICI Fellow you will be a professional who will lead India into a better tomorrow.

ICICI Fellows is structured to have 3 tightly interlinked components.

Management Training

The fellowship will commence with a one month management training programme designed by Institute of Financial Management & Research (IFMR), one of the leading business schools in India. The principles learnt here will then be applied to development issues in a real world classroom - amidst the Niligiri Hills in South India.

Experiential Learning

As the entire programme is designed for you to gain a true pulse of the country, there are many modules which focus on experiential learning.

After the management training you will be deployed with a leading NGO in a managerial capacity anywhere in India, to gain a deeper understanding of rural sensitivities of the country. Here, you will work closely with an experienced team of senior professionals from the organization on various issues faced by the local community. Every 6 months you will join other ICICI Fellows on a journey to far and wide corners of India - in the North east, amidst the Himalayas and in the Thar Desert. These outward journeys will bring you close to your inner self. And this will bring about an unfathomable self transformation.

Personal Development & Mentoring

At the beginning of the programme, you will be assigned a personal coach for a period of 2 years. The coach will interact with you on a fortnightly basis helping you put together a personal development plan, enabling you to achieve it and helping you overcome roadblocks in between. To shape the leaders in you, you will also be mentored regularly by senior professionals from the organisation.

Support Provided

Leaders don't ask for support. They create it for themselves.

However, to help you focus on learning to be a leader, you will be encouraged with:

ð A fixed monthly stipend of Rs. 12,000/- (during your tenure with the NGO)

ð Travel reimbursement by Tier III AC in train or equivalent.(programme related & further to approvals)

ð A medical insurance of Rs 1 Lakh per year.

ð Personalised coaching and mentorship provided to you through your entire tenure.

ð To maximise this personal transformative journey, iVolunteer will also facilitate analysing and managing your progress and areas of opportunity.

ð Post Fellowship Support: The alumni support services available for ICICI Fellows on successful completion of the programme will include career counselling, professional networking and tie ups with organisations seeking leadership talent.

Important / Key Dates

15 February 2010 : Last date to submit completed applications

Feb to Apr 2010 : Selection Process comprising of application form evaluations, tele-interviews and Assessment Days

May 2010 : Results Announcement

July 2010 : Fellowship begins

*Please note the dates mentioned are subjected to change.

Eligibility

Age & Qualification

If you are an achiever between 21 to 28 years of age and a graduate as on 1st July, 2010, you are eligible to apply.

Are you upto the challenge?

Are you one of those who have defied logic and listened to your heart and proved everyone wrong by your conviction? Are you one of those who believe that 'nothing is impossible' and who lives by that dictum? Are you one of those for whom making a difference comes naturally? Do you think that you are one of the most talented youth in the country?

Are you willing to lead India into a better tomorrow?

Are you ready to 'Take the bigger step'?

If yes, then apply online now or visit for more details:

ICICI Foundation