
The Ministry of Education has extended the registration window for Yuva Sangam Phase 5. According to the official notice, the deadline has been extended until October 25, 2024. The registration link and detailed information are available at the official website,ebsb.aicte-india.org.
Young professionals (employed/self-employed) and students including NSS/NYKS volunteers, as well as off-campus youth (those enrolled for online courses, in skilling institutions etc) can apply for this life-changing experience through multi-dimensional exposure in five broad areas – the 5 Ps viz; Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect), and Prodyogiki (Technology).
As per the Ministry of Education, 20 eminent institutions across India have been identified for Phase V of Yuva Sangam during which participants from these states/ UTs, led by the nodal higher education institute (HEI) of the state/UT, respectively, will be visiting their paired state/ UTs.
Pairing of States / UTs and HEIs for Yuva Sangam Phase-V
| S.No. | State 1 | Name of HEI | State 2 | Name of HEI |
| 1 | Maharashtra | IIM Mumbai | Odisha | IIT Bhubaneswar |
| 2 | Haryana | CU Haryana | Madhya Pradesh | IGNTU, Amarkantak |
| 3 | Jharkhand | IIT Dhanbad | Uttarakhand | IIT Roorkee |
| 4 | Jammu &
Kashmir |
IIM Jammu | Tamil Nadu | NITTTR Chennai |
| 5 | Andhra
Pradesh |
SPA, Vijayawada | Uttar Pradesh | IIIT Allahabad |
| 6 | Bihar | CU of Bihar, Gaya | Karnataka | IIT Dharwad |
| 7 | Gujarat | IIT Gandhinagar | Kerala | IIIT Kottayam |
| 8 | Telangana | Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad | Himachal Pradesh | NIT Hamirpur |
| 9 | Assam | Assam University, Silchar | Chhattisgarh | IIM Raipur |
| 10 | Rajasthan | IIT Jodhpur | West Bengal | IIEST, Shibpur |
The cultural exchange programme by the Ministry of Education, initiated under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat facilitates engagement and collaboration among youth in the age group of 18 to 30 years across the diverse landscape of India. The programme now in its fifth phase has facilitated cross-cultural learnings and interaction for 4,795 youth across India through 114 tours.