IIT Bombay
Powai, Mumbai
Youth exchange · Phase VII
युवा संगम
Where the Sahyadri
meets the Himalaya.
An education-cum-cultural exchange that sends Maharashtra's youth to Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh — and welcomes theirs to ours. IIT Bombay is the Nodal Institution for Maharashtra, paired with NIT Srinagar.
01 About Yuva Sangam
One nation, understood first-hand — by its youth.
Yuva Sangam is a youth exchange programme under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) — the Government of India's initiative to build mutual understanding between the people of different States and UTs.
First launched in 2023, it pairs Higher Education Institutions from two different States/UTs to run reciprocal exposure tours of 5–7 days — sending their own youth to the paired state, and hosting the paired state's youth in return.
It is built around experiential learning: direct, first-hand exposure to another part of India's diversity, explicitly aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- Youth & coordinators across all phases
- 7,000+
- Exposure tours completed, incl. the pilot
- 156+
- Pairs of HEIs selected for Phase VII
- 20
- Days of immersion per tour
- 5–7
02 The 5 Ps
Five lenses on a host state.
Every tour is designed to give delegates a rounded picture of the host state, across five themes.
- i. पर्यटन Paryatan Tourism
- ii. परंपरा Parampara Traditions
- iii. प्रगति Pragati Development
- iv. प्रौद्योगिकी Prodyogiki Technology
- v. परस्पर संपर्क Paraspar Sampark People-to-people connect
03 Phase VII, at a glance
NIT Srinagar
Hazratbal, Srinagar
Aug 2026
Registrations open
Students apply through the official Yuva Sangam portal.
Sep – Oct 2026
Tours across India
20 HEI pairs run their reciprocal exposure tours nationwide.
21 – 27 Oct 2026
Our exchange
The Maharashtra ↔ Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh exposure tour.
As Sender
IIT Bombay sends its own delegation of Maharashtra's youth to Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh.
As Receiver
IIT Bombay hosts NIT Srinagar's delegation and shows them Maharashtra — its heritage, industry and people.
“…to enhance interpersonal connections and build empathy among the youth of our nation.”
04 The Delegation
Students selected to represent Maharashtra.
Chosen by IIT Bombay to carry the spirit of Maharashtra to Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh — and to bring its stories home.
05 Get in touch
Questions about the exchange?
Write to the Yuva Sangam team at IIT Bombay.