Build for Bharat Fellow (AI/Engineering/Design)

The Build for Bharat Fellowship is a paid, six-month programme that places early-career engineers, designers and AI practitioners inside government departments. Fellows work alongside government teams on real projects, improving public systems used by millions of people.

What fellows get:

• Real-world experience: Work on live government projects, interact with users and understand how public services operate.

• Learning and mentorship: An orientation, regular reviews and expert office hours with practitioners such as Kailash Nadh (CTO, Zerodha), Rukmini S (Founder, Data for India) and Devanshi Sihare (TinkerLabs).

• A community: Learn alongside other fellows and connect with people working in public technology.

Some projects from past cohorts

• Official statistics: Built MoSPI’s eSankhyiki MCP server, making official statistics accessible to AI assistants.

• Rural libraries: Developed Arivu Mitra, a WhatsApp companion for Gram Panchayat librarians in Karnataka using Whatomate.

• Transport: Built a transit analytics dashboard for Chennai’s transport authority and NHAI's Annual Pass web and app which has helped sell 1 Cr Annual Passes in a year.

• Citizen services: Redesigned Tamil Nadu’s e-Sevai services, IRCTC ticket UI, e-swathu, etc., to improve the citizen experience.

Explore more projects

Fellowship at a glance

• Duration: January–June 2027 (6 months, on-site)

• Location: On-site at a partner government department

• Stipend: ₹40,000 per month

• Eligibility: Indian citizens graduating in 2027 or who completed their latest degree in 2024–2026, with demonstrable skills in Engineering, Design or AI

• Application deadline: 18 October 2026, 11:59 PM IST

Apply here: https://bharatdigital.org/fellowship