Building the Next Gen Leaders!
Behind every policy, government decision and political campaign are people who understand how the system really works. Know someone who should be among them? Refer them to ICPC. Applications are open, with a new batch every quarter.
Submit their name, email and resume directly to ICPC.
Send the prepared message, brochure and application link by WhatsApp, email or DM.
Why ICPC
A practical entry point into a world with no obvious door.
ICPC is designed for students and young professionals who want to understand how policy, politics and governance actually function.
Structured online training, mentorship, group exercises and an in-office internship on live mandates turn curiosity into practical understanding.
“The country is being shaped right now. Help someone be in the room.”
Programme structure
Three modules. One pathway.
Three months of flexible online learning build the foundation; a one-to-three-month in-office internship puts it to work. Select a stage to see how the journey progresses.
1 month · Online · Self-paced
Foundation Training
The essentials of policy, politics and governance through weekend interactions, readings and assignments.
Core learnings
How India is governed — and how politics works on the ground.
Twelve courses across Foundation and Advanced Training build the political literacy, research habits and strategic thinking needed to understand public life.
Democracy and the Constitution
Decoding how power is structured, and how Parliament actually moves.
Caste, society and history
Reading the social arithmetic that decides elections.
Campaigns and communication
Engineering narratives that cut through and mobilise voters.
Political intelligence and research
Ground intelligence, verified, documented and turned into decisions.
Economics, data and AI
Budgets, datasets and AI tools, read and used like a strategist.
Who you can refer
Potential matters more than prior experience.
If nation-building sounds like work they would like to do, they may belong here. ICPC welcomes students and early-career talent across disciplines.
15–23 years
They should be between 15 and 23 years old when they apply.
Indian origin
The applicant should be a person of Indian origin.
Students or recent graduates
School, undergraduate and postgraduate students, freshers and recent graduates.
Any discipline, no experience needed
Law, politics, economics, journalism, engineering, management—or anything else.
Application process
Three rounds.
A referral introduces a promising candidate to ICPC. The selection process then gives them three opportunities to show who they are and how they think.
Tell us about you
Apply at ppgf.in/apply with personal details and a resume. ICPC looks for curiosity, not credentials.
Show us how you think
Complete a short written assignment. There is no single right answer; the focus is on clear thinking.
Solve a real problem
Prepare a take-home presentation on a real policy or governance challenge.
What they take away
The certificate is only the beginning.
Skillset
Policy research, political literacy, documentation, data fluency and strategic thinking.
Mentorship
People who have done this work, guiding participants through it.
Network
1,250+ alumni across policy, governance, politics and beyond.
Clarity
A real answer to the question: Is this the career I want?
Pathway
Full-time opportunities in fields that rarely open their doors.
Questions a candidate may ask
The essentials, before you refer.
You can share these answers directly, or send the brochure and let them explore the opportunity for themselves.
Your referral could open the door
Someone came to mind?
Share their name, email and resume. Mobile number and context are optional, and the referral takes about two minutes.