Young Indians

What Young Indians does

Young Indians (Yi) is a non-profit, non-political youth movement and an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), headquartered in Gurgaon, India. Founded in 2002 and operating across 72 city chapters in 28 states and union territories, Yi serves Indian youth aged 21-45 (with school and college engagement through the Thalir and Yuva sub-programs) through a portfolio of leadership development, entrepreneurship promotion, civic engagement, and social-impact programs. Its core programmatic offerings include the Young Indians Parliament (YIP) — a parliamentary simulation for Classes 9-12 students; YiFi, a national financial entrepreneurship summit; the annual TakePride summit; and thematic verticals covering climate change, accessibility (including Project Disha with Kochi Metro), health (Masoom), and road safety.

Yi's business and operating model is membership-based: individuals join between ages 21-40 by invitation, pay non-refundable annual membership fees, and can remain members until age 45, with couple memberships available. Revenue is generated primarily through these recurring membership subscriptions, supplemented implicitly by parent-organization (CII) support and event-level sponsorship. Yi has no proprietary technology stack, no software products, and no disclosed external funding — its 'platform' is the chapter network, national events, and international alliances (G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs Asia, both co-founded by Yi).

Distribution and growth occur via a community-led and event-driven go-to-market motion: 50+ active chapters organize regional hackathons, parliament simulations, awareness campaigns, and outreach events; flagship summits like YiFi 2026 (held in Madurai) and TakePride aggregate national participation. Strategic themes include nation building ('One Bharat, One Spirit' for 2026), accessibility, climate sustainability (Saree to Sanchi campaign), and global youth entrepreneurship advocacy. The organization is governed by a national leadership team — currently chaired by Smita Vaish Agarwal (National Chair), Priyankar Baid (Chair-Young Indians), and Dhruv Seth (Chair of Leadership Academy) — with decentralized chapter leadership across India.

Name

Young Indians

Legal name

Young Indians

Website

https://youngindians.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Young Indians is a non-profit youth movement under India's Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), serving professionals aged 21-45 through 72 city chapters via leadership, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and nation-building programs funded by annual membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Leadership Development

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth leadership development
• Professional networking forums
• Membership association
• Policy advocacy initiatives
• Entrepreneurship summits

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Young Indians generates revenue through membership fees paid by individual members aged 21-40 years. Membership is by invitation only and fees are non-refundable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Young Indians is a non-profit youth membership organization that curates leadership development, networking, policy advocacy, and entrepreneurship programs for Indian professionals aged 21–40 under the Confederation of Indian Industry. It sells annual memberships and runs flagship summits, parliamentary-format policy events, and thematic action initiatives covering climate change, accessibility, health (Masoom), and road safety, in addition to school-level (Yuva) and children-level (Thalir) pipelines and global engagement through the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance.

Product overview

Young Indians (Yi) is a youth movement under the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) focused on converging, leading, co-creating, and influencing India's future. The organization operates as a platform offering multiple programs including the Young Indians Parliament (YIP) for civic education, the YiFi Summit for entrepreneurship, Climate Change initiatives for sustainability, Accessibility programs for disability inclusion, Health (Masoom), Road Safety, Yuva for youth leadership, Thalir for school outreach, and TakePride annual summits. Yi also engages internationally through the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance. The organization has 72 city chapters across 28 states and union territories, 3,000+ direct members, and 10,000+ Yuva participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yi Membership

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYoung Indians is an integral part of CII, operating as its youth movement. Yi leverages CII's extensive industry network, resources, and credibility to drive youth leadership and entrepreneurship initiatives across India.
• ICLEI South AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICLEI South Asia partnered with Young Indians Trichy chapter for the 'Youth for Action, Tiruchirappalli' hackathon on urban mobility and safety.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP collaborated with Young Indians Trichy for the urban mobility hackathon initiative.
• Trichy CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrichy city corporation partnered with Young Indians Trichy for the hackathon on safer, gender-sensitive urban mobility.
• G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (G20 YEA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerYi is one of the proud founders of G20 YEA, a collective of leading entrepreneurially-minded organisations. Yi organizes international missions for global exposure.
• Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs AsiaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerYi created history on 16 November 2011 by bringing together best youth organisations in the region to form the first ever advocacy alliance for young entrepreneurs.
• SusteraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustera NGO partnered with Young Indians Trivandrum for the 'Saree to Sanchi' campaign to process donated sarees into bags for rural women self-help groups.
• National Career Service Centre for Differently AbledminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Young Indians Trivandrum for the 'Saree to Sanchi' climate initiative, with differently-abled women stitching bags for livelihood.
• Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKochi Metro collaborated with CII-Young Indians under Project Disha to implement Braille-enabled accessibility facilities at Changampuzha station.
• KDEM (Karnataka Digital Economy Mission)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKDEM partnered with Mysore Quantum AI initiative, with Young Indians as an ecosystem partner supporting quantum computing and AI advancement.
• TiE MysuruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTiE Mysuru supported the Mysore Quantum AI initiative with Young Indians as a community partner.
• SJCE-STEPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience and Technology Entrepreneurship Park supported Mysore Quantum AI initiative with Young Indians as an ecosystem partner.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• World Economic Forum Global Shapers: WEF-affiliated network of city-based hubs of young leaders (typically under 30) running local impact projects. Comparable in chapter/hub model, leadership development, and global youth policy engagement.

Direct peers

• TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs): Global entrepreneurship network founded in India with strong chapter model serving entrepreneurs in similar 21-45 age bracket. Direct comparable in mission, member demographics, and event-driven engagement (TiECon parallels YiFi/TakePride).
• Rotaract (Rotary International Youth Wing): Youth wing of Rotary for ages 18+, focused on leadership, professional development, and community service through club-based model. Highly comparable membership, civic engagement, and nation-building focus.
• AIESEC: Global youth leadership network operating in India with cross-border exchange and youth empowerment programs. Comparable in age demographic, international engagement mandate, and leadership development mission.
• Enactus: Global youth entrepreneurship and social impact organization active in Indian universities. Overlaps with Yi's Yuva, Thalir, and entrepreneurship programming in targeting students and young professionals.
• JCI India (Junior Chamber International): India chapter of global youth leadership membership organization with similar age range (18-40), civic projects, and chapter-based national structure. Most direct functional peer in youth civic leadership development.

Broad incumbents

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): Global membership organization for young executives and business leaders under age 45, focused on peer learning, leadership development, and networking. Comparable age-bracketed executive membership model and leadership focus.
• ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry): Major Indian industry chamber alongside CII and FICCI, with its own youth engagement programs. Comparable as a peer industry-body incumbent that could host or compete with CII-Yi for youth policy and entrepreneurship agenda.
• FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce): One of India's largest industry bodies, comparable to Yi's parent CII, with FICCI Young Leaders and student-engagement verticals. Adjacent incumbent in the same industry-association ecosystem hosting youth wings.
• NASSCOM (and NASSCOM Foundation): India's premier technology industry body with extensive startup/entrepreneurship programs (NASSCOM 10K Startups, Foundation youth initiatives). Comparable as industry-body-hosted entrepreneurship platform, though technology-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@yionline
• Facebookfacebook.com/YoungIndians.Yi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/young-indians
• Instagraminstagram.com/young.indians

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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