Yi Thalir - Young Indians School Programme
Leadership and civic skills through school
Year-long school engagement programme nurturing safe, inclusive, and responsible young citizens.
Mode
Hybrid
Fee
Free
Participation format
Individual and team
Teams of 1 to 100
Duration
Year-long school engagement aligned with the academic calendar
Eligibility
Open to school students whose schools have partnered with Yi Thalir through the Yi School Hub. Activities span primary to senior secondary classes, with specific projects pitched at age-appropriate cohorts.
- Grade level
- Grade 1 to 12
- Age range
- 6 to 17 years
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
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Rewards and recognition
Certificate
Yi participation certificate
Schools and students receive participation certificates from CII Young Indians for completed projects and marquee events under Yi Thalir.
Recognition
Recognition by CII Young Indians
Skills your child builds
How to apply
- 1School leadership reviews Yi Thalir on the Yi School Hub platform.
- 2School signs up on the Yi School Hub portal and connects with the nearest Young Indians chapter.
- 3Yi volunteers and school teachers co-plan the year's activities and projects.
- 4Students participate in projects, awareness drives, and Yi marquee events through the school.
- 5Schools nominate teams for city, regional, and national-level Yi engagements such as the Young Indians Parliament and Innovation Festival.
Rules and guidelines
- Engagement is anchored at the school level; individual sign-ups are routed through the school.
- Project execution follows Yi guidelines shared during chapter onboarding.
About this opportunity
Yi Thalir is the school engagement vertical of CII Young Indians, the youth movement of the Confederation of Indian Industry. The word Thalir means sapling in Tamil, and the programme is positioned as a long-term school partnership that nurtures children into independent, safe, happy, inclusive, and responsible citizens. Yi Thalir operates within Young Indians' three foundational pillars of Youth Leadership, Nation Building, and Thought Leadership, and is delivered to schools by Yi chapters across the country through the Yi School Hub platform.
Participating schools sign up through the Yi School Hub portal and gain structured access to Yi's flagship social-impact projects, leadership sessions, and awareness drives that are run inside the school calendar. The projects include Road Safety, Project Masoom on child protection and personal safety, digital safety sessions, menstrual hygiene and nutrition awareness, and the Beyond Books initiative that encourages reading and reflection. Schools also participate in marquee Yi engagements such as the Young Indians Parliament, the Innovation Festival built on design thinking, and the annual Bharat Thalir Week of activities, which surface student-led ideas across cities.
Delivery is mentored by Yi volunteer members, who are professionals and entrepreneurs aged 21 to 40, working alongside school teachers. Activities are designed to build creativity, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, problem-solving, civic responsibility, and public-speaking confidence. Yi Thalir runs in more than fifty cities where Young Indians has active chapters, with strong activity reported in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Kerala, and Delhi NCR. Participation is school-mediated; individual students engage through their school after the school joins the Thalir partnership.
What your child will do
- Road safety awareness drives and projects
- Project Masoom on child protection and personal safety
- Digital safety, menstrual hygiene, and nutrition awareness sessions
- Beyond Books reading and reflection initiative
- Participation in Young Indians Parliament and Innovation Festival
- Bharat Thalir Week of student-led activities
Mentors and faculty
Yi volunteer members from industry and entrepreneurship, working alongside school teachers
Academic details
Frequently asked questions
Who can participate in Yi Thalir?
Yi Thalir is open to school students whose schools have signed up with CII Young Indians through the Yi School Hub. Activities span primary to senior secondary classes, with specific projects designed for age-appropriate cohorts.
How does a school join Yi Thalir?
A school's leadership team can sign up on the Yi School Hub portal and connect with the nearest Young Indians chapter, which then helps plan the year's projects and events with the school.
What kind of activities are part of Yi Thalir?
Yi Thalir activities include projects such as Road Safety and Project Masoom on child protection, awareness sessions on digital safety and health, the Beyond Books reading initiative, and participation in Yi flagship events like the Young Indians Parliament and Innovation Festival.
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