PM YUVA 2025- Nurturing Young Authors by NBT India in Collaboration with MyGov [6 Months Mentorship + Scholarship]: Register by April 10

NBT India in Collaboration with MyGov is inviting registrations for PM YUVA 2025- Nurturing Young Authors. The last date of registration is April 10.

About PM YUVA 2025

This scheme has been conceptualised on the premise that the twenty first century India needs to groom a generation of young authors to create ambassadors of Indian literature and world view. In view of the fact that our country is ranked third in the arena of book publishing and we have a treasure trove of indigenous literature, India must project it at the global stage.

In view of the significant impact of the first and second editions of PM-YUVA Scheme with large scale participation of young and budding authors in 22 Indian languages and English, PM-YUVA 3.0 is being launched on 11 March 2025.

Themes

The Themes of PM-YUVA 3.0 are:

• Contribution of Indian Diaspora in Nation Building;
• Indian Knowledge System; and
• Makers of Modern India (1950-2025).

The scheme will help to develop a stream of writers who can write on various facets of India encompassing the past, present and future. Besides, the scheme will also provide a window to the aspiring youth to articulate themselves and present a comprehensive outlook of contribution of Indians across fields in ancient and present times.

Proposal Details

This proposal of mentorship of young authors is in tune with PM’s vision of Global Citizen that needs to be launched to train young and budding authors up to the age of 30 years in order to promote reading, writing and book culture in the country, and project India and Indian writings globally.

The contestants will be asked to submit a Book proposal of 10,000 words. Therefore, division as per the following :

How to Register?

Interested candidates can register online via this page.

Important dates

Selection Procedure

• A total of 50 authors will be selected.
• The number of authors to be selected as per the theme:
  1. Contribution of Indian Diaspora in Nation Building – 10 authors
  2. Indian Knowledge System – 20 authors
  3. Makers of Modern India (1950-2025) – 20 authors
• The selection will be made by a Committee to be constituted by NBT. 

Guidelines

• Applicants who had qualified for the PM-YUVA Scheme 1.0 and PM-YUVA Scheme 2.0 are not eligible for PM-YUVA 3.0 Scheme 2025-26.
• Contestants should not have any personal, professional, or academic obligations that interfere with the mentorship schedule during the PM-YUVA 3.0.
• The maximum age of the contestant should be exactly 30 years or below as on 11 March 2025.
• The submissions of the manuscript will be accepted through MyGov only till 11:59 PM on 10th April 2025.
• The genre of the entry of PM-YUVA 3.0 scheme should be Non-Fiction only.
• The change of topic of the Book Proposal will not be allowed after submission.
• There should be only ONE entry per person.

Mentorship

• National Book Trust, India will organise a Writers’ Online Programme for the selected candidates in the form of Master classes. 
• The young authors will be trained by eminent authors/mentors from NBT’s panel of accomplished authors and writers.
•  In addition, eminent authors/mentors under NBT’s Advisory Panel and other eminent authors from various languages will mentor and guide them on how to exercise their literary skills.
• The eco-system of publishing–how a content is created, authors are  mentored, the editorial processes that take place, literary agents spot  creative talent would be an integral aspect of the programme.
• The authors will get to expand their understanding and hone their skills through interaction at various international events such as Literary Festivals, Book Fairs, Cultural Exchange Programmes, etc.

Disbursement of Scholarship

• A consolidated scholarship of Rs. 50,000 per month for a period of six months (50,000 x 6 = Rs. 3 Lakh) per author will be paid under the Mentorship Scheme.
•  A royalty of 10% will be payable to the authors on successful publications of their books at the end of the Mentorship Program.
•  The books thus published under the scheme may be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature between different states of India and thereby promoting Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat.
• They will also be given a platform to promote their books and also to propagate the Reading and Writing culture on a national scale.

Click here for the official notification of PM YUVA 2025.