Civic Intelligence Bootcamp

A transformative civic leadership program for high school students

June 23-30, 2025
IIT Delhi Research and Innovation Park

About The Program

The Civic Intelligence Summer Bootcamp is a unique week-long experience designed to nurture the next generation of informed, empathetic, and action-oriented citizens ready for School-Se-Samaaj transition.

This immersive program introduces students (Grades 8–12) to contemporary challenges, governance, public policy, active citizenship, and leadership. Through classroom sessions, sit-down with leaders, real-world simulations, engaging activities such as the mock-parliament, participants learn about the intricacies of challenges before the society, and acquire the necessary leadership and problem-solving skills.

Program Overview

Our comprehensive one-week program combines classroom sessions, activities, leader interactions, and field visits to develop your civic leadership skills.

Overview

Program Duration

One-week of immersive learning between June 23-30, 2025

Location

IIT Delhi Research and Innovation Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi

Participants

High school students (Grades 8-12) passionate about creating social impact

Program Overview

Day 1

Civic Intelligence

  • 1 Understanding self and society
  • 2 What is Civic Intelligence
Day 2

Think like a leader

  • 1 Leadership theories and styles
  • 2 Leadership frameworks
  • 3 Critical Thinking
  • 4 Design Thinking
  • 5 Leadership Styles
Day 3

Act like a leader

  • 1 The art of negotiation
  • 2 Collaborative problem-solving
  • 3 Communication and public speaking
Day 4

Civic challenge

  • 1 Understanding the challenges before our society and the world
Day 5

Public Policy

  • 1 Designing public policy solutions
  • 2 Implementing policies
  • 3 Indian Constitution
  • 4 Understanding institutions and process
Day 6

Field Visits

  • 1 Visit to a government office
Day 7

Activities & Leader Interaction

  • 1 Mock Parliament
  • 2 Capstone project presentation
  • 3 Coffee with a political leader/Member of Parliament
  • 4 Graduation

Faculty Experts

Meet Our Faculty

Pratyush Prabhakar

Founder - Communeeti

Pratyush Prabhakar is the Founder of Communeeti, a public policy venture based out of New Delhi. He has worked with Minister’s offices in seven social, economic and infrastructure ministries. He is a widely published columnist, a TEDx speaker and an educator. He also heads the Centre for Public Policy at Anant National University and is a member of the CII National Forum on Academia-Industry Collaboration. He is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.

Divya Singh Rathore

Co-founder - Communeeti

Divya Singh Rathore is the Co-founder of Communeeti. She comes with a wide and cross-cutting experience spanning across government, media, consulting, and think-tanks. Her work with the government involved advising Minister’s offices across the Ministries of Education, Culture,Tourism and Northeastern Region. She is an author, a TEDx speaker, a culture enthusiast, and a widely published columnist. She is an alumna of Lady Shri Ram College and the Hindu College.

Shalini Jha

Founder - Alharh

Shalini Jha is the founder of alharh.org , a menstrual awareness and equity campaign. Shalini serves as an Impact Officer with the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community at the Gaya Hub addressing local challenges alongside fellow change-makers. She is also an Assistant Professor of English and an alumna of Miranda House, University of Delhi. Her work bridges academic feminist theory with practical advocacy, community engagement and collaboration.

Takeaways

Our program provides a unique blend of skills development, hands-on experience, and mentorship that prepares students for future leadership roles.

Civic
Intelligence

Develop the intelligence to understand complex societal challenges.

21st Century
Leadership Skills

Acquire leadership skills necessary to find the solutions to 21-st century challenges with empathy & efficiency.

School-to-Samaaj
Transition

Be society-ready and future-ready to thrive and let your surroundings thrive.

Career Pathway
Exploration

Explore career pathways in public service, social impact, media, and public leadership.

For Whom?

  • Build their Civic Intelligence
  • Become a change-maker
  • Explore career pathways in impact sectors
  • Build profile for higher studies
  • Make an effective and successful transition from School to Samaaj

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Program Fee: We charge a fee of Rs. 10k to cover the costs of the program.