NBT India in Collaboration with MyGov is inviting registrations for PM YUVA 2025- Nurturing Young Authors. The last date of registration is April 10.
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.
The Themes of PM-YUVA 3.0 are:
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.
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 :
| 1 | Synopsis | 2000-3000 words |
| 2 | Chapter Plan | Yes |
| 3 | Two-three sample chapters | 7000-8000 words |
| 4 | Bibliography and References | Yes |
Interested candidates can register online via this page.
| DURATION OF ALL INDIA CONTEST | 11 March – 10 April 2025 |
| EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS | 12 April -12 May 2025 |
| MEETING OF NATIONAL JURY | 20 May 2025 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS | 31 May 2025 |
| MENTORSHIP DURATION | 1 June – 1 November 2025 |
| NATIONAL CAMP | New Delhi World Book Fair 2026 (10 to 18 January 2026) |
| PUBLICATION OF FIRST SET OF BOOKS | By 31 March 2026 |
