The Times of India's Lead India campaign is a nation-wide search for India's next great political leaders. They are inviting the young, well-educated citizens of India to step forward and bring about a change in Indian politics.

The Lead India programme shall evaluate applicants on attributes relevant to the political system – like the ability to conceive goals for the nation, a sense of social responsibility, the capability to translate the vision for the nation into specific, pragmatic action points, the ability to rally people around ideas, the ability to execute and resilience. The Times of India will arrange for a corpus of Rs. 50 Lakhs for funding a project of choice for the final Lead India winner. The programme and the results will be highlighted in the newspaper and on television. TOI will also arrange for the winner to undergo a Leadership Development programme at the John F Kennedy School of Political Leadership at Harvard University.

To apply, please fill out the attached application form and email it to leadindia@timesgroup.com