Kerala Youth Leadership Academy

General Administration Department Government of Kerala

Young Kerala Fellowship Programme (YKFP)

Applications are invited for the Young Kerala Fellowship Programme (YKFP) of the Kerala Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA) under the General Administration Department. Any graduates in the age group of 21 to 27 years are eligible to apply. Applicants must have a degree from any recognized university as a basic qualification. The fellowship scheme is for a period of 6 months (extendable to 1 year). One person will be selected from 14 districts. A stipend of Rs 25,000 will be given every month. In association with the district collectors, district development commissioners and sub-collectors of their respective districts, fellows will get the opportunity to work on various priority projects implemented by the Government of Kerala and other projects implemented by the district administrations. There will also be a residential certificate course on Public Policy, Public Administration, Governance, Leadership and Management at IMG, Thiruvananthapuram.

Applications are open from 25th August 2025. The fellows will be selected through an online examination, video upload and personal interview.

Following is some general information on the Young Kerala Fellowship Programme.

REGISTRATION

Candidates are required to register online for the Young Kerala Fellowship Programme through reg.kyla.kerala.gov.in.
It will be available from 25th August 2025.
Applicants should have a valid personal email ID and a mobile number that is active throughout the selection process.
The registration will be open to all Keralites, and there will be no registration fee.

STAGE 1: Preliminary Online Application

Candidates are required to complete the registration to initiate the process.
Once signed in, candidates shall complete their profile by entering their personal, academic, and professional details (work experience, if any).
As part of the initial process, candidates will also have to attempt compulsory essay questions. These will be evaluated once the candidate passes Stage 2: Online Assessment.
Candidates may fill out the details partially, save them in between, and make necessary edits until final submission.

STAGE 2: Online Assessment

After completing Stage 1, candidates will have to take an online assessment.
Candidates can choose the available time slots for attending the online assessment.
The duration of the test will be 35 minutes and will have 40 questions.
Assessment tests will cover General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability, Data Interpretation, and Logical Reasoning.
Each question will carry one mark, and wrong answers will have a negative mark of ⅓ (0.33).

STAGE 3: Video Upload

Candidates will be given a total of 10 questions. They have to select one question and record a video of a maximum of 2 minutes duration and upload the same.

STAGE 4: GD & Personal Interview

An offline group discussion, essay writing and personal interview will be held in Thiruvananthapuram to analyze the professional ability, motive and knowledge of the candidate to qualify for the Fellowship.

STAGE 5: Ranklist and Admission

The rank list will be published after completing the interview process of all candidates. Further, 14 fellows will be given admission to YKFP, i.e., one fellow in each district. Once admission for YKFP is completed, the third cohort training at IMG will commence in the first week of October 2025.

Download YKFP Notification Registration Closed

Note: The dates shown above are from the supplied 2025 programme information. Please verify the current application status before applying.

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