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Your roadmap into India's policy ecosystem
Everything you need to find your way into policy and social impact, in one place and free: a careers navigator, curated databases, a weekly jobs board, your city chapter, conversations with practitioners, and guides that explain the field.
Policy Career Navigator
A practical map of the field: 100+ careers across 12 domains, with what each role involves, who hires for it, how to get there, and how much it pays. Built for students and early-career professionals trying to understand where they fit.
Curated, searchable, free
Years of curation, kept current, so your search does not start from scratch. Each database opens in its own space; cover images and links are being added.
Hiring organisations
Think tanks, consultancies, foundations, government bodies and more, across the policy and social-impact ecosystem.
Link coming soonFellowships
Policy and social-impact fellowships in India and abroad, with what each offers and who it is for.
Link coming soonScholarships
Funding routes for policy and governance study, curated for Indian aspirants.
Link coming soonPolicy schools
Policy schools and programmes, Indian and international, side by side.
Link coming soonShort courses
Short courses in policy and governance for focused, flexible upskilling.
Link coming soonGrants and funding
Grants and funding routes for people and organisations doing public-interest work.
Link coming soonOpportunities, every week
The databases are only part of it. Four more ways the community puts real opportunities in front of you.
A weekly jobs board in your inbox
Every week, The Policy Post shares hundreds of new jobs and internships from across the public policy and social-impact world, curated and sent straight to you.
Subscribe free → In your cityOpportunities where you are
Your city chapter surfaces new ways to do meaningful work in policy and social impact right where you live, from local roles to on-ground projects and events.
Find your chapter → On YouTubeLearn from people who did it
Policy Panchayat and our channel bring you conversations with practitioners and experts across the ecosystem, on how they built their careers and what they learned along the way.
Watch → GuidesGuides that explain the field
In-depth e-books and primers that break down the sector and how to build a career in it, free to read.
Read the guides →Start where you are
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