Yuva Chetna 2026: RIS Gandhinagar’s Youth Awareness Initiative

You need a school to prepare your kid for the next exam. You also need one to prepare them for the next twenty years.

That’s the gap Yuva Chetna is built to close. Introduced by RIS Gandhinagar’s Chairman, Mr. Prahar Anjaria, this youth empowerment initiative gives students aged 12 to 17 a structured head start on the paths they might choose after school, whether that’s civil services, competitive exams, or building something of their own.

What is Yuva Chetna and What is Its Main Objective?

Yuva Chetna is an incubation and career-awareness initiative at RIS Gandhinagar, designed to expose students to real career pathways well before they have to choose one. Its core objective is simple: help students “skill up, innovate, and shine with confidence”. It is done by connecting classroom learning to the practical realities of competitive exams, government careers, and entrepreneurship, with early exposure to areas like AI and startups woven in along the way.

The initiative rests on three pillars:

• Incubation Lab: a space where creativity meets entrepreneurship, encouraging students to think like innovators
• Government Job Preparation: early guidance toward major competitive examinations like UPSC and GPSC
• Competitive Exam Coaching: structured support for academic exams such as NEET, JEE, Olympiads, IPMAT, and CLAT

Together, these pillars help Yuva Chetna function as an ongoing platform where students build awareness, skills, and confidence for the paths ahead, through regular expert-led sessions rather than a single one-off event.

Why RIS Gandhinagar Built Yuva Chetna

Competitive exams and government careers can feel distant and intimidating when students only hear about them in passing. Yuva Chetna is built to close that distance early, while students still have years to prepare, explore, and decide.

By bringing in experts, from civil services professionals to psychiatrists to Padmashree awardees, the initiative replaces vague advice with real exposure. A student hearing directly from someone who has lived that path learns more in an hour than most absorb from years of secondhand information.

What’s New in the Yuva Chetna 2026 Edition?

The 2026 edition has continued to expand on this foundation, most recently with a session titled “The Commerce Edge: Turning Your Stream into a Mainstream Success“, held on 18 June 2026 for students of Grades 10 to 12. The session was led by Mr. Udgeeth Anjaria, an RIS Gandhinagar alumnus from the Class of 2018. He is now studying at IIM Shillong.

The session introduced students to professional courses beyond the usual choices, including IPM, Econometrics, Actuarial Science, CMA, and CFA. It gave Commerce stream students a clearer picture of where their subjects could actually take them. It closed with an interactive Q&A, where Chairman Mr. Prahar Anjaria and Mr. Udgeeth Anjaria addressed student questions on Commerce careers and higher education.

This alumni-led format marks a meaningful shift for the 2026 edition: Yuva Chetna is increasingly bringing RIS Gandhinagar’s own graduates back to mentor current students, making the guidance feel closer to home.

How Yuva Chetna Fits Into RIS Gandhinagar’s Bigger Picture

Yuva Chetna sits comfortably alongside RIS Gandhinagar’s broader approach to student development, one that treats leadership, awareness, and real-world readiness as seriously as board exam results. It complements existing efforts under the school’s Life Skills petal, extending them into concrete guidance for competitive careers, entrepreneurship, mental wellbeing, and civic awareness.

For a CBSE school in Gandhinagar, this kind of student leadership program signals a shift: preparing students not just to pass exams, but to walk into the next stage of their lives with direction and confidence.

Conclusion

Yuva Chetna reflects a simple belief: students grow into confident, capable adults when schools give them real exposure. As the initiative expands beyond its inaugural session, RIS Gandhinagar continues to build a bridge between the classroom and the careers students will one day choose.

FAQs

1. What is Yuva Chetna and what is its main objective?
Yuva Chetna is RIS Gandhinagar’s youth leadership initiative for students aged 12-17. Its main objective is to build early awareness and skills around entrepreneurship, government careers, and competitive exams.

2. What’s new in the Yuva Chetna 2026 edition?
The 2026 edition’s most recent session, “The Commerce Edge,” was held on 18 June 2026 and led by RIS Gandhinagar alumnus Mr. Udgeeth Anjaria (IIM Shillong). He introduced Grades 10-12 students to professional courses like IPM, Actuarial Science, CMA, and CFA, alongside his own journey from school to a top management institute.

3. Which students can take part in Yuva Chetna?
The initiative is designed for students aged 12 to 17, with sessions tailored to different age groups as the program expands.

4. What exams does the Competitive Exam Coaching pillar cover?
It covers preparation tracks for exams such as NEET, JEE, Olympiads, IPMAT, and CLAT, giving students structured academic support alongside their regular curriculum.

5. Who leads the Yuva Chetna initiative at RIS Gandhinagar?
Yuva Chetna was introduced by RIS Gandhinagar’s Chairman, Mr. Prahar Anjaria, who personally leads several sessions himself. He conducts it alongside outside experts and RIS alumni, including civil services mentor Mr. Dankesh Oza, psychiatrist Dr. Dhruv Thakkar, and Padmashree awardee Dr. Uma Shankar Pandey.