Under 25’s 100 Club: Where India’s Next-Gen Student Leaders Are Shaped

The 100 Club, now in its second year, is Under 25’s premier program to identify and nurture campus changemakers who are already creating tangible impact — through community and creativity. This year’s bootcamp also saw the return of 30 alumni from the last cohort, who joined the latest group for two intense days of real-world leadership training, peer learning, mentorship and vision-setting.

The weekend also featured the Campus Awards, where students from across India were nominated in key categories like Fellow of the Year and Campus of the Year. Public voting was opened to the entire Under 25 community, making it a truly collective celebration of student impact.

Participants were taken through a bootcamp experience designed to simulate the real-world responsibilities of modern leadership: managing teams, speaking to stakeholders, building and hosting events and activating college ecosystems. From learning how to pitch in real life, to collaborating with alumni, to understanding Under 25’s legacy and what it stands for — students walked away with tools that empower them to lead with clarity and confidence.

“There's a cultural relevance to this moment. The 100 Club is a signal of the kind of India that's coming. One where young people lead from the front, shaping narrative, movement and momentum,” said Jeel Gandhi, CEO of Under 25.

Under 25 is now laying the foundation for The 500 Club — a bold next step aimed at mobilizing 500 of India’s most dynamic student leaders across 500 campuses. If the 100 Club was the curated circle, the 500 Club is the scaled movement — with plans to embed leadership infrastructure into the very fabric of student life across the country.

While the 100 Club was a space of depth, storytelling and tight-knit community, the 500 Club will retain that cultural soul while unlocking unprecedented reach. Its participants will play active roles in shaping college culture, activating student economies and driving youth-led narratives at scale.

As the new season unfolds, Under 25 is actively leveraging all student touch points to reach, inspire and recruit hundreds more to the movement.

The message is clear: It’s a generational shift in how student leadership is seen, seeded and scaled. The ripple effect has begun.