For Students

Georgetown students are encouraged to participate in the India Initiative's activities through research projects, student-to-student dialogue, and events. The initiative fosters collaboration among faculty leaders, the Asian Studies Program, and other on-campus organizations to coordinate a wide array of events and encourage dialogue on India.

India Innovation Studio: Designing for Droughts

This interdisciplinary, studio-based course operates in partnership with government and civil society stakeholders to design, prototype, and implement a solution to a development problem facing India.

India-related Courses at Georgetown

Georgetown offers 16 courses on India across 10 academic disciplines, as well as a study abroad program.

India Initiative Student Fellows

India Initiative student fellows assist in planning, developing, and implementing India Initiative events, and work toward the initiative’s mission to strengthen research, teaching, and outreach on India.

Call for Submissions: 2019 India Ideas Student Research Showcase

A key feature of the April 12, 2019, India Ideas Conference is the student research showcase. Interested students who have conducted a research project or written a research paper on India and would like to share their work in this poster exhibit are encouraged to apply by Monday, April 1, 11:59 p.m.

Student Spotlights

Student Spotlight: Sheetal Gaharwar

I am a Master’s student at O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, India. This past semester, I studied at the McCourt School of PublicPolicy as part of an exchange program. The spring semester exchange program at the McCourt School of Public Policy has been an unforgettable experience that gave…

Student Spotlight: Shiv Jhangiani

Football has always been something that I am extremely passionate about; for me, it is more than just a sport, and I see tremendous potential for it as a mechanism to spur foreign investment and economic development at a grassroots level.