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Applications Open — Cohort 2026–27

Safer Mobility Impact Fellowship

Work on India’s most urgent crisis. From the inside.

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“The most important work you will ever do is work that outlasts you. Build something real. Build something that matters.”
The Fellowship

A professional placement.
At the heart of a movement.

The Safer Mobility Impact Fellowship (SMIF) is a full-time fellowship built for individuals who want to work closely on one of India’s most urgent public challenges — safer mobility and road safety transformation.

More than a conventional fellowship, SMIF is structured as an immersive professional experience for people who want to take ownership, work alongside high-performing teams, and contribute to work that extends beyond classrooms, campaigns, and conversations into real-world systems and execution.

Fellowship Details
Location
Gurugram
Cars24 Headquarters
Duration & Timeline
1 Year · Full-Time
Cohort 2026–27
Fellowship Allowance
₹50,000
per month
Tracks Available
6 Open Tracks
Eligibility
Open to Graduates & Early Professionals
Fellowship Tracks

Find your role.
Own your workstream.

Six roles built around India’s most urgent road safety gaps. Pick your domain. Own the outcome.

Are You the Right Person?

We are looking for builders,
not bystanders.

SMIF is a high-accountability placement for individuals prepared to own a consequential problem. The stakes are lives, not metrics.

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  • You are comfortable being the most accountable person in the room
  • You measure your own success by what you shipped, not what you contributed to
  • You make decisions and move — you do not wait for permission or perfect information
  • You hold a genuine interest in road safety, urban systems, or evidence-based policy
  • You function effectively in ambiguous, high-stakes environments
How to Apply

Five steps.
One decision.

The selection process is designed to identify one quality above all — whether you can own a consequential problem and deliver on it. Credentials matter less than that.

  1. STEP 01
    Registration

    Submit your basic information and résumé. Indicate your preferred fellowship track.

  2. STEP 02
    Assignment

    A short assignment relevant to your selected role — designed to assess problem-solving ability, ownership, communication, and execution thinking.

  3. STEP 03
    Round 1 Interview

    Skills and capability assessment — how you think and structure problems under ambiguity.

  4. STEP 04
    Round 2 Interview

    Mission alignment and culture fit — your commitment to the cause and how you work in a team.

  5. STEP 05
    Fellowship Start

    Your placement begins at Cars24 HQ, Gurugram. Your mandate starts from day one.

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What You Walk Away With

Career capital.
Built on real work.

Every fellow leaves with professional currency earned through real work — not a certificate, but a year of output that positions you for what comes next.

Expert mentorship

Direct working guidance from senior practitioners and academic experts — active, substantive, and tied to your deliverable.

External stakeholder exposure

Work directly with government bodies, civic authorities, and institutional partners — as a professional, not an observer.

Leadership under real stakes

Own a workstream where the consequences are real — not simulated, not academic. The kind of pressure that builds careers.

Anchored in Cars24

Strategic guidance and direction from one of India's most recognised companies — actively channelled into your work throughout the fellowship.

End-to-end programme ownership

Own a vertical completely — timelines, field teams, expert mentors, and government interfaces — with full accountability and no senior buffer.

What Cohort 1 Built

The proof is already
on the ground.

In its inaugural year, SMIF generated outcomes that traversed the full arc — from field observation to formal government submission, national media, and a movement now backed by one of India’s most recognised names.

Infrastructure
22/31
Sites approved by civic authorities for implementation
Public Reach
1M+
People reached through public awareness campaigns
Policy
250+
Policy submissions from law & governance students
Community
150+
Active members across 18+ Indian cities
01Infrastructure

Project Rakshak

India's first large-scale youth-led road safety audit. Students from 18 cities systematically identifying, auditing, and redesigning the country's most dangerous intersections — with formal civic authority approval at each stage.

Sites approved for infrastructure implementation
22 / 31
  • 120+ high-risk sites assessed across India
  • 75+ youth deployed in 18 cities
  • 2 active construction sites underway
Validated against IRC & MoRTH standards · Faculty-reviewed at premier technical universities
02Policy

NextMile Ideathon

National road safety policy competition convening law and governance students around two priority areas — Gig Rider Safety and Crash Claim Compensation — with an expert evaluation panel drawn from government, global health bodies, and national media.

Evaluation Panel
Govt. Ministry · WHO India · Int'l Road Safety · National Media
  • 250+ policy submissions from across India
  • 37 teams mentored · 60+ policy experts
  • ₹5 Lakh prize pool
Shortlisted proposals formally submitted to the Government of India
03Research

Research Programmes

Two concurrent primary research workstreams addressing India's most under-documented road safety crises — gig worker vulnerability and post-crash legal failure — submitted to central government ministries.

Primary interviews with workers
300+
  • "Justice Unserved" — Crash Claim Compensation · 50+ stakeholder consultations · 22+ RTIs · Submitted to MoRTH & Gurugram Police
  • Gig Rider Safety Study — 300+ workers interviewed · Submitted to Ministry of Labour & Employment
Launched at the National Road Safety Forum, April 2026
Media Coverage
Times of IndiaEconomic Times InfraHindustan Times
Institutional Partners & Supporters
Premier Technical UniversitiesMoRTHWHO IndiaWRIBloomberg PhilanthropiesIRFCars24CIIPwCJohns Hopkins University
From the Fellows

Hear it from
the people inside.

Every word below is from someone who spent twelve months doing the actual work — not preparing for it. Their experience is the most accurate description of what you are stepping into.

Program ManagementCohort 2024–25
MY
Muskan Yadav
Program Management Fellow, Crashfree India
MA Development Studies · TISS Mumbai

“Before joining Crashfree India, I had not fully realised how deeply road safety is connected to governance, urban systems, and everyday life. What stood out most was the trust, ownership, and leadership opportunities I was given early on — my ideas were welcomed and I was encouraged to grow beyond my role.”

What they built
4
  • Coordinated Project Rakshak across 18 cities with 39 student teams
  • Managed collaboration across 31+ locations with mentors, auditors & government stakeholders
  • Contributed to executing the National Road Safety Forum at IIT Delhi
+ 1 more initiatives
Gurugram HQ12-month placement
Strategy & OperationsCohort 2024–25
AS
Aastha Shreeharsh
Strategy & Operations Fellow
Policy & Governance

“CFI does not ask you to prepare for impact work — it puts you inside it from day one. The accountability is real, the learning curve is steep, and that is exactly what makes this experience different.”

What they built
3
  • Conceptualised and executed NextMile Ideathon
  • 250+ submissions received
  • Finalists presented before central government ministries and global health bodies
Gurugram HQ12-month placement
Research & ConsultingCohort 2024–25
KK
Kesar Kanjhlia
Research and Consulting Fellow, Crashfree India — A Cars24 Commitment
BA Psychology, Gargi College (DU) · MA Development Studies, IIT Guwahati

“At Crashfree India, I found the rare intersection of research rigour and real-world consequence. Working across data analysis and stakeholder consulting, I saw firsthand how evidence, when placed in the right hands, can move policy. This fellowship has sharpened not just how I think about road safety, but how I think about the role of research in public life.”

What they built
5
  • Built the Post-Crash Care research vertical
  • Authored the Post-Crash Justice & 5-Gap Framework
  • Led legal awareness sessions across 4 institutional partners
+ 2 more initiatives
Gurugram HQ12-month placement
Cause MarketingCohort 2024–25
R
Rohan
Cause Marketing Fellow, Crashfree India
Journalism & Mass Communication · 4.5+ years in content & marketing

“As a Cause Marketing Fellow at Crashfree India, I led marketing and communication efforts across key initiatives including Project Rakshak, the Crash Claim Compensation research study, and the Gig Rider Study. Coming from a Journalism and Mass Communication background with 4.5+ years of experience in content and marketing, this fellowship gave me the opportunity to build and manage multiple high-impact verticals simultaneously. My contributions included building the organisation's marketing vertical from scratch, strengthening its social media presence across platforms, supporting offline campaigns during National Road Safety Month, and driving stakeholder engagement to amplify CFI's mission and on-ground impact.”

What they built
5
  • Built and strengthened the marketing vertical from the ground up, contributing to the organization's overall communication strategy
  • Played an active role in supporting offline outreach and awareness efforts during National Road Safety Month initiatives
  • Established and expanded Crashfree India's social media presence across platforms, improving visibility and engagement
+ 2 more initiatives
Gurugram HQ12-month placement
Common Questions

Frequently asked.

Safer Mobility Impact Fellowship

Work that shows
up in the world.

Cohort 2026–27 is now accepting applications.

Questions? Write to hr@crashfreeindia.org

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