Bihar Fellowship 2025 by Nyaaya and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy: Apply Now!

Nyaaya is a digital platform that provides citizens with simple, practical, and language-accessible legal information. Its purpose is to ensure that every person (especially underserved communities) understands their rights and duties and uses the law to improve their lives. Nyaaya works to make access to justice easier through policy, research, digital technology, and grassroots interventions.

Nyaaya is an initiative of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. Vidhi is a leading policy think tank that actively contributes to reforms in Indian law and policy.

About the Fellowship – Bihar Samvidhaan Fellowship 2025–2026

The Bihar Samvidhaan Fellowship 2025 is a one-year paid fellowship program launched by Nyaaya. The fellowship aims to increase legal awareness at the grassroots level in Bihar and to reduce inequalities in access to justice. Under this fellowship, selected fellows will work with local communities across different districts of Bihar, helping people understand their legal rights, strengthen engagement with government institutions, and improve access to the justice system.

This fellowship is a unique opportunity for those working in the field of social change. It provides passionate and committed young people working in this sector the chance to create real impact.

Expectations from the Samvidhaan Fellows

• Must be a highly skilled lawyer working at the grassroots level.
• Should have at least 2–3 years of litigation experience.
• Must have expertise in gender rights, child rights, or the rights of underserved communities.
• Should have an understanding of social security schemes and rights.
• Should know how to work on grievance redressal and understand related processes.
• Should have prior experience of participating in programs such as legal aid camps.
• Should be keen on identifying social problems and developing community skills.
• Must be proficient and effective in speaking and writing Hindi.

Work of the Samvidhaan Fellows

• Provide free legal advice on specific cases referred by partner institutions and represent them before appropriate legal forums in Bihar.
• Attend legal aid centers and camps such as Jeevika Didi Adhikar Kendras and Chanakya National Law University Legal Aid Clinic on scheduled dates (as per the roster) to provide legal assistance to those in need.
• Empower women, children, and others through legal awareness and capacity-building sessions.
• Collaborate in creating contextual, detailed legal informational material in Hindi for Nyaaya’s online community.
• Respond to public queries on Nyaaya’s WhatsApp-based helpline, explaining legal rights, processes, and access to government benefits.
• Remove barriers to accessing justice, and encourage citizens to use the justice delivery system confidently and effectively.

Duration of Work

The fellowship duration will be 12 months (one year), with the possibility of extension based on the fellow’s work.

Nature of Work

• The fellowship focuses especially on judicial issues concerning women and children in Bihar.
• Since the primary aim is grassroots-level work with common people, fellows must be based in Bihar.
• Fellows will receive a financial support of ₹35,000 per month, along with reimbursement of fellowship-related expenses such as phone bills, travel costs, etc.
• Selected lawyers will be required to provide pro bono representation in cases referred by Nyaaya’s partner institutions.
• Litigation costs incurred in such cases will be reimbursed by Nyaaya.

Stipend

Each fellow will receive a monthly stipend of ₹35,000.

Work Location

The fellowship work will be based in different districts of Bihar.

Application Deadline

15 September 2025

Application  form

Click Here To Apply.

After applying, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed. Selected candidates will be informed via email.

Contact

Sakshi Bhatnagar, Program Manager, Nyaaya – [email protected]