India is the youngest nation in the world. More than 65 percent of the population is under the age of 35. This youth population is a rich resource of India, especially the rural Indian youth population, where our 75 percent population lives. Rural India constantly faces socio-economic and political challenges. Due to these challenges, the growth of rural India is still suffering and millions are deprived of the rights to education, food, and health care. Bachelor of Rural Studies opens the vast opportunity for Indian youth to contribute to rural development.