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The International Award for Young People, India (commonly abbreviated IAYP), is a Youth Awards Programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 that has since expanded to over 130 countries. The Programme recognises adolescents and young adults for completing a series of self-improvement exercises modelled on Kurt Hahn's solution to the "Six Declines of Modern Youth."

India awards the "International Award for Young People" to youth who complete a self-improvement program based on the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award model. The program was first introduced to India in 1962 and was originally operated by the Indian Public Schools Conference. In 1989 the Award Programme Foundation, a registered charity, was established to oversee management of the award. According to the Award Programme Foundation, implementation of the Programme are undertaken by over 230 local institutions, including governments, NGOs, schools and universities. Despite the long history of the program in India, only about 19,000 youth annually participate. As in many other nations, awards in India are granted in three levels - Gold, Silver, and Bronze - based on the complexity and time commitment of the projects undertaken by the individual award participant. More details can be seen at www.iayp.in