About JCI & JCI India

About JCI

How it all began!

Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs with nearly five lakh active members and millions of alumni spread across more than 115 countries.

JCI orgin can be traced back to 1915 to the city of St. Louis, Missouri, USA where Sir Henry Giessenbier with 32 other young men established Young Men's Progressive Civic Association (YMPCA)
In 1916, the name was changed from YMPCA to "Junior Citizens", commonly called "JCs", which later became "Jaycees"
Their work so impressed the St. Louis Junior chamber of Commerce that they asked these young men in 1918 to adopt the name “Junior Chamber of Commerce” which later became “Junior Chamber”
By 1944, the movement had spread through 18 countries officially forming "Junior Chamber International", welcoming people between age 18 and 40 years

"From within the walls of the soul of this organization wherein the foundation of character and good citizenship are laid, I hope a message will come in the sometime of tomorrow that will stir the people towards the establishment of a permanent and everlasting world peace."

Sir Henry Giessenbier
Founder

JCI Creed

We Believe
That faith in god gives meaning and purpose to human life,
That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations,
That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise,
That government should be of laws rather than of men,
That earth’s great treasure lies in human personality,
And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

About JCI India

Welcome to India's largest organization with young and active leaders

JCI India is a voluntary organization, membership based NGO working in India since 1949 for developing the leadership skills of young men and women of this country. It is affiliated to Junior Chamber International(JCI),a worldwide federation of young leaders and entrepreneurs founded in 1944, having headquarter at Chester Field USA. Currently it has over 200,000 active members and more than one million graduates, in over 100 countries and 6,000 communities.

JCI India is the Second largest Member Nation of Junior Chamber International. Currently we are active in more than 26 states and union territories across India.

The membership is offered to everybody regardless of color, cast and creed between the age of 18 -40 years. Junior Chamber International India is registered under Societies Registration Act, Bombay Public Trust Act and Income Tax Act of India.

In the last 64 years we are able to produce thousands of social and business leaders all over the country through our intensive project based training activities