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The Teach For India Fellowship program, is an opportunity for India’s brightest and most promising youth, from the nation’s best universities and workplaces, to serve as full-time teachers to children from low-income communities in some of the nation’s most under-resourced schools.
Through this experience of teaching in classrooms and working with key education stakeholders like students, principals, and parents, our Fellows get exposed to the grass-root realities of India’s education system and begin to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to attain positions of leadership in education and identify their role in building a wider movement for educational equity in the country.
In the short-term, this Fellowship program provides an opportunity to India’s brightest and most promising individuals, from the nation’s best universities and workplaces, to serve as full-time teachers to children from low-income communities in some of the nation’s most under-resourced schools. Through this experience of teaching in classrooms and working with key education stakeholders like students, principals, and parents, Teach for India Fellows get exposed to the grassroots realities of India’s education system and begin to cultivate the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to attain positions of leadership in the education system and identify their role in building a larger movement for equity in education.
In the long-term, the Alumni support this growing community to advocate for change. Teach for India Alumni work in diverse roles within the education sector, as teachers, teacher-trainers, school principals, curriculum designers, and education policy researchers, as well as in the ecosystem surrounding and supporting the education sector, as journalists, lawyers, health experts, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders, all with a shared purpose to build a broad people’s movement for educational equity that will accelerate progress towards that day when all children in India have the opportunity to attain an excellent education so that we, as a nation, can find our light and our true potential.
Teach For India Fellows are placed in 1st to 10th standard classrooms where they teach all major subjects — including English, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science with the exception of regional languages. Although the mother tongue is helpful in interacting within the communities, it is not a necessary prerequisite, as the Fellows teach in English medium classrooms.
Salary
Teach For India Fellows will be paid a salary of Rs. 20,412 per month. If required to relocate from their home city, Fellows will be given a housing allowance ranging from Rs. 5,300 to Rs. 10,000, depending on the city in which they will stay. In addition, Fellows will receive an allowance for school supplies.
Applications for 2021-2023 Teach for India Fellowship are now open.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible to apply to the Fellowship program, you must be an Indian Citizen or an Overseas Citizen of India, you must have graduated with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree by June/July 2021, and this must be your first application to the 2021 cohort of the Teach For India Fellowship.
English Fluency: You should be fluent in the English language, as Teach For India Fellows will be placed in English-medium classrooms and will be expected to teach in and attend training sessions conducted in English.
Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for Teach For India Fellowship.
Commitment and Location
The Fellowship is a 2-year, full-time, paid commitment to teaching and living in one of the placement cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune) starting May/June 2021.
Fellows will be full-time staff members of the schools in which they are placed and will work stipulated school hours six days a week as well as attending training and support sessions as per city requirements.
How to apply
Apply online at this page.
Application Deadlines
Four application deadlines for the 2021 Fellowship Program are:
Round 1: Sunday, September 6th, 2020, 10:00 PM IST
Round 2: Sunday, November 8th 2020, 10:00 PM IST
Round 3: Sunday, January 17th 2021, 10:00 PM IST
Round 4: Sunday, March 14th 2021, 10:00 PM IST
Contact
For more information, send an email to apply@teachforindia.org.
For full details, visit the official website given below.
Teach For India Fellowship 2021-23
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