Apply for Teach For India Fellowship Program 2021. The Teach For India Fellowship program is an opportunity for India’s brightest and most promising individuals, from the nation’s best universities and workplaces, to serve as full-time teachers to children from underserved 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 grassroots 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.

Role

Fellows transform the life paths of children in their classroom, and in turn, transform themselves towards leadership in educational equity. Basically, they are placed as full-time teachers, for 2 years, in government or low-income private schools. They teach English, Mathematics, Science and Social Students, in English, across Grades 1 to 10. Teach For India Fellows teach in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Pune.

Teach For India Fellowship calls leaders to join a movement towards educational equity. Aside from passion and commitment to the movement, we look for leadership potential that can develop through the two-year Fellowship. It seeks diversity, fellows come from across the world representing over 300 college campuses and companies, with varied life experiences, expertise, and professional experiences. Cohorts include college graduates, working professionals, and entrepreneurs.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible to apply to the Fellowship program, applicants 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.

In addition to that, fellows must possess skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, grit, and have a high bar of expectations for themselves and others. Furthermore, they should demonstrate interpersonal skills through their interactions with various stakeholders, along with academic excellence.

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