Young professionals working full time and students in their final year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree are encouraged to apply. Fellows will be compensated during their 2 year commitment. Please visit the following link to learn about your financial support options
http://www.teachforindia.org/financial-support.php. Our current Fellows are graduates and professionals from the a variety
of schools and companies in India and abroad. Stephens College, BITS Pilani, Symbiosis, Sophia College, ICICI Bank, NMIMS, Citigroup, Thermax, Harvard (USA), Ernst and Young, Accenture amongst many others. Why should YOU do it? The generation today does not want to wait till tomorrow to contribute to a better, more progressive and brighter India. You can make an immediate difference today by directly educating the minds of tomorrow. You can redefine teaching and bring students from low-income backgrounds to achieve at a level similar to their wealthier peers. You can build outstanding leadership skills in these two years through our teaching methods, our training models and the community project that you will manage. Your direct involvement at a grass-roots level will empower you to consider long-term systemic impact of your decisions in your academic or professional career after the fellowship. But most importantly, you will build patience, perseverance, planning and organizational skills while gaining humility and maturity – all integral skills to be part of the upcoming generation of our nation’s leaders. How does Teach for India fit into your long-term plans? Your contribution to Teach for India is important to us and we aim to create meaningful opportunities for the TFI alum. We will assist in placing TFI alum in positions and jobs that will enable them to be on a leadership track. You can apply for a job or a post-graduate program and secure a 2 year deferral (so that they hold the position for you until you complete the Fellowship) or you can take advantage of our tie-ups to secure a job or a higher education placement at the end of your Fellowship. To complement your experience and prepare you for life after your two years as a fellow, Teach for India has support systems in place that assist you with career placement, soft skills for further education and alumni support. Click here to learn more about support and partnerships http://www.teachforindia.org/opportunities.php
At Teach for India, you will be part of alumni that consists of graduates and professionals from a strong network of colleges, universities and companies across not only India but also worldwide through our association with Teach for America (USA), Teach First (UK) and several other organizations part of the Teach For All network (http://teachforallnetwork.org/)
The best way to picture your future sometimes is to look at what “Teach For” alumni are already doing. Below is a listing of the institutions that Teach For America and Teach First alumni are part of and their profile distribution. The Institutions
Accenture, Allen & Overy, Amnesty International, Bank Street College of Education, BT, Columbia University, Conservative Party, D.E.G.W, Deloitte, DSCF, Duke University, EMI, Foreign & Commonwealth office, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Georgetown University, GlaxoSmithKline, Harvard University, HSBC, IBM, Institute of Education, Johns Hopkins University, JP Morgan, KPMG, McKinsey, NM Rothschild & Sons , Northwestern University, NSPCC, PWC, Sainsburys, Stanford University, Teach For India, University of California-Berkeley, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania amongst others.
