Teach For India (TFI)

Teach For India (TFI) is a national program that aims to reduce the education gap in India by placing outstanding college graduates and young professionals in low-income schools to teach for two-years. In its launch year, TFI will place 100 Fellows in Pune and Mumbai.

TFI is currently looking to partner with low-income, English-medium primary schools in Mumbai. TFI Fellows will work as class teachers in schools starting in June 2009 and each Fellow will work in placement schools for two consecutive school years (June – April). Prior to and during the first month of the program Fellows will receive comprehensive training; Fellows will also ongoing receive professional development during the two-year period.

Criteria for placement:
1. Schools should have at least 2 guaranteed teacher vacancies starting in June 2009.
2. Schools should have proper infrastructure (desks/chairs for students, blackboards in every classroom)
3. Schools should allow TFI to conduct monitoring and evaluation of Fellows during the two years.
4. Schools should provide complete classroom autonomy to TFI fellows.

Interested schools/NGOs should contact Surjeet Ahluwalia at surjeet@teachforindia.org. For more information please write to us at info@teachforindia.org.