FAQs
Everything you need to know about Teach For India
Dear 2022 Fellows,
Our mission is all the more relevant today with the pandemic pushing those from under-resourced communities further into poor living conditions, and we wouldn’t start this journey with anyone else but changemakers like you who want to tackle educational inequity and set out on their own leadership development journey. Things are changing rapidly and the last few months have been unprecedented, but we’re prepared. We are also moulding ourselves to be agile and flexible for the future. We will continue to update this section of the website as our plans develop.
The last 21 months were a novel challenge for all of us but with the support of our Staff, Fellows and Alumni, we were able to make our Fellowship virtual and bring alive the concept of blended learning. With the generous support of our donors and well-wishers, we were also able to procure thousands of gadgets so that our children don’t stop learning.
This year, we will continue the blended model of asynchronous and synchronous learning, but as state COVID advisories permit, we will return to classrooms full time. If you have any doubts and concerns, we are here to offer as much clarity as we can. We are adding a new set of frequently asked questions – which we will keep updating. If you have a more urgent question, please email us at fellowship2022@teachforindia.org.
The Teach For India Team
Why should I join Teach For India?
Teach For India offers you the chance to make a real difference in tackling one of India’s most pressing challenges — educational inequity. By presenting you with one of the most difficult challenges of your life, the Fellowship will help you develop leadership skills that are critical in today’s dynamic global work environment. The Fellowship Program gives you an opportunity to become a part of the solution and develop as a change agent in society.
Who are we looking for?
In our Fellows, we are looking for leaders to join a movement towards educational equity. For that, aside from passion and commitment to the movement, we look for leadership potential that can develop through the two-year Fellowship.
Our Fellows must possess skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, grit and have a high bar of excellence for themselves and others. They must demonstrate interpersonal skills through their interactions with various stakeholders, along with academic excellence.
We look for diversity in our cohort. Our Fellows come from across the world representing over 300 college campuses and companies, with varied life experiences, expertise and professional experiences. Our cohorts include college graduates, working professionals, and entrepreneurs.
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 2022, and this must be your first application to the 2022 cohort of the Teach For India Fellowship.
What does the Teach For India Fellowship entail?
The Teach For India Fellowship is a 2-year, full-time, paid commitment to teach in an under-resourced classroom in a government or low-income private school. In the first year, Fellows will refine their teaching skills and will start to establish respect and trust among various stakeholders within the school community and amongst their Students. This will allow Fellows to achieve significant academic gains for Students and to implement their community/school project in their second year. Furthermore, Teach For India is looking for leaders who are willing to commit to long-term change and have the perseverance to work hard in challenging situations. In this context, the two-year commitment is but a small step towards long-term reform and is necessary to make the impact we wish to have on student achievement.
How many Fellows does Teach For India currently have?
Teach For India currently has approximately 970 Fellows, teaching across 7 cities and 3800 Alumni. We will soon be starting operations in our 8th site, Kolkata, adding to our existing presence in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai. Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Teach For India Fellows are teaching approximately 32,000 children in these cities.
What are the profiles of Teach For India Fellows?
Teach For India Fellows are a diverse group of people, brought together by their past achievements and their passion to eliminate educational inequity. They come from diverse backgrounds of colleges such as IIT, IIM, St. Stephen’s College, St. Xavier’s College, Christ University, Presidency College and companies such as Accenture, McKinsey, Mahindra & Mahindra, IBM, Ernst & Young, Schlumberger, etc. By joining the Fellowship, you will get the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and most enterprising minds of the country.
How does Teach For India's approach to teaching differ from traditional approaches?
At Teach For India, we believe that teaching is leadership. For our Fellows and Students to be leaders, we focus on building skills and mindsets through our Leadership Development Journey. The LDJ takes Fellows through 8 milestones in which they explore where their classroom is on the Student Vision Scale, where they are on the Fellow Commitments Scale, what competencies they need to work on and which opportunities they can avail of to work on those. This is a cycle to build reflective practice throughout the journey. The Student Vision Scale defines the kind of Academic Achievement, Values and Mindsets and Exposure and Access our Students need to have path-changing learning and make them Student leaders. The Fellow Commitments Scale defines the three commitments, to Personal Transformation, to Collective Action and to Education Equity that all of us in the movement need to be leaders who will go on to eliminate educational inequity in the country.
Which standard will I be teaching and what will be the medium of instruction?
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 our communities, it is not a necessary prerequisite, as our Fellows teach in English medium classrooms.
Where will I be teaching?
Teach For India Fellows will be placed in low-income schools in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. All Fellows will be required to reside in one of these cities during the period of the Fellowship. If you are unable to do so, please note that we will expand into more cities in the upcoming years, and hope to be in 10 cities and their surrounding rural areas within the next 5 years.
Will I be trained adequately before I start teaching?
Teach For India will work relentlessly to ensure that all Fellows have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead their Students towards achievement. The Teach For India Fellowship begins with a five-week residential training program. Here, Fellows are exposed to curriculum, lesson planning, and classroom facilitation and student assessments among other modules, sessions and keys to successful teaching. Additionally, each Fellow will have a mentor in the form of a Program Manager whose primary responsibility is to guide Fellows to become effective teachers and leaders. Additionally, Teach For India will also provide ongoing technical training from in-house trainers.
How much will I be paid during the Fellowship?
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.
How will the Teach For India experience help me grow professionally?
Teach For India strongly believes that excellent teachers employ the same skills as excellent leaders in any field. Spending two years in the classroom will help Fellows develop leadership skills such as organisation, communication, problem-solving in an unstructured environment, people management and resourcefulness that are valuable in any sector. Teach For India will select Fellows who have demonstrated excellence in the past and will work with them throughout the two-year Fellowship to ensure that they take advantage of the experience to become extraordinary future leaders.
What options will be open to me after the Fellowship?
Our 3800+ Alumni are now spread all over the country and abroad in jobs ranging from consulting to education startups; and as students in top universities such as Harvard, Cornell, Chicago Booth, Columbia and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Teach For India supports its Fellows to pursue their individual career interests by training and mentoring them and striving to build relationships with top schools, universities, NGOs, and corporations throughout the country. Teach For India has already established close ties with HDFC, Godrej Industries, Harvard Business School, IIM Bangalore, ISB, McKinsey & Company, Tata Consultancy Services, Columbia Law School, Ernst & Young and the Thermax Group, among many others.
If I can't apply to the Fellowship now, can I apply at a later date?
Teach For India will accept applications for the Fellowship every year. If you are unable to consider joining the Fellowship at this time, we welcome you to consider applying for the Fellowship in the subsequent years. However, before making the decision, please write to us apply@teachforindia.org and we would be glad to address your concerns and see if we can make it work for the upcoming year. For questions on the application and selection process, please see Application FAQs above. If you have additional queries, write to us at apply@teachforindia.org.
Fellowship FAQs
Why should I join Teach For India?
Teach For India offers you the chance to make a real difference in tackling one of India’s most pressing challenges — educational inequity. By presenting you with one of the most difficult challenges of your life, the Fellowship will help you develop leadership skills that are critical in today’s dynamic global work environment. The Fellowship Program gives you an opportunity to become a part of the solution and develop as a change agent in society.
Who are we looking for?
In our Fellows, we are looking for leaders to join a movement towards educational equity. For that, aside from passion and commitment to the movement, we look for leadership potential that can develop through the two-year Fellowship.
Our Fellows must possess skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, grit and have a high bar of excellence for themselves and others. They must demonstrate interpersonal skills through their interactions with various stakeholders, along with academic excellence.
We look for diversity in our cohort. Our Fellows come from across the world representing over 300 college campuses and companies, with varied life experiences, expertise and professional experiences. Our cohorts include college graduates, working professionals, and entrepreneurs.
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 2022, and this must be your first application to the 2022 cohort of the Teach For India Fellowship.
What does the Teach For India Fellowship entail?
The Teach For India Fellowship is a 2-year, full-time, paid commitment to teach in an under-resourced classroom in a government or low-income private school. In the first year, Fellows will refine their teaching skills and will start to establish respect and trust among various stakeholders within the school community and amongst their Students. This will allow Fellows to achieve significant academic gains for Students and to implement their community/school project in their second year. Furthermore, Teach For India is looking for leaders who are willing to commit to long-term change and have the perseverance to work hard in challenging situations. In this context, the two-year commitment is but a small step towards long-term reform and is necessary to make the impact we wish to have on student achievement.
How many Fellows does Teach For India currently have?
Teach For India currently has approximately 970 Fellows, teaching across 7 cities and 3800 Alumni. We will soon be starting operations in our 8th site, Kolkata, adding to our existing presence in the cities of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai. Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Teach For India Fellows are teaching approximately 32,000 children in these cities.
What are the profiles of Teach For India Fellows?
Teach For India Fellows are a diverse group of people, brought together by their past achievements and their passion to eliminate educational inequity. They come from diverse backgrounds of colleges such as IIT, IIM, St. Stephen’s College, St. Xavier’s College, Christ University, Presidency College and companies such as Accenture, McKinsey, Mahindra & Mahindra, IBM, Ernst & Young, Schlumberger, etc. By joining the Fellowship, you will get the opportunity to work with some of the brightest and most enterprising minds of the country.
How does Teach For India's approach to teaching differ from traditional approaches?
At Teach For India, we believe that teaching is leadership. For our Fellows and Students to be leaders, we focus on building skills and mindsets through our Leadership Development Journey. The LDJ takes Fellows through 8 milestones in which they explore where their classroom is on the Student Vision Scale, where they are on the Fellow Commitments Scale, what competencies they need to work on and which opportunities they can avail of to work on those. This is a cycle to build reflective practice throughout the journey. The Student Vision Scale defines the kind of Academic Achievement, Values and Mindsets and Exposure and Access our Students need to have path-changing learning and make them Student leaders. The Fellow Commitments Scale defines the three commitments, to Personal Transformation, to Collective Action and to Education Equity that all of us in the movement need to be leaders who will go on to eliminate educational inequity in the country.
Which standard will I be teaching and what will be the medium of instruction?
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 our communities, it is not a necessary prerequisite, as our Fellows teach in English medium classrooms.
Where will I be teaching?
Teach For India Fellows will be placed in low-income schools in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. All Fellows will be required to reside in one of these cities during the period of the Fellowship. If you are unable to do so, please note that we will expand into more cities in the upcoming years, and hope to be in 10 cities and their surrounding rural areas within the next 5 years.
Will I be trained adequately before I start teaching?
Teach For India will work relentlessly to ensure that all Fellows have the knowledge and skills necessary to lead their Students towards achievement. The Teach For India Fellowship begins with a five-week residential training program. Here, Fellows are exposed to curriculum, lesson planning, and classroom facilitation and student assessments among other modules, sessions and keys to successful teaching. Additionally, each Fellow will have a mentor in the form of a Program Manager whose primary responsibility is to guide Fellows to become effective teachers and leaders. Additionally, Teach For India will also provide ongoing technical training from in-house trainers.
How much will I be paid during the Fellowship?
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.
How will the Teach For India experience help me grow professionally?
Teach For India strongly believes that excellent teachers employ the same skills as excellent leaders in any field. Spending two years in the classroom will help Fellows develop leadership skills such as organisation, communication, problem-solving in an unstructured environment, people management and resourcefulness that are valuable in any sector. Teach For India will select Fellows who have demonstrated excellence in the past and will work with them throughout the two-year Fellowship to ensure that they take advantage of the experience to become extraordinary future leaders.
What options will be open to me after the Fellowship?
Our 3800+ Alumni are now spread all over the country and abroad in jobs ranging from consulting to education startups; and as students in top universities such as Harvard, Cornell, Chicago Booth, Columbia and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Teach For India supports its Fellows to pursue their individual career interests by training and mentoring them and striving to build relationships with top schools, universities, NGOs, and corporations throughout the country. Teach For India has already established close ties with HDFC, Godrej Industries, Harvard Business School, IIM Bangalore, ISB, McKinsey & Company, Tata Consultancy Services, Columbia Law School, Ernst & Young and the Thermax Group, among many others.
If I can't apply to the Fellowship now, can I apply at a later date?
Teach For India will accept applications for the Fellowship every year. If you are unable to consider joining the Fellowship at this time, we welcome you to consider applying for the Fellowship in the subsequent years. However, before making the decision, please write to us apply@teachforindia.org and we would be glad to address your concerns and see if we can make it work for the upcoming year. For questions on the application and selection process, please see Application FAQs above. If you have additional queries, write to us at apply@teachforindia.org.
Application FAQs
How can I apply to the Teach For India Fellowship?
Visit apply.teachforindia.org to apply to the Fellowship.
How can I save the Application Form?
The online application is designed to let you complete various sections in your own time before you submit the final version. The application form is automatically saved as you enter information. The Fellowship Selection team will review your application only after you submit the form along with the online test. They will not look at your application while you are still working on it.
In spite of registering, why have I not received an email yet?
We are sure our system is completely compatible with email services such as Gmail and Yahoo. However, there are certain email services such as Hotmail that have a highly restrictive email filter and hence, it could be the case that the email we sent did not get delivered to you. We request you to register using a Gmail or Yahoo account.
Also, please check your spam/junk folder to ensure the email has not gotten delivered there. If you have still not received the email, please email apply@teachforindia.org and we will get back to you within 48 hours.
What is the eligibility criteria to apply to the 2022 Teach For India Fellowship Program?
(a) Minimum Qualification: You must have completed all coursework required for your undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s degree equivalent) from an accredited college or university by the last week of May 2022. Your degree transcripts (graduate/postgraduate certificates) will be reviewed before an admission decision can be taken. Applicants must also pass any coursework indicated in their transcripts at the time of the interview.
(b) Nationality: You should be either an Indian citizen or a foreign national of Indian origin. Foreign citizens who are not of Indian origin are not eligible to apply.
Note to Foreign nationals of Indian origin: For more information on the OCI card, please go to the website of the Ministry of Home Affairs. To apply for the OCI card, visit the Online OCI Registration Form. We recommend applying for the OCI card as soon as you have made the decision to join the Fellowship, as it takes approximately 1-3 months to receive the card.
(c) Commitment and Location: The Fellowship is a 2-year, full-time, paid commitment to teaching and living in one of our placement cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune) starting May/June 2022. 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 attend training and support sessions as per city requirements.
(d) 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.
(e) Age Limit: There is no age limit to apply for Teach For India Fellowship.
On the application form, how do I enter my academic outcomes?
Based on the educational qualification, you can select one of three or four grading systems on the application form, that is, Percentage, GPA, CGPA or Grades. Check which grading system is most relevant to you for each educational qualification, and then fill in the required information.
For example, if your institution uses Cumulative Average (CGPA) as its measure for academic achievement and your cumulative average is 8.0/10.0, select CGPA as the grading system, and then fill in “8.0” as the Score and “10.0” as the Base. If your institution does not calculate any of these measures for you, you will have to calculate the average of the final grades of all of your coursework and fill in the relevant information. If you are currently in your final year at college and hence do not have your final year graduation scores, enter an average of your scores from all your previous years at college. Note that if you are accepted onto the Fellowship program, we will need documentation in the form of mark sheets or transcripts for your educational qualifications, and other documentation for professional experiences.
Why are the essays important?
The essays are your chance to tell us about yourself and your interest in Teach For India. As they are extended answers with no upper word limit, you will be able to use them as an opportunity to demonstrate to us in detail why you are a strong candidate for the Fellowship. Therefore, spend time developing your understanding of Teach For India, by reading our website, watching our short videos, speaking with Staff, Fellows or Alumni or reading-related articles, as well as thinking about what you want to tell us before writing your response. Ensure that you have checked your essays for spelling and grammatical errors as well as ensure that you have answered each question fully. We recommend that you draft your essays offline before proofreading and then copy-pasting them onto the application form, to ensure that the essays you submit are of the highest quality.
When is the application deadline?
Based on the date that the application form is submitted, you will be a part of one of our three application rounds. An applicant can apply only once during each selection cycle. Hence, be sure that you submit your best and also complete the online test within 72 hours of submitting the form.
Our three application deadlines for the 2022 Fellowship are:
Round 1: 19th September 2021, 11:59 PM IST
Round 2: 28th November 2021, 11:59 PM IST
Round 3: 6th February 2022, 11:59 PM IST
When will I hear back?
Based on the date that the application form is submitted, you will be a part of one of our application rounds. An applicant can apply only once during each selection cycle. Hence, be sure that you submit your best and also complete the online test within 72 hours of submitting the form.
Our application deadlines for the 2022 Fellowship along with the outcome dates for each are:
Round 1:
Deadline Date: 19th September 2021
Application outcome date: 1st October 2021
Round 2:
Deadline Date: 28th November 2021
Application outcome date: 9th December 2021
Round 3:
Deadline Date: 6th February 2022
Application outcome date: 17th February 2022
Teach For India FAQs
What is Teach For India’s vision and mission?
At Teach For India, we believe leadership for education is the solution. We are building a movement of leaders who will eliminate educational inequity in India. Our vision is that one day all children will attain an excellent education.
What is Teach For India’s impact?
Over the last decade, we’ve set up a Fellowship that has proven impact for accelerating both Student learning and Fellow leadership development. More than 120,000 young people have applied to Teach For India’s Fellowship and currently, we have 970+ Fellows impacting over 32000 Students in 270 under-resourced schools in India. We have 9100 Student Alumni. Since our inception 12 years ago, we have infused the system with more than 3800+ Alumni who have been running their own schools and organizations, training teachers, designing policy and continuing to serve within classrooms, non-profits, and corporate institutions. Most importantly, they’re working together to collectively build a better India.
What is Teach For India’s Alumni Movement?
Teach For India Alumni are serving more than 33 million children; 1 in 10 Indian children is now reached by a Teach For India Alumni. More than 77% of our Alumni continue to serve in the social sector, a commitment that is fueled by belief. More than 90% of our Alumni are convinced that India’s children can receive an excellent education. A recent study also tells us that our community has founded more than 168 organizations.
Who donates to Teach For India?
Teach For India gratefully acknowledges the support of the following individuals, foundations, and corporations who have championed our efforts.
How can one get stories from Teach For India community?
You can write to Teach For India’s National Communication team to get more stories of hope and truth -communication@teachforindia.org
Donation FAQs
How long will it take for me to receive my tax exemption certificate/receipt for my donation?
Teach For India will send a Section 80G Income Tax Exemption receipt of your donation to the address you mentioned in the donation form or to the email address you provide within 2 weeks. [for Indian citizens only]
How can I donate to Teach For India?
Donations to Teach For India can be made both online and offline. You can donate online by a credit card or debit card or through net banking using our secure donation page. You can donate offline by making a cheque in the name of “Teach To Lead” along with a cover letter stating your full name, address, PAN and the purpose of your donation ( eg. Towards Sponsor a Fellow, Fellow BTCP) and mailing it to the following address:
Teach For India
Attn: Development Team
Godrej One, 2nd Floor
Pirojshanagar,Eastern Express Highway,
Vikhroli (East),
Mumbai - 400 079, India
Which agencies are authorised to collect donations on behalf of Teach For India?
Currently, the following 3 agencies collect donations on Teach For India’s behalf:
1. Give India
2. Global Giving
3. United Way
Will I get Tax exemptions on my donations?
Yes, Teach For India (registered as Teach To Lead) has a certificate for Tax Exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. All donations to Teach For India are 50% exempt from tax under Section 80G. The tax exemption 80G is applicable only for donations made by Indian citizens / entities eligible for this exemption.
I live in the United States and/or would like to support Teach For India with a donation in USD. What should I do?
All donors making donations in USD should donate directly to our US partner, Friends of Teach For India and NOT donate on the main Teach For India website. Friends of Teach For India (EIN 47-3725301) is based in New York City and is a registered 501(c)3 organization. All donations to Friends of Teach For India are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations.
If you would like to donate to Friends of Teach For India, please visit
https://tfius.org
Can foreign citizens donate online?
Yes, foreign nationals can donate online to Teach For India. For further queries please write to donate@teachforindia.org
If a donor donates to a specific Fellow, will the entire amount be directed to the Fellow for classroom expenses?
Yes. The entire amount is allocated to the Fellow’s Be The Change Project.
What portion of the donation amount is deducted as transaction fees?
The payment gateway charge is about 3-5% and is deducted by CCAvenue.
What will my donation be used for?
Your donation will be used towards the Fellowship, the Alumni program, the projects in the Innovation Cell and/or the operation costs to fuel these programs in any of the 8 cities (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune )that Teach For India operates in. On an average Teach For India spends 13 % of funds raised on administration and the remainder on programmatic expenditure.
Will I receive a fund utilization report for my donation?
All online donors receive a monthly newsletter updating them on the progress of Teach For India’s work. Since the donations are pooled together and used for the entire program as a whole, online donors do not receive a fund utilisation report.
If I am a donor, can I visit a Teach For India classroom?
You are welcome to visit a Teach For India classroom even if you are not a donor. However school visits require prior permissions to be taken by our Fellows. Please allow one to two weeks before a visit can be scheduled. You can write to donate@teachforindia.org with your request.
How do I contact Teach For India regarding my donation?
For more details or any further assistance please email us at donate@teachforindia.org
You can also contact us at our Mumbai office:
Teach For India
Attn: Development Team
Godrej One, 2nd Floor
Pirojshanagar,Eastern Express Highway,
Vikhroli (East),
Mumbai - 400 079, India
If I have an urgent request or a problem related to my donation, is there a phone number where I can reach a member of the donor services team?
Yes, please contact at: +91 22 25194283, 25194284 and ask for someone from the development team.
If as a corporate, foundation or individual I wish to partner with Teach For India and contribute more, whom should I contact?
Teach For India partners with individuals, foundations and corporations. To discuss how we can partner with you or your organization, please write to us at donate@teachforindia.org
Covid-19 FAQs
Will Teach For India be offering support during Selection and Matriculation?
We have a dedicated team to support you at your Assessment Center and Matriculation spaces. As we, and you, are operating remotely, for now, a lot of our support will be virtual (e.g. video conferencing, phone calls and emails). We are also committed to bring to you the best versions of our otherwise in-person spaces such as Assessment Centres and Matriculation events through webinars, 1:1 virtual interactions and phone calls.
What will be the structure of Institute this year?
Keeping in mind the post covid health advisories and academic calendars for the respective placement cities, this year our Institute will be a regional, blended one. This means there will be residential in-person training at a regional hub followed by blended (in-person +virtual) training in your own placement cities. The Institute training weeks will be designed keeping the residential and blended format in mind. For instance, Week 1-3: Residential Institute in one of these regions (Bangalore, Pune, Delhi). Weeks 4-8: Blended Institute in your placement cities
Will we get paid during the Institute?
Yes, you will. However, the HRA component will be paid only when you move to your placement city.
Can we live at home during Institute if we belong to the placement city the Institute is in? / Will we be getting housing during the Institute?
No. During the first three weeks, you have to be at one of our regional residences. The residential training weeks will require all Fellows to stay at the regional residential training hub for the given duration of time.
On what basis will we be placed in schools?
Fellows are placed in schools keeping in mind the Student, school and city needs. Fellows are also asked about their preference in terms of grades and subject at Selection which will be taken into account. Additionally, a Fellow’s basic proficiency in different teaching subjects understood during Institute also helps with school placements decision making. You will receive your school placement in the second/third week of Institute before you move into your placement city.
What should I put as the last date for my current job?
By the end of February 2021, the dates for Institute will be shared with Fellow accepts which will give you ample time to plan your last date in your current job.
How will I get on-ground learning experience to become an educator?
We will ensure that you get the most holistic experience whilst at Institute. There, we will expose you to summer school, teaching and all other forms of training that our Fellows go through every year. The first three weeks of Institute will be an immersion into the program and learning the basics of classroom teaching and culture. The next five weeks after that, you will be placed in your school where you'll teach and practice and also be learning.
What is the latest date I can join Institute if I graduate post-June 15th?
Irrespective of your final placement, you will have to join the Delhi Institute to cover your training.
My parents are worried about my safety while working in classrooms, can someone at Teach For India speak to them?
In such unpredictable situations, it’s natural for parents and guardians to have concerns about your well-being. Someone from our team will be glad to speak to them and clarify any doubts - please write to fellowship2021@teachforindia.org and we will take from there.
Can I defer my place in the Fellowship due to COVID-19?
We want to reassure you that despite the ongoing safety concerns, schools still need teachers. For our 2022 Fellowship, we will continue to match you with a school and support you in your preparation to teach in a classroom. Every decision we make over the coming months will be made thinking about our Fellows, our partner schools and the communities we serve. It’s crucial to us that every change we make in our processes is thoughtful and empathetic towards the new cohort. Therefore, our deferral policy remains the same- we do not accept deferrals.
Will Teach For India take any safety measures at Institute to ensure our well-being?
Teach For India does take care of basic safety measures throughout the duration of Institute for all Fellows and Staff present. Keeping in mind the post-COVID state guidelines and health advisories, Teach For India is working on additional safety measures required to ensure well being of our Fellows and Staff during Institute training.
Will Teach For India support us in placements post the Fellowship if the economy/ job markets continue to remain weak?
This information is also currently available on our website. We have an External Career Fair with employees from across the country and an Internal Career Fair for roles at Teach For India. You will have access to both as a Fellow.