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Stand Up For India
Looking to join a coalition of extraordinary trailblazers? Teach For India has cultivated amazing change agents for nearly 12 years. Learn how you can join our community of talented professionals and transform lives. This is an opportunity to lead Self, Others and India towards educational equity.
What the Fellowship will do for you
While transforming classrooms, you will cultivate the knowledge, skills and mindsets required to become a leader
Access to a Wide Professional Network
Fellows have a chance to connect with other development sector professionals. They are also supported by Teach For India Staff in sourcing post-Fellowship opportunities through an external career fest.
Developing Skills for Tomorrow
Fellows develop leadership skills such as communication, problem-solving in an unstructured environment, people management, investment of stakeholders and resourcefulness. They are empowered to embark on their leadership development journey with the lens of leading Self, Others and India.
Sustained Learning
Fellows receive sustained mentorship in the form of a dedicated Program Manager. Teach For India also provides on-going technical training, and interactive workshops for personal development both from in-house trainers, and outside experts through the course of the Fellowship.
Become an Innovator
Teach For India offers in-depth training in classroom values and pedagogy, which provides the support to innovate and pilot your own projects for change. Through the BTCP (Be The Change Projects), you will explore, develop and lead your own solutions.
Things to know before you apply
If you hold a graduate degree and want to be a part of the solution, the Fellowship is the place for you
We are looking for passionate, driven individuals who hold a graduate degree and have exhibited academic proficiency, leadership, strong organisational skills and who are inclined to making a commitment to the communities we serve.
Eligibility
Here are the eligibility criteria in detail:
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 in the year of applying (For example, if you’re applying to the Fellowship in 2021, your course credits must be completed by May 2021).
Your degree transcripts (graduate/ postgraduate certificates) will be reviewed before a decision can be taken. Applicants must also pass any coursework indicated in their transcripts at the time of the interview.
Nationality Criteria
You should be either-
(i) an Indian citizen
or
(ii) 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 Ministry of Home Affairs. To apply for the OCI card, please go to 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.
Commitment & Location
The Fellowship is a full-time, paid commitment to teaching and living in one of our placement cities (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune) starting May/ June 2021. Fellows are full-time staff members of the schools in which they are placed. They work stipulated school hours six days a week as well as attend training and support sessions as per city requirements.
English Fluency
You should befluent in the English language as Teach For India Fellows are placed in English-medium schools and are expected to teach in and attend training sessions in English.
Age Limit
There is no age limit to apply to the Teach For India Fellowship.
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 in the year of applying (For example, if you’re applying to the Fellowship in 2021, your course credits must be completed by May 2021).
Your degree transcripts (graduate/ postgraduate certificates) will be reviewed before a decision can be taken. Applicants must also pass any coursework indicated in their transcripts at the time of the interview.
Application Process
How to apply:
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Let’s begin
Online Application
Your application will help us understand your experiences, and motivations to join Teach For India, and why you would be a strong fit for the Fellowship.
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Post Application
AMCAT Online Test
This section gets unlocked within minutes of submitting your application. The AMCAT is a 1-hour online test (AMCAT), which focuses on your situational judgement and English language ability. This must be completed within 3 days or 72 hours from the time you submit your application form.Your application will not be considered complete until you complete the test.
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Post AMCAT Completion
Phone Review
After we have reviewed your application form and AMCAT test results, we may have some additional questions for you. If so, you will be invited to attend a 30-minute phone interview with one of our team members. Here we will ask follow-up questions to gain further information that will be helpful in our evaluation. However, if all aspects of your application are clear to the reviewer, you may proceed directly to the Assessment Centre.
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Post AMCAT Completion
Assessment Centre
If successful in your application, you will be invited to the final stage of our selection process- an in-person Assessment Centre. At the Assessment Centre, we go through the following steps:
- A 5-minute teaching sample: we supply you with a range of topics and grade levels (e.g., 6th grade Science, 2nd-grade Maths), and have you ‘teach’ a class.
- A Group Discussion
- A Critical Thinking Activity
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You are almost there.
One on one interview
Only if you clear the first 3 activities OR based on your performance in the first 3 activities, you are invited to the “one on one” interview. This is an hour-long personal interview with one of our Staff members. If you are based abroad and cannot attend one of our in-person Assessment Centres, we will conduct your interview and relevant activities over Skype. You will receive more details for this stage closer to the time.
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Welcome to Teach For India
Acceptance and Placement
Once you have successfully cleared all three stages of Selection, you are accepted to the Fellowship. You will receive communication on the next steps of the process, and have opportunities to immerse yourself in the context of Teach For India and the city in which you are placed. Accepts of the Fellowship will have constant access to assistance and resources from the organisation, as per their need- and will be regularly communicated with on their journey ahead.