INDIA'S EDUCATIONAL CRISIS
An excellent education equips children and youth with the knowledge, skills, values, and mindsets needed to be empowered individuals and responsible citizens. But India’s education crisis runs wide and deep.
access
1 in 4 children are out of school
1/5th the number of secondary schools as primary
equity
of 14-18 age group are working
of schools have no computers
quality
of 14-16 year olds still cannot read basic text fluently in their own language
Only 1 in 3 students reach grade 12
You are the change India needs
You are the change India needs
Teach for India is a movement for education equity that starts with a two year, full-time teaching Fellowship in under-resourced schools. We support our Fellows as they become leaders working to provide India's children with greater opportunity. After completing the Fellowship, our Fellows become a part of the Alumni network joining a movement of leaders working to create long-term change in Indian education.
Our Fellows are some of India’s most promising minds and hearts from top colleges and corporations. Learn how they learn leadership while teaching.
Know more about the Fellowship Our Fellows are some of India’s most promising minds and hearts from top colleges and corporations. Learn how they learn leadership while teaching.
POST-FELLOWSHIP
Lewitt Somarajan, 2011
Antara Ashra, 2012
Jasmeet Walia, 2013
Anand Gopakumar, 2015
Priyanka Jain, 2013
Madhukar Banuri, 2009
POST-FELLOWSHIP
Our Alumni serve in positions of leadership at every level of the education system, impacting children and effecting change across India. Find out where they are now!
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The voices of our Students, Fellows, Alumni, and Staff are shifting perceptions about the nation’s current state of educational inequity.
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