Teach for India
Empowers children with quality education to build a just, equitable, and inclusive India through leadership
- Gold Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Since
2008
Works with the vision of eliminating inequity in education by placing educated and academically proficient full-time teaching fellows with strong orga Read morenizational skills in low-income schools in various cities and entrusting them to help their students achieve academic excellence. The fellows work in close collaboration with major influencers in their student's lives, including parents, community members and other teachers to help the students in realizing and achieving personal and academic goals. The two-year fellowship aims to bridge the existing gap in educational leadership by exposing teaching fellows to ground realities in India's education system and developing their skills and mindset to initiate systemic change in the education system and policy. It also undertakes various initiatives to spread awareness about educational inequity, assist social entrepreneurs to scale up their projects and bring people together with a common vision to end widespread inequality in education. TFIx is a one-year-long incubation program which assists social entrepreneurs to customize and implement the Teach for India (TFI) fellowship in cities where the two-year program is not presently functional. Maya is a musical theatre presentation which is inspired by the Broadway format of performance which engages children from all over the country to exhibit the impact of holistic education and student leadership. InspirED is an educational conference which aims to connect people from diverse backgrounds with one common goal of eliminating educational inequity. The Alumni Movement is the network of former teaching fellows who are working as ambassadors in different fields to bring collective change in the state of educational inequality. Through its efforts in various sectors relating to education and child development, it has impacted students in more than 350 schools in terms of training, personality development, mathematics proficiency, exposure, personal growth, reading comprehension and access to opportunities outside the classroom.
Issue
The education scenario in India is plagued by problems of lack of good teachers and leadership.
Action
Teach for India addresses problem of lack of teachers by recruiting young people from the best institutions across India and offers them a two year fellowship, placing them in low income Government run English medium schools to teach children and improve their own selves and the children.
Cause Area
Impact
More than 1,20,000 candidates have applied to Teach for India fellowships. Over 900 fellows are teaching over 28,000 children in 250 under-resourced schools, Over 33 million children are being served by the organisation and Ex fellows of the organisation have gone ahead and founded over 150 plus organisations to cater to the education space.
Vision & Mission
Vision: 50,000 Leaders by 2032; Mission: One Day All Children Will Attain An Excellent Education
Donor History
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Deutsche Bank, Oracle Corporation, Bajaj Auto Ltd., Pirojsha Godrej Foundation
Programs
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TFIx
Is a programme that identifies and develops leaders who would like to adopt Teach for India’s fellowship model and implement it in their own contexts to attempt and reach out all over the country to impart education to children.
This incubation programme guides aspiring educational leaders through personalised coaching, residential training, site visits, webinars, mentorship, relevant knowledge and mindsets to go ahead and initiate high impact teaching fellowship models.
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InnovatED
The InnovatED programme supports early stage educational startups in scaling up and converting their project from a prototype to a full-scale model. It is an eight-month long incubation initiative which supports entrepreneurs through a regular stipend, mentoring, boot camps and access to a community of fellow entrepreneurs to help them in scaling up their ventures to meet various educational and developmental needs of children.
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Firki
Is Teach for India’s contribution to teachers. It is an online teacher development platform which allows teachers from anywhere to access learning content.
The content offers courses, webinars, learning paths, online learning circles and organised resources in partnership with many organisations to strengthen teaching skills.
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Kids Education Revolution
This programme attempts to change the way education is received and delivered. It empowers children by imparting 21st century skills like critical thinking, courage, communication, consciousness, curiosity, compassion, creativity and collaboration.
It emphasises the role of children in education and provides safe spaces to voice their opinions, encourages educators and children to be partners and motivates them to be changemakers.
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Fellowship
Teach For India’s Fellowship is a two-year program that recruits top talent from India’s best universities and workplaces to serve as full-time teachers in under-resourced schools. Fellows teach children from low-income communities, gaining firsthand experience of educational inequity while developing leadership skills to drive systemic change.
The Fellowship begins with an intensive 5-8 week training at The Institute, equipping Fellows with pedagogical skills, leadership development, and experiential learning to navigate classroom challenges. Throughout their journey, Fellows receive continuous training, mentorship, and support from subject matter experts to enhance their teaching and classroom management.
Fellows assess their classrooms and communities to set goals for student growth. They engage in periodic training, leadership development conversations, and retreats for reflection and planning. Student progress is measured through mid-year and end-of-year assessments, focusing on academics, values, and essential skills such as creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.
Impact Metrics
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Empowers Students With Education and Development
Year-wise Metrics- 2016-17 40000
- 2017-18 38000
- 2018-19 38000
- 2019-20 32000
- 2020-21 28000
- 2021-22 32000
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People Enrolled for Fellowship
Year-wise Metrics- 2016-17 1200
- 2017-18 1100
- 2018-19 1000
- 2019-20 900
- 2020-21 900
- 2021-22 970
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%Age of Students Grow by at Least 1 Level in Reading Comprehension to Meet Their Grade Level Target by the End of Year.
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 60
- 2020-21 60
- 2021-22 60
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Math
Year-wise Metrics- 2019-20 100
- 2020-21 100
Theory of Change
Meaningful change happens when we cultivate a collective force of leaders. Driven by the vision of an India free of poverty and filled with love, our leaders choose education as the path to get there. Over the next decade, we aspire to build a movement of 50,000 leaders. They will work collectively, with love, to transform the lives of 1 in 10 children from low-income communities in and beyond our regions. We find committed people for our two-year Fellowship. We place them in low-income or government schools where they work relentlessly to transform the lives of their students. We support them as they find careers within and beyond the education sector.Within Education
Our Alumni work to transform schools and communities, join or start organisations to support education and work within government.
Beyond Education
Our Alumni work in careers in research, law, media, government and business and find ways to continue to advocate for educational equity. After the Fellowship, our Fellows have lifelong access to our Alumni movement. This close-knit, supportive community learns and acts together for educational equity. Transformational Schools: They choose to be teachers, teacher trainers and leaders in schools or community centres. Enablers of Transformational Schools: They support schools through curriculum, assessment reform, large-scale teacher training, and ed tech.
Policy and Governance: They work on policy and governance issues, supporting governments directly on large-scale systemic reforms in education.
Milestones & Track Record
2009-2013: Building Momentum
2009 Mumbai and Pune sites launch.
2011 Delhi site launches, Alumni movement starts.
2012 Chennai and Hyderabad sites launch,
InspirED Conference sparks dialogue in education.
Our Students move from elementary to secondary school, and our first Students graduate.
2013-2017: Deepening Impact
2013 Broadway-inspired Maya Musical sets a new bar.
2014 Redrawing India, our first book, published.
2014 Ahmedabad site launches.
2015 Bengaluru site launches.
2016 InnovatEd launches to support early-stage Alumni education entrepreneurs,
Firki, our teacher education platform, launches.
2017-2022: Balancing Depth, Scale And Innovation
2017 TFIx launches to support education entrepreneurs across India who serve the most vulnerable children.
2018 The Kids Education Revolution launches to reimagine education in partnership with children.
2019 Grey Sunshine, our second book, published,
The Greatest Show on Earth - a musical on the status of India's education staged.
2020 Community support through Covid including ration and device distributions.
2021 Kolkata site launches,
Campaign to re-open schools,
Our Students return to schools.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
100+
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Strength of Governing Body
8
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Diversity Metrics
76% women
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
Yes
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
Yes
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Organisation Structure
Yes
Awards & Recognitions
Great Place to Work for
Jamnalal Bajaj Award
Heroes behind Heroes
National award for excellence in CSR and sustainability
India's Most Ethical companies
India Giving Challenge
Innovation for India Awards
ICICI Inclusive India Award
Best NGO To Work For
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTT6248E
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Registration ID
E-25360
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12A
AABTT6248EE20214
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80G
AABTT6248EF20214
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FCRA
083781358
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00002271
Other Details
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Parent Organisation
Teach for All
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2019-20
IncomeRs.676,333,898ExpensesRs.641,100,000Admin ExpensesRs.110,981,000Program ExpensesRs.530,119,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.686,621,686ExpensesRs.558,305,000Admin ExpensesRs.113,761,000Program ExpensesRs.444,544,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.732,875,000ExpensesRs.719,768,000Admin ExpensesRs.158,821,000Program ExpensesRs.560,947,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.792,747,000ExpensesRs.842,743,000Admin ExpensesRs.190,709,000Program ExpensesRs.652,034,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.
Government Partnerships
Government Schools in Bombay, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore