Teach For India

NGO that recruits college graduates as full-time teachers in low-income schools

Mumbai, India

Area served

New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata

Key people

Shaheen Mistri - Founder & Chief Executive OfficerWebsitewww.teachforindia.org

Teach For India (TFI) is a non-profit founded by Shaheen Mistri in 2009. It is a part of the Teach For All network.^[1] Teach For India runs a two-year Fellowship and supports an Alumni movement. The Fellowship recruits college graduates and working professionals to serve as full-time teachers in low-income schools for two years.^[2] The mission of Teach For India is “one day all children will attain an excellent education.”^[3]^[4]^[5]

Teach For India has built a national focus on repairing India's educational crisis through their Innovation Cell programs that equip teachers, students, and entrepreneurs to spark long-term change in education.^[6] Through social and print media- Teach For India has garnered the support of thousands of people from a wide range of sectors, all of whom are invested in the vision of an excellent education for all children.^[7]

Academic Impact

Teach For India has graduated 3 cohorts of 5,200 students from 10th grade in Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi till 2019 with a graduation rate that is consistently better than the Government schools’ average. Their 4th cohort graduated in 2020 with a passing rate of 94-98% across these three cities Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi.^[8]

References

^ "Teach For All". teachforall.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
^ "Home | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ "Invest in teacher training for better quality of education: TFI chairperson". The Indian Express. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Teach For India now reaches Kolkata". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "The Crisis | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ Gupta, Boshika (18 March 2020). "How Indian Educators Are Teaching Students Amid the Coronavirus Shut Down". Re:Set. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "In 4 Years, 31-YO Helps 3 Lakh Needy People Avail Government Schemes Worth Crores". The Better India. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Dia Mirza teaches kids key ideas on environment protection - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2021.