Applicant prerequisites

Young professionals working full time and students in their final year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, are encouraged to apply.

Undergraduate degree

You must have completed all coursework required for your undergraduate degree (Bachelor's degree equivalent) from an accredited college or university by first week of June. You also must have received a secondary school diploma in order to be considered for admission.

Exceptional Academic Record

Both your graduate (and post-graduate transcripts if you are a post-graduate student) will be reviewed with scrutiny before an admission decision can be taken. Applicants must also pass any coursework indicated in their transcripts as in progress at the time of the interview.

Indian national/foreign national status

Teach For India accepts applications from: 1) Indian citizens and 2) foreign nationals of Indian origin. Foreign citizens who are not of Indian origin are not eligible to apply. Please refer to the Admissions & Applications FAQ section for more details.

Commitment and Location

All applicants must be willing to make a full-time commitment to teaching and living in one of our placement cities starting in June 2010 to be part of the Teach For India Fellowship. Fellows of the program will be full-time staff members of the schools in which they are placed and will work stipulated school hours, six days a week.

Language

You must be fluent in English to be part of the Teach For India Fellowship in 2010, as we will be placing our Fellows in English-medium schools and will conduct all our training in English.

Age limit

We expect that most of the Fellows in our 2010 batch will be between the ages of 20 and 35, but do encourage applicants born on or after 1, January 1970 to apply.

Who we are looking for

Teach For India is looking for applicants who will be leaders in the classroom and beyond. We recognize that leaders come in many forms with varied past experiences, so there is no one profile of an ideal applicant. There are many ways to demonstrate leadership qualities, and we view applicants holistically by looking for evidence of demonstrated past achievement: achieving ambitious, measurable results in academics, extra-curricular activities, and/or work leadership.

We will select our Fellows based on their emerging leadership skills, specifically looking for:

• Ability to achieve ambitious goals
• Ability to work effectively in challenging environments
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Communication skills
• Commitment to continuously improving performance
• Respect for others
• Commitment to the Teach For India mission

We also seek evidence that applicants operate with professionalism and integrity, and meet basic writing standards.

Download PDF version of the Application Form. Please print this to help prepare your answers for the online application. However, we will not accept paper or e-mailed applications. All answers must be filled-in on our application and submitted online