The Power of our
Movement

Teach For India’s impact lies in the power of our movement of leaders, working collectively, to drive deep, lasting systemic change. Our Students graduate from school ready to enter college, our Fellows grow their leadership through serving Students, and our Alumni act as multipliers of our impact, individually and collectively.

Teach For India’s impact lies in the power of our movement of leaders, working collectively, to drive deep, lasting systemic change.

Our Students as Leaders

We believe that our nation is built in our classrooms, every day. Our Fellows work in partnership with children to create safe, happy, and reimagined learning spaces.

15,000+

Student Alumni

95%

graduation rate in Grade 10

English reading gains in TFI classrooms v/s non-TFI classrooms

2.5X

Mathematics gains in TFI classrooms v/s non-TFI classrooms

First-generation learners placed at top-tier colleges such as United World College, University of Chicago, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ashoka University, and FLAME University.

Our Student impact goes beyond academics. TFI’s vision for Students is anchored on three dimensions - leading Self, Others, and India - designed to enable change in their own lives and the lives of others. Students learn skills to advance towards a livelihood and life of their choice, yet also learn to respect and care for those around them.

Over 70 Student alumni have joined the TFI Fellowship,
teaching in the communities they come from, creating a full-circle moment of
pride and possibility.

A GROWING MOVEMENT OF STUDENT LEADERS

Astha Choubey

Astha is a recent high school graduate, who has long been passionate about psychology, and aspires to be a clinical psychologist, to enable young adults from marginalised communities access mental health resources.

Siddhant Shinde

Siddhant holds a B.A in Psychology from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce. He currently teaches English in Marathi Medium Schools so that Students like him can learn to converse in fluent English.

Almas Mukri

Almas has been a KER Revolutionary, and is the Founder of Basket of Joy, a social enterprise that works directly with marginalised communities to create sustainable impact. She joined the Teach For India Fellowship in 2024.

Tushar Mondal

Tushar is a recent high school graduate, a classical dancer specializing in Odissi, and the Founder of Project Akriti, which seeks to revive traditional art forms. He aspires to do academic research on the socio-cultural history of India.

Sandhyakiran Saroj

Sandhya was chosen by UNICEF India to represent children's experiences during lockdown at the 75th UNGA, and has also delivered a TED Talk on child rights. She joined the Teach For India Fellowship in 2023.

OUR FELLOWS & ALUMNI AS LEADERS

Through the Fellowship, we enable high-potential leaders to have significant impact in the education sector - beginning as teachers at the heart of the school system. Faced with diverse challenges in their classrooms and communities, our Fellows develop into leaders with a deep commitment to working relentlessly towards educational equity.

Our Alumni movement is our true multiplier towards changing the education system. Over the past 15 years, 5,500+ people have completed the Fellowship and joined our Alumni movement. 70+% of them continue to work in the education and social development sectors, and serve in leadership positions at all levels, leading change in classrooms to leading change in policy.

Through the Fellowship, we enable high-potential leaders to have significant impact in the education sector - beginning as teachers at the heart of the school system.

Our Alumni movement is our true multiplier towards changing the education system. Over the past 15 years, 5,500+ Fellows have joined our Alumni movement, continuing to have impact beyond the Fellowship.

THE MULTIPLIER OF
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Richa Gupta

(2017–19 Fellow)

Richa leads with empathy, deeply attuned to her own emotions and those of others, whether in a classroom or on the global stage. As the co-founder of Labhya, she enables the implementation of localised well-being and socio-emotional learning (SEL) programs across government schools, helping 2.4 million children build critical 21st-century skills and mindsets to thrive.

Our Alumni address learning gaps beyond the classroom, enabling holistic and lasting change.

Tarun Cherukuri

(2009–11 Fellow)

Tarun is a systems thinker who believes that dignity and justice must be embedded in every interaction between citizens and the state. As Co-Founder and CEO of Indus Action, he partners with governments across 9 states to improve delivery systems in education, health, and livelihoods, advancing equity for over 1 million citizens by 2030.

Our Alumni are bridging policy and people, turning rights into realities for India’s most vulnerable.

Madhukar Banuri

(2009-11 Fellow)

Madhukar is the Founder of Leadership For Equity (LFE), working to strengthen public education systems across India. Over the past 8 years, LFE has advanced foundational learning in Maharashtra, transformed teacher education in Haryana, and improved governance in Nagaland and Tripura, impacting over 1.5 million children.

Our Alumni are transforming public systems to ensure every child receives quality education, at scale.

Soumya Jain

(2013-15 Fellow)

Soumya believes deeply in the power of strong classrooms, teachers, and schools systems, in reshaping and expanding the purpose of education. As the Co-Founder of iTeach Schools, he works directly with children, and has 98-100% graduation rate year-on-year.

Our Alumni work directly with children, to affect change at the grassroots level.

Jigyasa Labroo

(2014–16 Fellow)

Jigyasa is a Co-Founder and CEO of Slam Out Loud, is a force to reckon with, inspiring children to find and raise their voice against the injustices they face. Through performance and visual arts, she nurtures creative confidence in children from underserved communities. Slam Out Loud reaches 50,000 children across 4 Indian states and has impacted 4.7 million globally through digital initiatives spanning 19 countries.

Our Alumni are harnessing the power of the arts to build voice, confidence, and creativity in every child.

"Bringing change in the world boils down to one point — kids making friends with kids who are not like them"
- Safdar Rahman (2012-14 Fellow)

Beyond the Fellowship, Teach For India’s Movement Building Programs help us spread the ideas of leadership, holistic education, Student partnership and voice, and child safety, bringing us closer to our vision of reaching all children in India. They work directly with the system to fuel the collective action of our Students, Fellows, and Alumni.

LEARN MORE

~

1000

Fellows teach in
classrooms across 8 cities

33500

Students directly impacted in
our classrooms

~

5500

Alumni continue to serve
children at depth and scale

50 M

Children reached by our
Alumni movement

160 +

Organisations founded by
our Alumni

Today, we are a movement of 13,500+ leaders, catalyzing systemic change towards an India free of poverty, and filled with love.

You can be a part of this Movement.