Teach For India

{{POV|date=October 2022}}{{Short description|NGO that recruits college graduates as full-time teachers in low-income schools}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}

{{Infobox organization

| logo = TFI logo primary black.png

| type = Education, Nonprofit organisation

| key_people = Shaheen Mistri - Founder & Chief Executive Officer

| name = Teach For India

| founded_date = 2009

| location = Mumbai, India

| area_served = New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata

| focus = Eliminating Educational Inequity in India

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.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.{{cite web|title=Teach For All|url=http://teachforall.org/en/our-network-and-impact/network-partners|website=teachforall.org|access-date=19 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608170800/http://teachforall.org/en/our-network-and-impact/network-partners|archive-date=8 June 2017}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia|website=www.teachforindia.org|access-date=2016-08-19}} The mission of Teach For India is “one day all children will attain an excellent education.”{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/invest-in-teacher-training-for-better-quality-of-education-tfi-chairperson-5281252/|title=Invest in teacher training for better quality of education: TFI chairperson|date=2018-07-29|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-09-30|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Teach-For-India-now-reaches-Kolkata/articleshow/4872510.cms|title=Teach For India now reaches Kolkata|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-30}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org/ed-crisis|title=The Crisis {{!}} TeachforIndia|website=www.teachforindia.org|access-date=2016-08-19}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Boshika|date=2020-03-18|title=How Indian Educators Are Teaching Students Amid the Coronavirus Shut Down|url=https://resetyoureveryday.com/how-indian-educators-are-teaching-students-amid-the-coronavirus-shut-down/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Re:Set|language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-09|title=In 4 Years, 31-YO Helps 3 Lakh Needy People Avail Government Schemes Worth Crores|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/244388/pune-haqdarshak-government-schemes-how-to-help-apply-crores-impact-india-gop94/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=The Better India|language=en-US}}