Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship Programme 1676 views

The Azim Premji Foundation Fellowship Programme aims to give hands on, educational experience of the school education system to people coming from varied domains and professions.

Duration: 2 year programme

About the programme:

Year 1:

• Hands on Teaching at government schools in the Blocks of a district
• Deep immersion in education to kindle, develop and build incumbent’s perspectives
• Participation in the activities of the District Institute (DI) where you are placed and to understand the various roles in the DI.

Year 2:

• activities will be spent in capacity building preparing for a suitable role that an incumbent might choose in the DI after the completion of the Fellowship Programme
• Foundation will provide opportunities to build an understanding in the area of education through teaching and capacity building through various roles in the DI.
• Every Fellowship participant be actively mentored and will benefit from hands-on experience of working in the field.

Fellowship value: Rs. 28,800/month (all inclusive) –monthly stipend

Starting date: Likely to start in March 2017

Eligibility:

• All young and bright people from a variety of backgrounds with willingness to explore the social sector and a deep desire to contribute to the Education space are welcome to apply for the fellowship.
• Applicant must have 3 to 10 years of work experience.
• Applicant must hold postgraduate or a professional degree in any discipline.
• Applicant must possess proficiency in local languages (Hindi or Kannada or Tamil or Telugu)

Applications:

• Shortlisted candidates will be called for the online test on December 4,2016
• Applicants who qualify the written test will be invited for personal interviews to be held at multiple locations from December 19 to 23, 2016.
• Interview locations will be communicated at a later point of time