Fellowship & NGO Interview Preparation

Teach For India takes graduates and final-year students who are Indian citizens or OCI holders for a two-year, full-time classroom fellowship in its partner cities; Gandhi Fellowship takes graduates typically under 26 for two years of work with government school headmasters and a community immersion; education NGOs such as Pratham, Akanksha, Central Square Foundation, Saajha and state-partnership teams hire associates and fellows with a degree and demonstrated interest in children's learning. All of them have already screened your application form and essays before you reach this interview.

Chief Minister's fellowship programmes (Haryana's CM Good Governance Associates, and the fellowships run by Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and other states) place fellows with district administrations or departments for one to two years; eligibility, age limits, remuneration and the selection sequence of written test, group discussion and interview vary by state and year. PRS Legislative Research's LAMP Fellowship places graduates under 25 with a Member of Parliament for eleven months, selected through essays and an interview. NITI Aayog hires young professionals on contract through applications and interviews. The Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University is a one-year postgraduate programme in liberal studies with need-based scholarships, selected through essays and a panel interview.

SBI Youth for India takes Indian citizens, OCI holders and Indian citizens living abroad aged 21 to 32 with a graduate degree for thirteen months in a village with a partner NGO such as BAIF, Seva Mandir, Gram Vikas, Dhan Foundation or Aga Khan Rural Support Programme; selection is an online application followed by an interview. Piramal Foundation and Azim Premji Foundation recruit fellows and associates for multi-year work in district towns inside government education and health systems, through applications, written tasks, group discussions and interviews. All expect you to live simply, far from home, and to stay the full term.

Programme managers and coordinators at NGOs and foundations, CSR executives and managers at companies covered by Section 135 of the Companies Act, and fundraising, partnerships and communications staff at NGOs. Employers typically run a screening call, a hiring-manager interview, a written or case assignment such as a proposal, a budget variance exercise or a donor report critique, and a final conversation with a director or CEO.