BYJU’S, the world’s leading edtech company, as a part of its social impact initiative ‘Education For All’, has announced the launch of a special two-year Fellowship Programme for young, dynamic candidates aspiring to work in social development sector. The Fellowship is part of BYJU’S social impact initiative, ‘BYJU’S Education For All’, launched in 2020 which aims to empower 10 million students from remote and underserved districts of India, with access to quality digital education by 2025.
>The first cohort of this fellowship programme includes 45 fellows shortlisted from across the country with social development experience backgrounds, who will be trained on synergies in India’s edtech and social development sectors. A special 2-week training module has been designed for the fellows which includes workshops on various developmental topics, BYJU’S product knowledge sessions, talks by industry experts, village immersion, and a volunteering program for 2 days in remote areas and many more. The selected fellows will be responsible for managing BYJU’S social initiatives programmes in India’s aspirational districts in collaboration with the NITI Aayog.
>Mansi Kasliwal, VP-Social Initiatives, BYJU’S said, “Education is a catalyst for change. Today’s youth are indispensable agents in the journey to make high-quality education and equal learning opportunities accessible to all. BYJU’S Fellows are on the exciting mission to drive social change and influence the lives of many students positively, as well as encouraging their peers to follow.”
>As a part of this programme, fellows will help provide quality education to over 3,000 meritorious JEE and NEET aspirants from underserved communities across 60+ aspirational districts. Post completion of this two-year fellowship, top candidates will get a chance to work as full-time employees with BYJU’S social initiatives.
The launch of this Fellowship Programme is a significant step in that direction as it acts as a springboard for aspiring candidates to make a successful career in the Edtech sector in India by working with top government agencies and not-for-profit organizations in the country.
>COVID-19 has caused massive learning losses. According to the Department of School Education and Literacy, over 24 crore school children in India were impacted by the pandemic, out of which around 12 crores were between classes 1–5. Through its social impact initiatives, BYJU’S aims to create a level playing field and fill this educational gap in India.
