Code India Fellowship by NavGurukul is a year-long paid residential fellowship for the most passionate individuals and changemakers of our country who want to enable the youth of rural India with 21st-century skills. As a Code India Fellow, you will be placed in different parts of the country Delhi, Bangalore, Jammu, Dharamshala, etc. for one year, to teach programming to local children, with an emphasised focus on young girls. Tasked with overseeing young children’s growth and educational journey, our fellows have the explicit satisfaction of helping students across the country take their first steps into a brighter future.
The Code India Fellowship is your chance to learn skills of self-reliance, willpower, patience, creativity and leadership. At the same time, you help foster the growth of children from some of the most disadvantaged communities in India.
About NavGurukul: NavGurukul is a collective of changemakers who are passionate about creating a large-scale social impact, particularly, improving the quality of our education system while making it accessible to the marginalised communities. We train students from low-income & marginalised communities in Software Engineering in our residential programme for students for enabling them to get aspirational jobs, have a voice, and be equipped to bring at least 10 families out of poverty in a financially sustainable model. So far we have placed around 150+ students in various companies including Mindtree, Thoughtworks, Unacademy, etc. You can be a part of this movement through the CIF Fellowship.
Other important details: The stipend for the Fellowship is INR 25,000/- per month. It is a residential and full-time opportunity, i.e. you will have to relocate to a different place(Delhi, Bangalore, Jammu, Dharamshala, etc.) for this opportunity. Kindly apply only if you are comfortable relocating to a different city.
Useful links:
Application form.
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