Teach English in India | India TEFL Internship

Teach English in India with the India TEFL Internship

Discover incredible India as part of an all-inclusive India TEFL internship that is perfect for first time teachers! JUST £699

In brief

Spend 4 amazing months teaching English in India
Learn Hindi (2 hours weekly)
Orientation
Rs. 7,500 - 10,000 monthly living allowance
Accommodation & meals
Teach 5 classes daily (45 minutes per class)
All positions are with local public and private schools
Arrive year-round
Choose from Tamil Nadu. Punjab, Kerala, Chattisgarh or Haryana
120 hour TEFL certificate

Program includes high quality 120 hour Online TEFL Qualification

How does the teaching in India TEFL Internship work?

Teach conversation and practical English to young Indian learners with further opportunities for project work
Gain heaps of international experience in one of the world’s fastest growing economies
Learn about Indian language, culture & way of life!

Dates

Flexible start dates anytime of year
Four month placement

Deadlines

Ongoing

About the India TEFL Internship

Teach English in India from Primary to 12th Grade (3-18 age group)
Couples and friends are welcome to apply
Assist students to become more confident in using spoken English
All placements are with schools in Kerala, Punjab, Chattisgarh, Haryana or Tamil Nadu provinces
Interns will work with local students teaching English as a Foreign Language
5 sessions of 45 minutes per day
Get 2 hours of Hindi language lessons per week (at Interns’ request, additional local State languages such as Hindu, Punjab, Tamil and Malayalam can be added)
Low living costs meaning you can get by on your monthly allowance with accommodation and food also provided

Option A – Teach in Punjab

Punjab means the land of five rivers
Check out the legendary Golden Temple, a sanctuary of spirituality with healing waters which attract travellers from all corners of India
Visit Nek Chand Rock Garden complete with its amazing collection of 2000 rock sculptures crafted by a local transport officer!
Watch the rural Olympics at Kila Raipur
Interact with the locals who will invite you into their homes and host you like a long lost family member!

Interns who want the Punjab option will receive a free one-way onward flight from Trivandrum to Delhi and then coach or rail ticket from Delhi to Barnala.

Option B – Teach in Tamil Nadu

Save on the washing up and eat a meal from a banana leaf
Visit the Great Living Chola temples which date back to the 10th Century
Watch a Rajanikanth movie and celebrate a local cult hero!
Drink strong coffee in a Tamil style cup locally known as davarah
Meet tribal villagers in the Nilgiris and learn about centuries old customs

Option C - Teach in Mumbai

Sample the relentless energy of India's financial powerhouse
Visit nearby Elephanta Island with its ancient cave temples dedicated to Shiva
Take a tour of Fort and Colaba, Mumbai's most famous precincts, including the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal hotel and Crawford Market
Explore Mumbai's myriad of tangled bazaars including the famous Lalbagh Spice Market
Check out Sassoon Docks fish market, a hardy place where locals haul their catch each dawn!

Option D - Teach in Chattisgarh

Soak up the outstanding natural beauty of India's most densely forested state
Visit the Chitrakote Falls, India's broadest waterfall at 300m
Wander among the atmospheric ruins of dozens of ancient Hindu temples dotted around local villages

New placements are now added in Haryana!

11 reasons why this TEFL internship in India is for you!

Airport pick up / drop off
Accommodation & meals provided
Monthly living allowance of Rs. 7,500 – Rs.10,000
24/7 support from local team in India
Program run in conjunction with established, reputable Indian schools
Visa document processing*
120 hour Professional Online TEFL Qualification included
Go further! More TEFL job assistance after your India teaching adventure!
Perfect program for first time teachers looking to try out teaching English abroad

* Please note that actual visa cost is not included

Skills & Qualities

No degree necessary
Fluent English speaker
100 + hour TEFL certificate
Cultural sensitivity

Why apply to teach in India through ESLstarter?

Experts at arranging internship placements
Full in country support
Our staff have taught English abroad and are passionate about helping others teach in this amazing county!
Great program for first time teachers and those who would like the security of having everything arranged for them including airport pick up
Join our Facebook communities & connect with lots of other ESLstarter India teachers before you go!
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Fast Facts India

22.65 million – current population of Delhi making it the world’s second largest city
1,100 - number of movies produced by the Indian film industry every year
10 – number of hours of yoga performed on horseback to break world record
40 – percent of world’s mangos produced in India
1.2 billion people – make India the world’s largest democracy
100 million – attendees of Kumbh Mela Festival making it the world’s largest gathering of humans!
India has more mobile phones than toilets
6 hours – length of time average Indian worker must work in order to buy a Big Mac
India has a higher population than the entire Western hemisphere put together!