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Education, skills and opportunity for every child

Shikshanova Foundation works with schools, colleges and young people to deliver life skills, employability training and AI awareness — so that every learner gets a fair chance to grow. We are currently active across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and all 38 districts of Bihar.

Students attending a Shikshanova Foundation training session in a college classroom
A life skills and employability session in progress with students in Bihar.
2026Year established
2States covered — Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
113Districts (75 in UP, 38 in Bihar)
6Focus areas

Figures reflect our registered area of operation. Programme-level numbers will be published in our first annual report.

Our mission

To put practical, high-quality learning within reach of every student we work with — and to make sure that learning leads somewhere: to a skill, an internship or a job.

Teach what schools often cannot

Life skills, communication, digital and AI literacy, and an understanding of how work actually happens.

Connect learning to work

Internships and placement support so that training ends in a real opportunity, not a certificate alone.

Reach where support is thin

We work district by district, with a focus on rural schools and colleges that sit outside the usual networks.

What we focus on

From primary classrooms to college campuses, we work across the education chain — with students, teachers and institutions.

Education and literacy

Taking foundational learning and literacy support to every child.

Life skills

A practical life skills curriculum designed for classes 6 to 8.

Employability

Preparing young people for internships, interviews and their first job.

AI and digital awareness

Giving students and teachers a working understanding of AI and digital tools.

Entrepreneurship

Building the mindset and skills to start a small enterprise.

Teacher development

Training teachers and strengthening classroom practice.

Our work on the ground

Training sessions, campus workshops and career-readiness programmes run with students across Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Students seated in a classroom during a career-readiness workshop
A Shikshanova Foundation facilitator leading an interactive session with students
Students taking notes during a training session

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Programmes running now

The work that is already reaching classrooms and campuses.

Life skills curriculum, classes 6–8

A complete set of lesson plans, teacher guides, student workbooks and activity books.

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School partnerships and MOUs

Formal agreements with local schools that take our curriculum directly into classrooms.

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Internships and job placement

A dedicated programme that connects young people to real work experience and jobs.

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Our vision

To make Shikshanova Foundation one of India's leading education organisations — where school partnerships, a national-level curriculum, AI education, entrepreneurship programmes, student placement and teacher training all run together as one system.

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Expanding across India

Our work now covers all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and all 38 districts of Bihar, and we are preparing to expand into further states. Planned additions include a fire and safety training institute in Shravasti that will offer training with placement support.

Be part of this work

There is more than one way to support a young person's education.

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Donations to Shikshanova Foundation carry 80G tax benefit.

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Volunteer

Teach, mentor or help run a session near you.

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Partner

Schools, colleges, companies and CSR teams.

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Work with us

Roles and internships across our programmes.

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