ShikshaNova Foundation — Education, Skills and Opportunity for Every Learner in India
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. Our area of operation covers all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and all 38 districts of Bihar, with a long-term goal of serving learners across India.
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 student, from Class 6 onward.
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 of the kind we deliver with students in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Where we work
We are building towards a national presence. Today our area of operation covers Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Where we work
Programmes we run
The core programmes we bring to classrooms and campuses.
Life skills curriculum, classes 6–8
A complete set of lesson plans, teacher guides, student workbooks and activity books.
Read moreSchool partnerships and MOUs
We sign memoranda of understanding with local schools so that our curriculum reaches classrooms directly.
Read moreInternships and job placement
A dedicated programme that connects young people to real work experience and jobs.
Read moreOur 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.
Read our storyExpanding across India
Our area of operation covers all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and all 38 districts of Bihar, and we are preparing to expand into further states.
Free internship for college students
Learning-based internships with mentoring and a certificate. We never charge any fee.
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