Pratham Education Foundation

03/10/2026

Learning opens many doors. For a child, it can be the simple joy of reading a story. For a young person, it can be a skill that builds the confidence to work towards financial independence. For a woman, it can be completing her education and having the agency to make choices about her future.

Pratham is committed to making learning accessible so that every learner can open these doors for themselves. This Daan Utsav, be a part of their journey. Give the gift of learning.

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02/10/2026

01/10/2026

This year, Creators Lab, part of Pratham's Creativity Club Program, launched the first edition of its Artist in Residence program with Manzil Mystics, a nonprofit that uses music for education, creativity, and social change. The residency began in Delhi and then travelled to Maharashtra's Creativity Labs in Pune, Latur, and Aurangabad.

Across the four locations, 197 young creators from Grades 6–12 spent five days moving from being listeners to songwriters, composers, and performers. They wrote about themes that mattered to them, such as acceptance, freedom, and self-love, and closed each residency by performing their own original songs.

Pratham's Creativity Club Program engages children aged 10–14 and youth aged 14–18 across STEM, Art, Environment, and Sports, building skills in problem-solving, creativity, communication, and collaboration.

30/09/2026

A lot has happened in India’s learning landscape over the last three decades. Pratham has been a witness to, and an enabler of, many of these shifts.

And what this means is that we are fortunate to be among people who have built things, shaped ideas, and made progress possible.

PrathaMic, our podcast, is a deep dive into these experiences and wisdom, rooted in India’s learning movement.

This , tune in! We guarantee this is the you’ve been looking for.

🎙️ Listen to the full episodes of PrathaMic. Link in the comments.

29/09/2026

With a goal of reaching 614 districts across 30 states and union territories of India, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2026 survey has begun!

Here’s a glimpse of the state- and district-level trainings happening across the country to prepare ASER volunteers for the field. From mastering the survey tool to understanding sampling and survey practices, our volunteers are equipped with not just the determination and enthusiasm to understand how India’s children are learning, but also the rigour needed to help make this nationwide survey credible.

28/09/2026

Pratham recently joined Teach For India's City Conference in Pune. The gathering brought together Teach For India Fellows, alumni, students, educators, and leaders from across the education ecosystem to exchange classroom experiences and teaching practices.

At the conference, Pratham set up an experiential learning stall for its Step by Step English program. Through trained local tutors, small community-based classes, and an activity-based, phonics-first curriculum, the program helps children in Grades 6-8 build their skills in English step by step — from basic reading to fluency and comprehension to speaking and writing.

25/09/2026

Reading a sentence. Following a story. Speaking with confidence.

That’s what Pratham’s Step by Step English programme is built to help children in Grades 6–8 do.

With trained local tutors, small community-based classes, and an activity-based, phonics-first curriculum, children build their English step by step—from basic reading to fluency and comprehension, to speaking and writing.

Regular assessments, a practice website, and tech-enabled tools help tutors understand each child’s progress and support them along the way.

Small groups. Three sessions a week. Three modules. One year.

But at the heart of it is something simpler: Step by step, a child finds their voice in English.

Something exciting is on the way.
Stay tuned.

25/09/2026

During times when one is always a little tired of all the messages in WhatsApp groups, things are a little different for us at Pratham when the ASER survey is on! We’re all eagerly going through our ASER update groups to see what is happening in different corners of India. Volunteers are hard at work, training, collecting data, reaching different parts of the country, and seeing and understanding how children are learning.

This video shows a volunteer crossing a river to reach a village in Arunachal Pradesh. As many at Pratham remark, ASER is many things, but it is also a “See India” movement for the youth of our country. And we are incredibly proud!

22/09/2026

What can a formal certification in a skill do?

For Rahul from Maharashtra, it helped him move from informal work to a more stable livelihood. In fact, his own journey has also motivated him to create opportunities for others.

Pratham’s Youth & Skilling program has been working with young people like Rahul for over 20 years now. It equips them with employable skills and provides them with pathways to jobs, entrepreneurship, and upskilling. Operating through over 191 training centres across the country, the program is committed to bridging the gap between young people’s aspirations and opportunities.

21/09/2026

Girls drop out of school disproportionately due to various socio-economic factors, including early marriage, household chores, accessibility and cost of education. Once a learner has dropped out of school, it is near impossible for them to find their way back. For many, the classroom door simply stays closed.

The Pratham-Jameel Second Chance Programme by Community Jameel and Pratham Education Foundation is changing that by enabling older girls and women to complete their secondary schooling and build pathways for further learning and earning. It aligns with the national push to bring out-of-school learners back into education through NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling).

In a five-part video series, we follow how the year-long programme transforms lives, step by step.

Having rebuilt their confidence and laid a strong foundation, learners now step into the Main Course — an intensive, structured phase designed to prepare them for the Grade 10 board examinations.

📖 Board-Aligned Study: Learners enrol with NIOS, a State Open Board, or a State Institute of Open Schooling (SIOS), and are now taught using the actual board textbooks and prescribed curriculum.
🧑‍🏫 Focused Facilitation: Daily classes near learners' homes and subject-specialist facilitators rotating through the week ensure targeted, in-depth guidance in every subject.
🎯 Exam Readiness: Regular mock tests build familiarity with question patterns, sharpen time management, and flag areas for improvement — while life skills like self-awareness, leadership, and problem-solving are woven in alongside academics.

By the end of the Main Course, these learners aren't just prepared to write their board exams — they carry with them the confidence and skills to shine, in the exam hall and in everything that follows.

Watch the full series to follow their journey from the first knock on the door to a second chance at school, and at life.