As India prepares to honour its teachers, Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, announced that TheTeacherApp, its free-for-life digital platform, has reached nearly 3 lakh users across the country. The Bharti Airtel Foundation has partnered with governments of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttarakhand to support state-led Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes for teachers and is currently engaging with additional states on similar collaborations.

Drawing on its long-standing work in strengthening school education and supporting teachers across India, Bharti Airtel Foundation conceptualised TheTeacherApp as a platform for continuous professional development aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Launched in November 2024, the app brings together professional learning resources, classroom-focused tools and a collaborative community, empowering educators to adapt to evolving classroom needs and elevate learning outcomes for millions of students across India.

Today, the app is driving teacher development across 36 states and Union Territories through a growing ecosystem of government and institutional partnerships. Designed with direct input from teachers, it offers over 4,000 hours of learning content and 45+ AI-powered teaching tools, helping educators strengthen classroom practice and respond to evolving needs.

Driving Teacher Development at Scale

In collaboration with NITI Aayog, the Foundation is strengthening teacher development in Aspirational Districts, with a focus on foundational literacy, digital readiness, and classroom management. At the state level, TheTeacherApp is supporting SCERT-led Continuous Professional Development in Jammu & Kashmir, expanding teacher professional development in Uttar Pradesh, powering AI-enabled professional learning in Telangana, and building capacity in action research with RSCERT and DIETs in Rajasthan. Similar work is underway in Uttarakhand and Nagaland, alongside a collaboration with the Indian Army's Northern Command to support educators in Army Goodwill Schools across J&K.

Empowering Teachers Through Continuous Learning

Aligned with NEP 2020's mandate of 50 hours of Continuous Professional Development for every teacher, TheTeacherApp lets educators build these hours flexibly through short courses, webinars and podcasts without stepping away from the classroom. Teachers can also shape their own learning path, choosing content based on their interests and needs, making professional development more personalised and part of everyday teaching life.

Building a Collaborative Ecosystem for Teacher Development

TheTeacherApp brings together a growing coalition of institutions including Pratham, Khan Academy, Katha, LetState, Educational Initiatives (EI), CK-12 Foundation, Simple Education Foundation, Pallavan, Sarvam AI, Good School Alliance, and Central Square Foundation, who are coming together to jointly advance the mission of empowering teachers and strengthening the foundations of quality education for all. This integration reflects the platform’s focus on making emerging technology useful and accessible in teachers’ day-to-day work.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Co-Chairman of Bharti Airtel Foundation and Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, said, "India's growth story will be written in its classrooms, and teachers are at the heart of that transformation. Our experience of working closely with educators and schools for over 25 years has shown that meaningful teacher development requires access to quality learning, practical resources, technology, and strong institutional partnerships. TheTeacherApp is built on this belief, bringing together learning, collaboration and digital tools through partnerships with governments, education institutions and knowledge partners. On this Teachers' Day, we celebrate the educators who shape not just students, but the future of our nation, and we reaffirm our commitment to equipping them with the knowledge, resources and confidence to transform every classroom they walk into."

TheTeacherApp builds on 25+ years of Bharti Airtel Foundation's work in strengthening schools, improving learning outcomes and supporting teachers across India. Three flagship programs have shaped the insights and learnings reflected in the platform today: the Satya Bharti School Program (34,500+ students, 1,200+ teachers), the Quality Support Program (4.45 lakh+ students, 17,900+ teachers across 1,200 government schools in 13 states), and Quality Support Program State Partnerships, which have extended the Foundation's school-improvement practices to over 2.8 million students, 33,000 schools and 1.54 lakh teachers since inception. TheTeacherApp marks the next phase of the Foundation's education journey, bringing decades of experience in teacher development to educators across India through a digital platform.

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About Bharti Airtel Foundation

Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, is an institution committed to strengthening India’s education ecosystem at scale. Over the past two decades, it has built an integrated model spanning high-quality rural schools, systemic transformation of government schools, national teacher development infrastructure, and fully funded access to premier higher education. Since inception, the Foundation has reached more than 7.8 million beneficiaries, including over 4.3 million students, through a comprehensive portfolio of initiatives spanning school education, teacher development, government school partnerships, scholarships and higher education.

The Satya Bharti School Program is currently delivering free quality education to 34,500+ students across 147 rural schools in four states. Its impact extends to 4.45 lakh+ students in 1200 government schools through the Quality Support Program (QSP) across 13 states/UTs.

TheTeacherApp—launched by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Education—is a free-for-life platform for continuous teacher development, built on two decades of field experience and aligned with NEP priorities. With nearly 3 Lakh registered users, curated resources, a collaborative Teachers’ Lounge, and AI-enabled adaptive tools, it is emerging as a national-level digital platform in partnership with NITI Aayog and state governments.

The Bharti Airtel Scholarship—India’s first fully funded initiative of its kind for students to pursue technology-based engineering courses in the top 50 NIRF Engineering institutes including IITs —covers 100% tuition, hostel, and mess fees, along with laptops. We currently support nearly 1,400 scholars (42% girls) through various scholarships and have higher education programs in partnership with premier national-level institutions.

For more information, please visit: https://bhartiairtelfoundation.org/ and  https://www.theteacherapp.org/en