Bhumi is one of India's largest independent youth organisations, based in Chennai, working to advance education equity for children from under-resourced communities. Through our Fellowship, Whole School Transformation Program (WSTP), STEM, Scholarships, and Bhumi Clubs verticals, we partner with government schools, corporates, and volunteers to build systems that improve learning outcomes at scale. More details on www.bhumi.ngo
Bhumi's Schools of Excellence Program strengthens JEE/NEET readiness in select government schools. This role sits at the intersection of academic strategy, government liaison, and data-driven program management, working closely with government officials, school leadership, and coaching partners to build a model that will enable excellence in student outcomes.
We're looking for someone who understands the JEE/NEET coaching ecosystem from the inside, not just as a subject expert, but as someone who has lived the process or led others through it and who can translate that understanding into a program that works at scale in a government system.
- Government & Institutional Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as Bhumi's primary point of coordination with HMs, DEOs, and coaching partners. Build and sustain relationships that keep the program credible.
- JEE/NEET Program Design & Academic Oversight: Design and refine the coaching/academic support model for the program content structure, pacing, and mentor inputs, drawing on direct or lived experience of JEE/NEET preparation to keep the model realistic and effective for government-school students.
- Data Analysis & Performance Monitoring: Track student performance, attendance, and coaching outcomes across schools. Build simple, usable dashboards/reports that will help see what's working and course-correct quickly.
- Coaching Quality Assurance & Capacity Building: Monitor the quality of coaching delivery across partner schools/institutions. Work with mentors, teachers, or coaching staff to close gaps and maintain consistency across sites.
Reporting & Cross-Team Coordination: Prepare periodic updates for leadership.
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Preferred Experience
- At least 1–2 years of experience as a JEE/NEET tutor, mentor, or academic coordinator with a coaching institute or similar program, OR
- Prior experience designing, managing, or leading a JEE/NEET coaching/preparation program (even without personal exam experience).
- A strong working understanding of the JEE/NEET syllabus, exam pattern, and preparation ecosystem is essential regardless of which pathway applies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, ideally with exposure to government or institutional environments.
Comfort working with data, building trackers, reading performance trends, translating numbers into decisions (Excel/Sheets fluency expected).
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Other requirements
- Based in Chennai; willing to work out of the DPI office as the primary base, with travel to partner schools.
Comfortable operating with autonomy in a fast-moving, early-stage program.
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Other Information:
- Scope: Full-time Consultant
- Reporting to: Assistant Manager, Schools of Excellence
- Remuneration: Rs. 4,50,000 - 6,00,000, negotiable based on the candidate’s profile
- Expected Joining Date: Immediate
Location: Chennai
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Career Opportunities
- Direct, hands-on exposure to the social and education sectors — rare access to how government school systems actually function, from policy to classroom.
- Opportunity to work closely with government stakeholders — build institutional and public-sector experience not easily available elsewhere.
- Strong platform for Letters of Recommendation (LoRs) for higher education (public policy, education, development studies) given the scale and visibility of the role.
- High autonomy and ownership in an early-stage, high-impact program — the kind of end-to-end program-building experience typically reserved for much more senior roles.
- Meaningful, measurable social impact — see your work translate into student outcomes on JEE/NEET, one of India's most competitive and consequential exams.
- Exposure to data-driven program management — build and own dashboards/trackers that directly inform decision-making.
- Networking with coaching partners, education administrators, and cross-sector stakeholders in Tamil Nadu's education ecosystem.
