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Nearly 100 precocious schoolhouse students participated successful the 4th variation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s mentorship programme aimed astatine exposing girls to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, the institute said connected Tuesday.
The multi-phase learning travel ran from May to December, with the last ceremonial held connected December 5. The summertime signifier of the ‘Manasvi: STEM Mentorship Programme for High School Girls’ was academically oriented and featured lectures by module members and researchers. The autumn and wintertime phases focused connected hands-on learning, with activities ranging from chemistry experiments to physics projects. In the last phase, students presented innovative ideas aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IIT Delhi said that 80% of participants were from authorities schools. Priyanshi, a Class 11 pupil from Dwarka, said the programme helped her observe a caller broadside of subject and technology. “The ecstatic feeling of making star lamps and doing things with our hands cannot beryllium described successful words,” she said.
The programme aims to code the skewed sex ratio successful STEM and equip girls with the skills and mindset needed to prosecute STEM subjects. Applications for the adjacent variation volition unfastened successful February-March 2026 connected the institute’s website. “The upcoming variation volition onboard an wholly government-school cohort, aft the 4th variation recorded implicit 80% information from authorities schools,” the institute said successful a statement.
For the erstwhile cohort, selections were made aft schools successful Delhi and adjacent areas nominated 4 pistillate students each from Classes 9 and 11 successful the subject stream. The programme ran for 5 days successful May, 2 days each successful September and October, and 3 days successful December.
