Education

The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme in association with nine IIMs.

Having experienced the difficulties of reentering the workforce first-hand, Dr Saundarya Rajesh is now helping women and the LGBTQ+ community with their second careers.

Founded in 2019, the Path Pradarshak Foundation is a registered non-profit that has been conducting free online classes for the less privileged looking to crack competitive exams and get admission into institutions like IIT, NIT, IISc, top medical colleges and even the NDA.

Mentor Match, is a Chennai-based an online platform, created by two architecture graduates. It allows college graduates from IIT and other colleges to mentor school students between Classes 3 to 12.

Nihar Shanti Pathshala Funwala, an education initiative by Marico Limited in partnership with Madhya Pradesh Government has enriched learning opportunities for millions of students using a tech-led teacher empowerment program

Mumbai-based Shikha Dalmia started Spin a Yarn with her mother-in-law, Madhurata Deshmukh in 2018. The platform has over 120 narrators, most of them senior citizens, who narrate children’s tales in the 22 languages recognised by the Indian constitution.

IIM, IIT Alumni come together to hold scholarship exams for students preparing for JEE, NEET and UPSC examinations.

Gyaansutra is an online portal started by 21-year-old Shweta Das, a resident of Jamshedpur, with an investment of Rs 5000 in May 2020, and today it has over 1000 students taking online classes.

CAT 2020 topper Vishesh Garg, a B.tech graduate who earned 99.99 percentile, shares the preparation strategy that helped him ace the exam.

Lady Abala Bose’s contributions to Indian history also include fighting for the women’s suffrage movement, along with the education of widows.