Patna: Seven first-year BTech students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna have been selected for the Rupa Rahul Bajaj National Scholarship for Women in Engineering 2025, a programme aimed at supporting women pursuing core engineering disciplines.
The scholarship, an initiative by Bajaj Auto Limited, provides financial assistance covering semester-wise academic fees for the entire four-year BTech course. In addition to funding, it offers mentorship, industry exposure and skill development opportunities to help students advance academically and professionally.
The selected students are Priya Bharti, Sneha Raj, Saumya Tyagi, Kuracha Tejaswini, D Neeharika, Ishika Agarwal and Janhvi Singh.
Congratulating the recipients, IIT Patna director Prof T N Singh commended their achievement and wished them success in their future endeavours. He also acknowledged the role of faculty and placement officials, including Dr N K Tomar, Dr Rishav Singh and Kripa Shankar Singh, in facilitating the selection process.
The scholarship seeks to address challenges faced by women in engineering fields, including financial barriers, limited access to mentorship and underrepresentation in core sectors.
Officials said the initiative aims to promote diversity and inclusion in engineering by encouraging more women to pursue careers in manufacturing and technical domains.
