IIT Patna student wins 'Women of Mettle' programme

A Metallurgy Engineering student from IIT Patna won season 6 of Tata Steel’s ‘Women Of Mettle’ scholarship programme, read here to know more.

Tata Steel announced the winners of the 6th season of its pioneering initiative ‘Women Of Mettle’ scholarship programme. Priyanka Kumari, a Metallurgy Engineering student from IIT Patna, emerged as the winner of this season. The theme was ‘Technology and Sustainability'.

Sushma Venmunuri, an electrical & electronics engineering student from IIEST Shibpur, secured the first runner-up position, Vidhi Sachan, a metallurgy engineering student from NIT Rourkela, bagged the second runner-up slot.

Atrayee Sanyal, vice president, human resource management, Tata Steel, said: “Our scholarship programme ‘Women of Mettle’ helps to position the manufacturing sector as a potential career option for women by attracting more women talent from across the country to join the sector. It is our endeavour to make Tata Steel an employer of choice for women engineers. This is also aligned with our continuous efforts toward developing women leaders to create a pool of diverse talent in the organisation at all levels. I congratulate all the winners and participants and wish them the very best for their careers ahead,” as reported by Daily Pioneer.

'Women of Mettle’ was launched in 2017. It aimed at promoting gender diversity and inclusion in the manufacturing sector. Since its inception, the programme has been instrumental in identifying, grooming, and encouraging female engineering talent in India’s manufacturing sector. The idea is to promote a collaborative environment among students, academia, and the corporate sector to provide young women in India with unique and aspiring career opportunities.

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