Guwahati, Dec. 28 -- Aligned with the National Education Policy 2020, the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G), in collaboration with the Assam government's flagship Arohan scheme is actively engaged in motivating meritorious students to pursue STEM subjects in their higher education.

To date, the Institute has successfully hosted 3,311 students (2,009 girls and 1,302 boys) and a few hundred mentee teachers, inspiring them to explore the vast opportunities and interests in STEM education.

Notably, the number of girl students was around 65 per cent of the total participants, highlighting the importance of encouraging and promoting girls and women in STEM education.

Arohan, conceived as a Mentor-Mentee programme for secondary...