The Government of India is taking major steps to encourage more women to join science and technology. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh recently shared the details in the Rajya Sabha about women and engineering-casting (Wise-Ciran) scheme in women. This initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) aims to support women scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs through fellowships, training and funding.
What is stem
Stem means for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These topics help us solve real -world problems and create new inventions. They are important for good jobs in fields such as computers, medicine and space science. But there is a problem – enough women do not work in STEM. Programs like India’s intelligence-rains help women to get education and jobs in these areas through special training and support.
Wise-ration initiative for women STEM leaders
The Wise-Ciran Scheme offers a comprehensive fellowship program to support women researchers in all career stages in STEM areas. These initiatives address major challenges such as career brakes, funding intervals and re -entry, promoting gender equality in science and technology. Programs from PhD support to post-doctoral opportunities and career revival initiatives collectively empower thousands of women scientists across India.
At a glance intelligent-ray fellowship program
India’s sensible-ration initiative represents a transformative approach to gender equity in STEM, offering a full career life cycle aid system for female researchers. These programs address significant intervals in scientific education, research funds, career continuity and leadership development. From school-level interventions to senior scientific support, the scheme has already strengthened thousands of women, resulting in 5,000+ research publications and the next generation women science leaders have been created.
| Program | target group | Main advantage | unique feature | Effect metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent | Aspiration of researchers | Complete research fund | Prevents dropout | Supports 500+ annual scholars |
| Wise-pdf | Post -PhD scientist | Post-doctoral grant | Career transition support | 300+ Fellows since installation |
| Irrevocability | Senior/retired scientist | Career revival grant | Age-repeated policy | Return for 45% active research |
| Intelligent | Emerging technical researchers | Special funding | Pay attention to AI/Clean Energy | 120+ state -of -the -art projects |
| Intelligent | Technical/commercialization | 1 year IPR training | Patent agent route | 40% become registered agents |
| Vigyan jyoti | Class 9-12 girls | Stem mentorship | early intervention | 15% increase in stem enrollment |
| Fund | Female entrepreneur | Startup incubation | Market support | 200+ women led startups |
| Ready | Research institutions | Policy | Institutional change | 30+ participating institutions |
Benefits of women’s stem initiative
- Increase in research participation: More than 2,076 female scientists benefited under WOS-A, with 5,000+ research papers published.
- Skill development: IPR training increases employment; 40% WOS-C trainees are now registered patent agents.
- Career continuity: Fellowship helps women to pursue PhD and postdorel research without financial obstacles.
- Entrepreneurship growth: Nidhi and TBIS support women -led startups with funding and incubation.
- Early Stem Engagement: Vigyan Jyoti inspired young girls to take stem career.
- Institutional Reforms: Gati ensures gender equality in research organizations.
- Biotech and Innovation Leadership: Biocare and Wise-IPR strong women in high-tech areas.
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