SMCC, CSIR-NIScPR

India is addressing the STEM gender gap, where women form a minority of the R&D workforce despite strong representation in higher education through multi-ministry programmes involving the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), etc. They distribute scholarships, fellowships, and labs that have helped increase female enrolment by 15-20% in the targeted regions and have reached millions annually…read more on NOPR