Archive · 19 Sep 2025
IIT Bombay Launches STEM Scholarship for Women
IIT Bombay is starting a new scholarship called WINGS to help women study science, technology, engineering, and math.
The scholarship will pay for the full tuition of undergraduate women.
It was started by Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi, who used to study at IIT Bombay.
They want to encourage more women to study STEM fields, especially from rural areas.
The first students with the scholarship will start their studies in a few years.
IIT Bombay launched the WINGS scholarship.
The scholarship provides full tuition support to undergraduate women in STEM.
The initiative aims to motivate more women to pursue STEM education.
The scholarship is funded by IIT Bombay alumni Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi.
The first scholars will begin studies in the 2026-2027 academic year.
- Who
- IIT Bombay and donors Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi
- What
- Launched the WINGS scholarship
- When
- First scholars in 2026-2027
- Where
- IIT Bombay
- Why
- To support women in STEM education
- Scholarship Name
- WINGS (Women Inspiring Growth in STEM)
- Institution
- IIT Bombay
- Target Students
- Undergraduate women
- Funding
- Full tuition support
- Donors
- Bharat Desai and Neerja Sethi
- Donor Affiliation
- Syntel co-founders and IIT Bombay alumni
- Start Date
- 2026-2027 academic session
- Focus
- Encouraging rural applicants