IIT-M alumni plans mentoring initiatives
The Hindu
Programmes will include lectures
IIT Madras Alumni Association has proposed to launch initiatives to channelise the alumni’s energies to improve lives.
The association has 53,825 members, including 22,179 undergraduates and 31,646 postgraduates. Called a mission to put a ‘million smiles’, it aims to get 10% of the alumni base to volunteer on projects that will impact at least a million people in India and abroad.
Among its key initiatives is ‘Mission 5,000 Ignited Minds’, which will focus on areas such as science, technology and innovation interventions, water and sustainability, mentoring students and women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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