Centre launches first-ever Star College mentorship programme for young innovators

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh launched the first-ever Mentorship Programme for Young Innovators on November 08, 2021.
The ‘DBT-Star College Mentorship Programme’ is a pan India Scheme which envisages to set up Star College in every district of the country.
These star colleges will be supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the science and technology ministry.
The Programme will help to realise the concept of networking, hand holding and outreach by:
- Organising workshops and meetings every month.
- handhold colleges particularly in the rural areas or lesser endowed areas
- conduct outreach activities with government schools
The programme will also help newly launched colleges which have begun their journey under the scheme to come up as per the mandate of Star College scheme.