KISS-DU offers dedicated women’s mentoring schemes to support the academic and personal growth of female students. These programs are designed to provide guidance, encouragement, and professional development to Indigenous women from the most marginalized and backward areas. 

• The mentoring schemes pair female students with experienced mentors—often senior faculty members, senior staff members and senior students who provide personalized advice, career guidance, and emotional support. This helps women navigate their academic journey, overcome challenges, and build confidence in their abilities. Mentors also play a key role in helping students with career planning, skill development, and networking opportunities.
• At KISS-DU, the participation rate for female students in these mentoring schemes is a key priority, and all the students have to actively engage in these programs. By ensuring that a significant proportion of female students benefit from mentoring, KISS-DU helps foster a supportive, empowering environment that encourages women to excel academically and professionally.
• Mahindra Pride Classrooms: An in-person 20-day (40 hours) employability skills training programme for 260 Female post-graduate final year students (Arts, Science and Commerce) was conducted in 6 batches by Mahindra Pride Classroom (MPC) at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Deemed to be University from 16th August 2022 to 8th September 2022 by two expert trainers from MPC Programme. The 1st cohort of the program ended by an award distribution ceremony where 7 students from each of the 6 batches were awarded various prizes, medals and trophies based on their performances in the program. Furthermore, as a part of the collaboration, new cohorts consisting of both undergraduate and postgraduate students have been participating in the employability training program. There will be introduction of various short skill development programs like Digital Marketing, Taly & GST, Python Programming in the upcoming months to be implemented in smaller batches for interested candidates further connecting them to various employment opportunities. https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/mahindra-pride-classroom-programme-held-at-kiss-du/ This is an ongoing programme at KISS DU and over 700 girls have been trained in the last 4 years.
  

  Program	Participants/Impact
  Mahindra Pride Classrooms (Expanded)	300+ women students
  Certified Skill Courses	180+ participants
  Self-Defense Training	300+ trainees
  Peer Mentoring & Leadership	100+ mentees
  Career Development Support	280+ students
  Counseling and Mental Wellness	220+ users
  Health and Reproductive Wellness Services	300+ beneficiaries
  Sanitary Napkin Manufacturing	12000+ Girls annually

• Special Initiatives for Tribal Women: Recognizing the distinct cultural identities and needs of tribal women, KISS-DU conducts customized interventions such as community-based health education, mobile health camps in rural areas, and health leadership training. These programs blend traditional knowledge with modern health practices to improve both access and outcomes.

Below is a graphical representation of KISS-DU’s women-centric health and safety programs, highlighting coverage and effectiveness across key areas:

These mentoring initiatives reflect KISS-DU’s commitment to gender equity, providing female students with the tools, resources, and networks they need to succeed in their studies and future careers.