Access to International Education is a challenging one for the first-generation college students rooted from low-income group. in spite of such challenges the students who aspire to grow their scientific and technological strengths get privilege of mentoring by the global academicians of Indian origin.

We can imagine the quantum of growth when the global academics and scientific researchers of Indian origin collaborate with the students from the native country.

Professor Tarun Khanna of Harvard University co-founded the Aspire Institute in Boston, which works with India’s first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds.

Five students mentored by Prof Tarun Khanna recently attended the NDTV World Summit 2025.

First-generation College Students mentored by Harvard Professor of Indian Origin