Tata Steel Announces Winners of ‘Women of Mettle’ Season 9, Honours India’s Young Women Engineers

Jamshedpur, October 10, 2025

~ Swarnima Patel from IIT Roorkee was declared the winner; Shrishti Shreya from NIT Jamshedpur bagged the first runner-up position, and Diya Adiga from ISM Dhanbad secured the second runner-up spot ~

~ More than 3,300 students from 55+ premier technical institutions participated ~

Jamshedpur, October 10, 2025: Tata Steel today announced the winners of Season 9 of ‘Women of Mettle’, a flagship scholarship programme aimed at increasing the participation of young women in India’s manufacturing workforce. This edition of the competition received over 3,300 registrations from more than 55 premier technical institutions across the country.

Swarnima Patel from IIT Roorkee was declared the winner; Shrishti Shreya from NIT Jamshedpur bagged the first runner-up position, and Diya Adiga from ISM Dhanbad secured the second runner-up spot. The theme of this season was “Leading the Future – Operational Excellence meets Emerging Technology.”

The 3-member jury from Tata Steel that adjudicated this year’s competition comprised Sandeep Kumar, Vice President, Raw Materials; Padmapal, Chief Blast Furnaces, and Jaya Singh Panda, Chief Learning & Development and Chief Diversity Officer.

Congratulating the winners and the participants, Sandeep Kumar, Vice President – Raw Materials, Tata Steel, said: “Season 9 of Women of Mettle has once again shown the incredible creativity and determination of young women engineers. These youngsters are not just solving technical challenges—they are getting moulded to shape the future of manufacturing in India. Tata Steel is proud to provide a platform where talent meets opportunity, mentorship fuels innovation, and the next generation of leaders receive hands-on experience in building a smarter, more inclusive industry."

Participants registered either individually or in teams of two. Out of 2,600+ teams a 10% increase from last year the top 50 teams were shortlisted based on cognitive and domain expertise covering mechanical, electrical, metallurgy, mining, and other areas.

Selected 50 teams spent a month working on projects under the guidance of Tata Steel mentors. A pre-finale round reviewed detailed case-study presentations, from which 10 teams advanced to the Grand Finale. The Grand Finale was live-streamed on YouTube, enabling wider visibility of the students’ efforts.

The top 10 teams received ₹2,00,000 each along with opportunities to join Tata Steel as Technical Interns and to receive Pre-Placement Offers. Teams ranked 11-50 are eligible for summer internships and pre-placement interviews, subject to eligibility.

‘Women Of Mettle’ provides young minds with exposure to cross-functional challenges, mentorship from senior leaders, and real-world industrial problem-solving. Alongside this initiative, Tata Steel also runs ‘QUEERious’ for the LGBTQIA+ community and ‘Ananta Quest’ for persons with disabilities, reflecting its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Through these initiatives, Tata Steel continues to connect students and academia, offering India’s brightest young talent the opportunity to shape the future of manufacturing.

Disclaimer

Statements in this press release describing the Company’s performance may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those directly or indirectly expressed, inferred or implied. Important factors that could make a difference to the Company’s operations include, among others, economic conditions affecting demand/ supply and price conditions in the domestic and overseas markets in which the Company operates, changes in or due to the environment, Government regulations, laws, statutes, judicial pronouncements and/ or other incidental factors.

For queries and information

Sarvesh Kumar,
Chief Corporate Communications, Tata Steel,
E-mail : sarvesh.kumar@tatasteel.com

About Tata Steel

Tata Steel group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of 35 million tonnes per annum.
It is one of the world's most geographically diversified steel producers, with operations and commercial presence across the world.
The group recorded a consolidated turnover of around US$26 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2025.
A Great Place to Work®-certified organisation, Tata Steel Limited, together with its subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures, is spread across five continents with an employee base of over 76,000.
Tata Steel has announced its major sustainability objectives including Net Zero by 2045.
The Company has been on a multi-year digital-enabled business transformation journey intending to be the leader in ‘Digital Steel making’. The Company has received the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse recognition for its Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar, and IJmuiden Plants. Tata Steel has also been recognised with the ‘Digital Enterprise of India – Steel’ Award 2024 by Economic Times CIO.
The Company has been recognised with the World Economic Forum’s Global Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lighthouse 2023.
The Company has been a part of the DJSI Emerging Markets Index since 2012 and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 steel companies in the DJSI Corporate Sustainability Assessment since 2016.
Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Plant is India’s first site to receive ResponsibleSteel^TM Certification. Subsequently, its Kalinganagar and Meramandali plants have also received the certification. In India, Tata Steel now has more than 90% of its steel production from ResponsibleSteel^TM certified sites.
Received Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best performing integrated steel plant for 2016-17, 2025 Steel Sustainability Champion recognition from worldsteel for eight years in a row, CDP 2024 ‘Supplier Engagement Assessment’ Leader, Top performer in Iron and Steel sector in Dun & Bradstreet's India's top 500 companies 2022, Ranked as the 2024 most valuable Mining and Metals brand in India by Brand Finance, ‘Most Ethical Company’ award 2021 from Ethisphere Institute, and ‘Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports’ recognition at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2024.
Received the 2023 Global ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) Award of Distinction at the RIMS ERM Conference 2023, ‘Masters of Risk – Risk Technology’ recognition at The India Risk Management Awards, and ICSI Business Responsibility and Sustainability Award 2023 for its first Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), Excellence in Financial Reporting FY20 from ICAI, among several others.

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