Beyond Scholarships

Mentorship Program

About the program

FFE’s Mentorship program is developed to enhance the employability of FFE scholars. Scholars from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds often lack the exposure and opportunities to build critical skills that make them job-ready and prepared for the future. Through the Mentorship Program, Mentors play a significant role in the lives of FFE scholars who are often First-Generation learners.

This remote program enables FFE scholars to interact in one-on-one sessions with experienced individual mentors – Engineers, Lawyers, Pharmacists, Scientists and Technologists, for a period of 4-6 months. Along with an in-house curriculum curated specially for the program, mentors also bring in their own experiences to enrich the mentorship. By inspiring and guiding FFE’s scholars, both mentees and mentors’ lives are expected to be enriched through this partnership.

Mentor speaks

Program Highlights

Mentoring Support/3rd Year Students

Specially developed for third year FFE BTech/Law scholars – an appropriate time to initiate support to help them acquire skills that are necessary for building a foundation for a good career.

Connect With Industry Experts

The program enables FFE scholars to interact in one-on-one sessions with experienced individual mentors.

Curated Content

Content curated in-house specially for this program provides the framework for the mentoring sessions.

Enhance Internship/Jobs

Ensures greater preparedness for career opportunities and ability to secure jobs.

Program Impact

Since 2017, FFE’s Mentorship Program has helped shape the future of thousands of FFE scholars, transforming their dreams into reality through this mentoring engagement.

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FFE is thankful to Volunteers from corporates, FFE alumni and several individuals who have mentored and helped FFE scholars to enter corporates with their heads held high.

Employee Engagement

Looking to create meaningful employee engagement while giving back to society?

FFE’s Mentorship Program empowers corporate volunteers to engage meaningfully by mentoring bright, deserving scholars from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

Since 2017, over 100 corporate mentors have guided 7500+ FFE scholars.
Through this structured six-month engagement, employees not only support first-generation learners in building confidence and career readiness but also gain fresh perspectives, sharpen leadership skills, and experience personal growth.

It’s a two-way learning journey that fosters purpose, connection, and lasting impact within and beyond the workplace.

Join us in shaping lives and building a future-ready generation through FFE’s impactful mentoring initiative. Together, we can drive change – one scholar at a time.

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Making a Difference - Mentee Speaks!

"Enrolling in FFE’s Mentorship program during my 3rd year of engineering was one of the best decisions I took towards my career readiness. I cannot thank my Mentor, from TransUnion CIBIL, enough for his guidance and constant support throughout the Mentorship program. The sessions were very interactive, where my Mentor gave me valuable tips on how to crack job interviews, build effective resumes, and improve my soft skills to be job-ready. Valuable tips on how to integrate technical skills with non-technical skills while facing job interviews to the importance of making eye contact and body language during the Interview helped me boost my confidence. With the valuable guidance from my Mentor, FFE and my donor Transunion CIBIL’s Support & my hard work, today I'm placed with Rambus Chip Technologies, Bengaluru as a Design Verification Engineer. I highly recommend all 3rd-year scholars to take up FFE’s Mentorship program and get guidance from the best in the industry."
Amruth N
Amruth NRV College of Engineering - Placed at Rambus Chip Technologies, Bengaluru as Design Verification Engineer
“Me and my mentor developed a great bond! Every session, through numerous examples my mentor pushed me to improve my communication skills. I took away some key life skills like time management, interpersonal skills, interview handling skills, and the importance of both short and long-term goals. I forever cherish this experience and Thank FFE and my Mentor, Ms. Aaliya Islam from Microsoft for it!"
Jayakumar Vaddadi
Jayakumar Vaddadi 4th year, BTech - Chemical engineering, NIT Raipur
“I would like to thank FFE for providing all the 3rd year FFE scholars with the golden opportunity of getting mentored by Industrial experts through its Mentorship Program. The entire program is very well curated keeping in mind student’s requirements for career readiness, my favorite being Communication skills that helped me overcome my fear of communicating in English. My mentor from SocGen immediately understood my need and provided me with a lot of guidance and tips on improving my communication skills for both professional and personal use. The guidance I got through the mentoring sessions helped me crack my placement interviews, today I'm placed with D.E. Shaw as a Quality & Test engineer. I am grateful to FFE for providing Scholarship, Skilling, and Mentorship support during my education."
Keerthana Sundararajan
Keerthana SundararajanInformation Technology, College of Engineering, Anna University - Placed at D.E Shaw as Quality & Test Engineer
“Learning through someone's experience is rare and was made possible for me through FFE's Mentoring program where one-on-one Mentoring session with Industrial experts helped polish my soft skills and build my confidence level. It was an excellent learning experience where my Mentor from Lam Research covered a range of topics using a practical approach using suitable examples and pushed me to discuss them that helped me enhance my communication skills and boost my confidence. Problem Solving & Decision making and Time and Stress management were very useful topics and helped me realize importance of work life balance. Sessions on public speaking, mock interviews and presentation skills were highly beneficial during my placement drive. I am proud to say that today I am placed with Verizon as Software developer I would like to thank my Mentor, Donor and FFE for their immense support and guidance. I urge all the 3rd year scholars to enroll for FFE’s Mentoring Program to improve upon your Soft-skills and getting ready for the corporate world.”
Nabha Venkata Naga Deepthi
Nabha Venkata Naga DeepthiElectrical Engineering, NIT Durgapur - Placed at Verizon as Software Developer

Mentor-Mentee sharing their mentoring journey!

“My experience with this program has been great in many ways. The recommended reading material is light on time commitment and very practical. My mentee- Yash Pipariya was very dedicated to this program. So, although sometimes there were long gaps between the sessions, we ended up connecting at least once a month. Talking to him, I realize that the uncertainties I faced during final years of my college haven’t changed much in all these years. Upcoming graduates still need a mentor(s) to guide them in different aspects. From my side, it is a satisfying feeling to realize that I can make a difference.”
Mentor: Ms. Sayoni Datta
Support Delivery Manager | Microsoft
“I truly enjoyed FFE’s mentoring program, my mentor- Ms. Sayoni Dattta, used practical examples & real life situations to guide me. Getting timely advice from industrial experts on career-related queries really helped me focus during placements. All the topics covered were really helpful, with my favorite being communication skills & time management. Every session was enjoyable for me because I was constantly learning new things.”
Mentee: Yash Pipariya
4 th Year,Computer Science and Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University
Mentoring college kids is one of the most rewarding and fulfilling things I do. Being able to share my knowledge and skills with young and eager learners, and see them grow and develop as professionals is very satisfying. One of the things I enjoy the most about mentoring is the diversity of perspectives and backgrounds mentee brings to the table. I learn something new from them every day, and I appreciate their curiosity and enthusiasm. Another thing I enjoy about this is the impact I can have on their careers and lives. I feel honored and privileged to be able to guide FFE Scholar - Logesh and support him in his journeys, and help him achieve his goals. I'm grateful to FFE for providing me this opportunity to work with such talented and amazing student, and I hope to continue doing so for a long time.
Mentor: Mr. Nathan Navarasu
Associate Vice President, Indegene Limited
I would like to express my gratitude for the wonderful mentoring session with my Mentor-Mr. Nathan. His insightful guidance on placement related matters were incredibly beneficial. My mentor’s approach made the sessions easy to understand, I particularly liked the self-introduction session where I could instantly connect with my Mentor and share my career goals. I will definitely apply the knowledge gained in mentoring sessions in my professional & personal journey. I will recommend this valuable FFE’s mentoring program to all the other scholars. Thank you FFE and also my Mentor Mr. Nathan for this fantastic opportunity
Mentee: B Logesh
3rd year, Civil Engineering - VIT University, Vellore
I chose to be a mentor because I enjoy helping others learn and grow. I find fulfillment in sharing my knowledge and experiences to support and guide others on their journey. It has been an incredibly rewarding program. It was very fulfilling to see my mentee gain confidence and overcome his challenges. Additionally, it provided me an opportunity for personal growth, as I could also refine my communication skills, gain new perspectives, and learn from my mentee's experiences as well. Overall, it has been a mutually beneficial relationship that fosters learning, growth, and meaningful connections. It has given me the time out to reflect/introspect on my experiences and knowledge and the satisfaction to contribute in a small way to someone’s growth. Our knowledge & experiences hold great value and by volunteering as a mentor one can make a positive impact on deserving students’ life and contribute to the growth of society. It will also help you to learn and grow and expand your network.
Mentor: Ms. Meena Sharma
Senior Manager Transition - Wipro
Me and my mentor recently concluded the FFE mentoring program, which was really helpful. It was overall a great experience, my mentor shared her professional and personal experience while guiding me through the various soft skills modules for better understanding. My favorite module was Communication Skills, I always struggled in putting my thoughts in words. My mentor helped me with some very useful tips on improving my communication skills and I feel much more confident now. Thank you to my mentor and FFE for this incredible program.
Mentee: Rohit Raj
Textile Technology - IIT DELHI