Swega Swaminathan, the daughter of a farmer from Kasipalayam village in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, has received a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Chicago University the United States.
Chicago University is one of the top-ranked universities globally.
Under its leadership development and carrier development programme, Dexterity global has trained and mentored Swega, said in a statement from the organisation.
“This is huge. A 17-year-old Dexterity to College fellow from Erode in Tamil Nadu, the Daughter of a small farmer, Swega has been accepted to the University of Chicago, one of the top 10 universities in the world on a full scholarship worth 3 crores,” said Sharad Vivek Sagar, founder of Dexterity global.
The Dexterity global group focuses to power the next generation of leaders through educational opportunities and training.