Kamand (EWOK) is an innovative programme started by IIT Mandi in May 2016. It focuses on imparting skills training to rural women to enable them to start village-scale businesses. EWOK has partnered with women from the four panchayats of Kamand, Kataula, Katindhi and Navlaya in Mandi district. E-Cell (Entrepreneurship Cell) The E-Cell is a student-run club that provides exposure to entrepreneurship to IIT Mandi students. Academics IIT Mandi like all other Indian Institutes of Technology, conducts various programs including bachelor's degree in Technology (B.Tech.). It also offers postgraduate level programs like Master of Science and Master of Science (Research). Further, it also offers a Ph.D. program for cutting-edge research in basics sciences such as chemical sciences, physical sciences as well as in disciplines of engineering. The academic year is organized between two semester a year. IIT Mandi follows a 10-point CGPA scale, with a rigorous examination procedure consisting of two mid-semester examinations called Quizzes and an end-semester exam. Apart from that, the courses may involve short projects, term-papers, self-study assignments, tutorials, and regular surprise quizzes. Undergraduate programs Currently(2022–2023), IIT Mandi offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs in six disciplines namely: Civil engineering Computer science and engineering Data science and engineering Electrical engineering Engineering physics Mechanical engineering The institute also offers a dual-degree program (B.Tech. – M.Tech.) in the following discipline : Bio-engineering Like all the other IITs, admissions to these programs are done on the basis of merit list of JEE-Advanced, the second phase examination of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which is an all India engineering entrance examination. Female enrollment in B.Tech The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, has successfully achieved the target of female enrollment in undergraduate courses by admitting 20.22 percent female students to B.Tech. program for the Academic Year 2019–20. This stands favorably with the target of 17 percent set by the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Apex Board Committee for 2019–20. A total of 262 students were admitted to IIT Mandi this year in B.Tech. courses, out of which 53 are girls and 209 are boys as compared to 38 girls and 158 boys last year. A total of 103 students have been admitted this year in the M.Sc. courses, of which 36 are girls and 67 are boys. For the Academic Year 2020-2021 a total of 330 students have been admitted in B.Tech. Courses out of which 68 are girls and 262 are boys which gives