Following media reports on courses provided by the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University on ideal daughter-in-law, the institute has denied the rumours, terming the reports misleading.

On September 4, 2018, there were reports of IIT Banaras introducing a new course for the new brides which has been initiated by 'Young Skilled India Start-Up' but now IIT Banaras has denied such new course.

In a statement, the institute has said they do not offer any course/training programme entitled Daughters Pride Beti Meri Abhiman or an 'adarsh bahu'.

In a conversation with IndiaToday Education, P.K Mishra, coordinator of Malviya Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship has denied the report and said "IIT Banaras has only given technical support to Young Skilled India start-Up only to develop a professional website to increase employment for youth in eastern part of India."

'Daughters' Pride- Beti Mera Abhimaan' course for new brides

The new course for the new brides called 'Daughters' Pride- Beti Mera Abhimaan' has been initiated by 'Young Skilled India Start-Up'.

The three-month course has been allegedly specially designed for girls to train them in improving self-confidence, interpersonal skills that help them in dealing with members of the new family. They can learn problem-solving skills, stress handling, and computer skills.

About Young Skilled India start-up:

Young Skilled India is an independent start-up incubated by BHU (Banaras Hindu University) which provides professional skill development training to young girls at the Vanitha Institute of Fashion Design and prepares them for corporate life.

What the CEO of the startup has to say:

Neeraj Srivastav, the CEO of Young Skilled India shared a report on his Facebook profile following the controversy which included his statements bunking the rumours.

As per the report, he said that the course introduced by them taught people "communication skills, presentation skills, job interview skills, stress handling and team handling skills".

A student from the fashion institute also clarified in the report that the three-month course in question increased the self-confidence of students and improved their job skills. It had nothing to do with relationships at home but rather on how to deal with people in general.

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