Lok Sabha Question No. 5705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Research Fellowships
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5705 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## Research Fellowships

## 5705. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps are being taken by the Government to promote research based education in high schools;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to increase the number of research fellowships in India; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)      The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), a convergent framework across School Education and Higher Education aiming to encourage children towards learning Science and Mathematics and to develop their interest through activities related to Science and Mathematics. One of the interventions under RAA is strengthening of school Science and Mathematics laboratories, through the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). Further,  under  RMSA,  important  interventions  i.e.  Science  Fair/Exhibition  and  Talent  Search  at district  level;  mathematics  and  science  kits  to  schools,  visit  to  higher  institutions  of  students  and learning enhancement of students have been approved.

Under RMSA, an amount of Rs. 179.73 crore has been approved in 2017-18, for in-service training  of  science  and  maths  teachers,  remedial  teaching,  provision  of  science  and  maths  kits, science exhibitions, etc.

NITI Aayog under the Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools  across  India.  The  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  foster  curiosity,  creativity  and imagination  in  young  minds;  and  inculcate  skills  such  as  design  mindset,  computational  thinking, adaptive  learning,  physical  computing  etc.  Till  date,  2441  schools  have  been  selected  across  the country to establish ATL.

- (b)  &  (c):  No  Madam,  there  is  no  proposal  in  UGC  at  present  to  increase the  number  of research fellowships. However, the details of disbursement of grants to research scholars under UGC schemes during last three years is annexed.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5705 for answer on 02.04.2018 regarding 'Research Fellowships'asked by Shrimati Meenakashi Lekhi

| Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   | Scheme-wise/Year-wise number of beneficiaries and grant sanctioned during last three years under various schemes related to Post- Doctoral Fellowship and Doctoral Fellowship for pursuing research.   |
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| Sl. No                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                     | Number of slots                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Sl. No                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                     | Number of slots                                                                                                                                                                                        | No. of beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                   | Grant Sanctioned (in Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                                                                        | No. of beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                   | Grant Sanctioned (in Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                                                                        | No. of beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                   | Grant Sanctioned (in Rs. Crore)                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       | Post Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Dr S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship in Humanities                                                                                                                                             | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 351                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 13.57                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 434                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 24.73                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Dr D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship                                                                                                                                                               | 500 (approx)                                                                                                                                                                                           | 526                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 26.93                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 695                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 40.2                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 787                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 38.97                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST                                                                                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 304                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 12.62                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 766                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 22.6                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 554                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 35.13                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women                                                                                                                                                                     | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 460                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 20.67                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 648                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 31.14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 642                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 32.47                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            | Doctoral Fellowship Schemes                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Junior Research Fellowship                                                                                                                                                                             | 8800                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 18184                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 446.4                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21588                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 543.58                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 24614                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 638.81                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                      | JRF and RA for Foreign Nationals                                                                                                                                                                       | 20 JRF / 7 RA                                                                                                                                                                                          | 56                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.78                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.62                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.17                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Basic Science Research Fellowship                                                                                                                                                                      | 1500                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 3650                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 75.65                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3918                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 84.41                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4134                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 105.15                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Swami Vivekananda for Single Girl Child fellowship for Research                                                                                                                                        | No cap                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 44                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.74                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 77                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3.04                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                      | JRF in Engg. &Technology                                                                                                                                                                               | Discontinued                                                                                                                                                                                           | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.64                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1.05                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students                                                                                                                                                 | 756                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2861                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 65.21                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3609                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 74.26                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4141                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 125.34                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities                                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 200 (slots per year)                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 200 (slots per year)                                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                                      | --                                                                                                                                                                                                     | --                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                      | National Fellowship for Students of Other Backward Classes (OBC )                                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 409                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 15.12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 714                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 24.49                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC candidate                                                                                                                                                      | 2000                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12309                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 140.09                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 19623                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 178.1                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 9503                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 225.72                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                     | National fellowship Higher Education for ST Students since 2015[Formerly RGNF - ST]                                                                                                                    | 750 (earlier 667)                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4179                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 46.61                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 4929                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 52.13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 3064                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 55.89                                                                                                                                                                                                  |