Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: National Overseas Scholarship
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 106* TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2021

## NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP

*106. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D:

## of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: Will the Minister

- details and the number of students who have been awarded the National Overseas (a) the year-wise, category-wise and subject-wise; Scholarship (NOS) during the last five years;
- 30 percent reservation for women candidates under NOS has been whether the mandatory with every year during the said period; complied
- the total annual strength of applicants for NOS during the said period, year-wise;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof; and
- NOS for Other Backward Class (OBC) students and if s0, the (e) whether there is a separate details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR VIRENDRA KUMAR)

to (e) : A Statement is laid on the table ofthe House as per Annexure: (a)

Statement in answer to parts () to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 106 for 27-07-2021 by SHRI RAVIKUMAR D regarding  National Overseas Scholarship

(a): The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements two National Overseas Scholarship Schemes. The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (DoSJE) is implementing the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for Scheduled Caste etc  under which financial assistance is   provided to selected students from Scheduled   Castes; Denotified, Nomadic & Semi traditional artisan categories, for pursuing Masters and Ph D level courses abroad  The Department of   Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities   (DoEPwD)  implements 'National Overseas   Scholarship' under  which scholarship is provided to the selected students with disabilities for pursuing Masters and Ph D level courses abroad.

The year wise, category wise and field wise details of students selected under NOS during the last five years are as under:

- Category wise details of students  selected  during last five years  under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for Scheduled Caste etc:
- ii) Category wise details of students selected the last five years under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for students with disabilities during

| S Nol   | Category_                                                | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | (Scheduled Castes                                        | 108       | 178       |        97 |        97 | 90        |
| 2       | DDenotified; Nomadic and Semi- Nomadic Tribes            |           | 2         |         2 |         1 |           |
| 3       | [andless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans |           | 3         |         1 |         2 |           |
|         | Total Selection                                          | 108*      | 183*      |       100 |       100 | 100       |

| S No   | Head                     |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | No. of selected students |        14 |         6 |         5 |         8 | #         |
|        | Total Selection          |        14 |         6 |         5 |         8 |           |

# Selection is under process

(iii) Discipline Subject wise details of students selected under NOS for SC etc. Scheme during the last five years:

| S. No.   | Field/ Discipline of study         | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|          | EEngineering and Management        | 51        | 106       |        52 | 70        |           |
| 2        | Pure Science and Applied Science   |           | 25        |        10 | 13        |           |
| 3        | Agricultural Science and  Medicine | 11        | 07        |        05 |           |           |
|          | ICommerce, Accounting Finance      | 08        | 03        |        11 | 2         |           |
| 5        | Humanities Social                  | 20        | 42        |        22 | 8         |           |
|          | Total                              | 108*      | 183*      |       100 | 100       | 100       |

(iv) Discipline Subject wise details of students selected under NOS for students with disabilities during the last five years:

|    | Field/ Discipline   of study                | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----|---------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    | [Engineering and Management                 | 4         | 5         | 3         |           | #         |
| 2  | Pure Science and Applied                    |           |           |           |           | #         |
| 3  | Agricultural Science and Medicine           | 2         |           |           |           | #         |
|    | [International Commerce, Accounting Finance |           |           |           |           | #         |
| 5  | HHumanities & Social Science                | 4         |           |           | 3         | #         |
|    | Total                                       | 14        | 6         | 5         | 8         |           |

- (b): The number of applications received for scholarships under NOS during the last five years, year-wise, is as follows:
- (c) & (d): NOS for SC etc. scheme provides for selection of 100 candidates every More than 30 female candidates have been selected in each of the last five years under National Overseas   Scholarship for SC etc Candidates. The wise   number  of selected  female candidates during the last five years is given as under: year: year

| Year                                                            |   p016-17 |   2017-18 |     |   p019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----------|-----------|
| National Overseas Ischolarship for ISC etc. ICandidates         |       535 |       487 | 379 |       461 |       596 |
| National Overseas IScholarship for Istudents with Idisabilities |        24 |        10 |     |         8 |        12 |

| Year                                   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Number of female kcandidates Iselected |        36 |        47 |        34 |        30 |        31 |

In case of National   Overseas   Scholarship for   students with disabilities   implemented  by DoEPwD, 30% of the slots are reserved for female students. However, in case adequate number of female candidates are not available or not found eligible as per the terms and conditions of the scheme, the unutilized slots can be utilized by selecting suitable male candidates. The year wise number of selected female candidates during the last five years is given as under:-

| Year                                  |   2016-17 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Number of  female candidates selected |         4 |           |           |         2 | #         |

- (e): Sir. There is no similar scheme for Other Backward Class students No,