Lok Sabha Question No. 2991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Number of SC/ST Students in IIMs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2991 ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Number of SC/ST Students in IIMs

## 2991. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  regarding  the  number  of  Scheduled  Caste  and  Scheduled  Tribe    (SC/ST) students admitted in the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) during the last eight years;
- (b) whether it is a fact that despite IIMs following Government-mandated reservations for the last few years in theory, the number of SC and ST students in the IIMs is abysmally low;
- (c) if so, the reasons for the poor implementation of the reservation scheme;
- (d)  whether the Government has provided any financial aid to SC and ST students to help their  admission in IIMs during the above said period; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c): All the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are governed according to the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Act, 2017. As per Section 8(3) of the IIM Act, 2017, each Institute is a Central Educational Institution for the purposes of the Central Educational Institutions  (Reservation  in  Admission)  Act,  2006.  The  details  regarding  the  number  of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) students admitted in the Indian  Institute  of Management (IIMs) during the last eight years are available at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques

(d)  &  (e):  The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  for  providing  financial assistance for pursuing higher studies to all categories of students including students of IIMs. The  financial  assistance  is  provided  in  the  form  of  scholarships,  reimbursement  of  fees, interest  subsidy  and  credit  guarantee  on  education  loan,  etc.  as  per  schematic  norms.  The

Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  and  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  are  also implementing schemes for providing financial assistance to SC and ST students for pursuing their higher studies. The details of these schemes are available in the following websites:

|   Sl. No. | Ministry/ Department                      | Website links                                                                         |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Department of Higher Education            | https://www.education.gov.in/pm-usp-scholarships-education- loan                      |
|         2 | University Grants Commission              | https://www.ugc.ac.in/page/scholarships-and-fellowships.aspx                          |
|         3 | All India Council for Technical Education | https://www.aicte-india.org/bureaus/rifd/Scholarship-Schemes                          |
|         4 | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment  | https://socialjustice.gov.in/scheme-cat                                               |
|         5 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                | https://tribal.nic.in/ScholarshiP.aspx                                                |
|         6 | Ministry of Minority Affairs              | https://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/show_content.php?lang=1 &level=2&ls_id=661&lid=823 |

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