Lok Sabha Question No. 5161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Alumni Associations of the Schools and Colleges
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5161 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

## 5161. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of points and issues that are mentioned as part of the New Education Policy with regards to the Alumni Associations of the schools and colleges;
- (b) whether  there  is  a  special  mention  regarding  the  thirty  three  Sainik  Schools Alumni Associations and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any statistics of Alumni Associations of few of the well known educational institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIMs)  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) whether any Alumni Association can be funded for their developmental initiatives of  their  alma  maters  as  per  the  New  Education  Policy  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a) The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 inter-alia provides that -
- '3.7.  Efforts  will  be  made  to  involve  community  and  alumni  in  volunteer  efforts  for enhancing  learning  by  providing  at  schools:  one-on-one  tutoring;  the  teaching  of literacy  and  holding  of  extra-help  sessions;  teaching  support  and  guidance  for educators;  career  guidance  and  mentoring  to  students;  etc.  In  this  regard,  the support  of  active  and  healthy  senior  citizens,  school  alumni  and  local  community members  will be suitably garnered. Databases of literate volunteers, retired scientists/government/semi  government  employees,  alumni  and  educators  will  be created for this purpose.
- 7.12.  The  school  should  be  a  point  of  celebration  and  honour  for  the  whole community.  The  dignity  of  the  school  as  an  institution  should  be  restored  and

important dates, such as the foundation day of the school, will be celebrated along with the community and the list of important alumni may be displayed and honoured. Furthermore,  the  un-utilized  capacity  of  school  infrastructure  could  be  used  to promote social, intellectual and volunteer activities for the community and to promote social  cohesion  during  non-teaching  /  schooling  hours  and  may  be  used  as  a

'Samajik Chetna Kendra'.'

(b) As per the information received from Ministry of Defence, out of the 33 existing Sainik  Schools,  being  run  by  Sainik  Schools  Society  under  the  erstwhile  pattern,  23 older schools have Alumni Associations. Sainik Schools Society takes immense pride in its  illustrious  members  of  Alumni  Associations  and  promotes  them  by  way  of  School interaction Programmes. Alumni Association have been one of the pillars of strength of the  Sainik  Schools  and  have  been  helping  financially  and  building  an  atmosphere  of Bon-homie / healthy bonding between the students and ex-students of Sainik Schools.

(c) & (d) Alumni Associations are there in a few of the well-known educational institutes like  the  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IITs),  Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIMs), Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas etc. across the country. These associations are non-profit organizations and many alumni association members often provide  funds  for  developmental  initiatives  and  offer  voluntary  services  for  their  alma maters.

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