Lok Sabha Question No. 3406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: INSPIRE Scheme
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3406 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2022

## INSPIRE SCHEME

3406.   SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  students  in  various  universities  receiving scholarship under the INSPIRE schemes during the current academic year; University- wise; and
- (b) whether  there  has  been  delay  in  releasing  scholarships  to  the students and if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

ǒव£ान और Ĥौƭोिगकȧ तथा पृØवी ǒव£ान मंğालय क े राÏय मंğी ( èवतंğ Ĥभार) ( डॉ. ǔजतɅġ िसंह )

- (a) The Government is implementing 'Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired  Research  (INSPIRE)'  to  attract,  motivate,  nurture  and  train talented and meritorious students to study science subjects and opt for careers in Research and Development (R&D) to build a pipeline of quality human resource, thereby widening the R&D manpower base of the country. The Scholarship  for  Higher  Education  (SHE)  component  of  the  INSPIRE Scheme aims to encourage meritorious students to study basic and natural sciences in B.Sc. and M.Sc. through attractive scholarship and mentorship opportunities.  The  scheme  offers  12,000  (10,000  Direct  Mode  +  2000 Institutional Mode) scholarships every year to meritorious students in the age group of 17-22 years @ Rs 0.80 lakh per year. An important feature of the scheme is the mentorship support provided to students to carry out research during vacation periods. Students within top 1% cut-off marks at

the Class XII Board (State or Central) examinations and pursuing science courses at undergraduate/ Integrated MSc or MS program are eligible for INSPIRE  Scholarship  under  the  Direct  Mode.  Under  the  Institute  Mode, applicants receive their Scholarship for taking up undergraduate/integrated  post-graduate  degree  courses  in  basic  and natural sciences in various IITs, IISERs, NISERs etc. Selections are based on performance (top 1%) in Class XII examinations of State/Central School Examination Boards and/or selected in national level competitive examinations  like  IIT-JEE  etc.   The  continuation  of  Scholarship  to  the student is based on performance (minimum 60% or CGPA 7.0 on 10.0 scale) in  examinations  on  annual  basis  as  certified  by  the  College  Principal/ Registrar of the University. The number of students in various universities receiving  scholarship  under  the  INSPIRE  Scheme  during  the  current academic year, university-wise is annexed.

- (b) No Madam. The release of scholarships to the INSPIRE beneficiaries are disbursed within 60 days from the date of uploading of requisite documents as per the Scheme norms through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Mode.

## ANNEXURE

| Number of students in various universities receiving scholarship during the year   | Number of students in various universities receiving scholarship during the year   | Number of students in various universities receiving scholarship during the year   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                               | University Name                                                                    | No. of Students                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                  | J.S. University                                                                    | 58                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                  | Maharaja Ganga Singh University                                                    | 1                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                  | A.K.S. University                                                                  | 3                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                  | A.P. Singh University                                                              | 9                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                  | Acharaya Nagarjuna University                                                      | 12                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                  | Adikavi Nannaya University                                                         | 37                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                  | Ahmedabad University                                                               | 4                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                  | Aligarh Muslim University                                                          | 5                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                  | Allahabad State University                                                         | 972                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                 | Allahabad University (Central University)                                          | 30                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                 | Amravati University                                                                | 3                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                 | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham                                                         | 7                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                 | Andhra University                                                                  | 14                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                 | Apex University                                                                    | 2                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                 | Ashoka University                                                                  | 1                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                 | Assam Science & Technology University                                              | 3                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                 | Assam University                                                                   | 1                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                 | Atal Bihari Vajpai Vishwavidyalaya                                                 | 153                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                 | Awadesh Pratap Singh University                                                    | 106                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                 | Bengaluru North University                                                         | 147                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                 | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University                                        | 9                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                 | Babu Banarasi Das University                                                       | 2                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                 | Banaras Hindu University                                                           | 58                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                 | Banasthali Vidyapith                                                               | 5                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                 | Bangalore University                                                               | 7                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                                 | Bankura University                                                                 | 168                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                 | Barkatullaah University                                                            | 376                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                 | Bastar Vishwavidyalaya                                                             | 2                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                 | Bhakt Kavi Narsinh Mehta University                                                | 11                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                 | Bharathiar University                                                              | 13                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                 | Bhavnagar University                                                               | 6                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                 | Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University                                                | 9                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                 | Bilaspur Vishwavidyalaya                                                           | 75                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science Goa                                      | 8                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Hyderabad                       | 117                                                                                |
| 36                                                                                 | Bundelkhand University                                                             | 360                                                                                |
| 37                                                                                 | Burdwan University                                                                 | 58                                                                                 |
| 38                                                                                 | Calcutta University                                                                | 346                                                                                |
| 39                                                                                 | Calicut University                                                                 | 146                                                                                |
| 40                                                                                 | Central University Of Gujarat                                                      | 3                                                                                  |

|   41 | Central University of Himachal Pradesh                         |   32 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|   42 | Central University of Kashmir                                  |    1 |
|   43 | Central University of Punjab                                   |    3 |
|   44 | Central University of Rajasthan                                |   12 |
|   45 | Central university of Tamil Nadu                               |   13 |
|   46 | Ch. Charan Singh University                                    |   28 |
|   47 | Chandigarh University                                          |    1 |
|   48 | Charotar University of Science & Technology                    |    3 |
|   49 | Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Kanpur University                    | 1491 |
|   50 | Chaudhary Charan Singh University                              |  236 |
|   51 | Chaudhary Devi Lal University                                  |    1 |
|   52 | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya |   24 |
|   53 | Chennai Mathematical Institute                                 |    8 |
|   54 | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University                        |  385 |
|   55 | Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University                 |    3 |
|   56 | Chhindwara University                                          |   10 |
|   57 | Christ University                                              |   11 |
|   58 | Cluster University of Jammu                                    |   15 |
|   59 | Cochin University of Science & Technology                      |   18 |
|   60 | Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University                         |   52 |
|   61 | Cotton College State University                                |   54 |
|   62 | Cotton University                                              |   23 |
|   63 | Dayalbagh Educational Institute                                |    2 |
|   64 | Dayananda Sagar University                                     |    1 |
|   65 | Deccan College of Post-Graduate & Research Institute           |    6 |
|   66 | Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University                       |  156 |
|   67 | Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University            |    2 |
|   68 | Delhi Technological University                                 |    4 |
|   69 | Dev Sanakrit Vishwavidyalaya                                   |    1 |
|   70 | Devi Ahilya University                                         |  376 |
|   71 | Dhanamanjuri University                                        |   40 |
|   72 | Dibrugarh University                                           |   26 |
|   73 | of Agriculture, Jaintia Hills                                  |    1 |
|   74 | DIT University                                                 |    2 |
|   75 | Doon University                                                |   10 |
|   76 | Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University                          |  451 |
|   77 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University                                   |  375 |
|   78 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University                   |   44 |
|   79 | Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth                                      |    1 |
|   80 | Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University                                 |   56 |
|   81 | Dr. P.D.B.H. Govt. Post-graduate College KOTDWARA. : Kotdwara  |    1 |
|   82 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University                         |  562 |

|   84 | Durg Vishwavidyalaya                                       |   141 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   85 | Fakir Mohan University                                     |    20 |
|   86 | Ganpat University                                          |     1 |
|   87 | Gauhati University                                         |    22 |
|   88 | Gautam Buddha University                                   |     1 |
|   89 | Goa University                                             |     7 |
|   90 | Gondwana University                                        |     7 |
|   91 | Government College, Hamirpur                               |     1 |
|   92 | Govind Guru Tribal University                              |     4 |
|   93 | Govt. (Autonomous) Girls P.G. College of Excellence, Sagar |    12 |
|   94 | Graphic Era University                                     |     2 |
|   95 | Gujarat Technological University                           |     1 |
|   96 | Gujarat University                                         |   102 |
|   97 | Guru Ghasidas University                                   |    92 |
|   98 | Guru Jambeshwar University of Science and Technology       |    24 |
|   99 | Guru Nanak Dev University                                  |    15 |
|  100 | Gurukul Kangri Vishvidayalaya                              |    27 |
|  101 | Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University                  |     3 |
|  102 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University                 |   409 |
|  103 | Himachal Pradesh University                                |   415 |
|  104 | Iftm University                                            |    19 |
|  105 | Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science          |    15 |
|  106 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur                      |     2 |
|  107 | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar                       |     1 |
|  108 | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee                    |     1 |
|  109 | Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur                    |     1 |
|  110 | Indian Statistical Institute                               |     6 |
|  111 | Indira Gandhi University                                   |     6 |
|  112 | Integral University                                        |     1 |
|  113 | Invertis University                                        |     9 |
|  114 | J.S. University                                            |    77 |
|  115 | Jadavpur University                                        |   413 |
|  116 | Jai Naraim Vyas University                                 |   184 |
|  117 | Jain Vishva Bharati Institute                              |     2 |
|  118 | Jamia Mallia Islamia University                            |     3 |
|  119 | Jammu University                                           |     6 |
|  120 | Jawaharlal Nehru University                                |     1 |
|  121 | Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University                       |     1 |
|  122 | Jiwaji University                                          |   163 |
|  123 | Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya                                 |     1 |
|  124 | Kakatiya University                                        |     1 |
|  125 | Kalyani University                                         |    24 |
|  126 | Kannur University                                          |   123 |
|  127 | Karanataka University                                      |     9 |
|  128 | Kavayitri Bahinbai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University  |    15 |
|  129 | Kazi Nazrul University                                     |    10 |

|   130 | Kerala University                                   |   58 |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
|   131 | khallikote cluster university                       |    1 |
|   132 | khallikote university                               |    9 |
|   133 | Kohima Science College, Jotsoma                     |   14 |
|   134 | Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University |    5 |
|   135 | Krishna University                                  |    7 |
|   136 | Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University             |    1 |
|   137 | Kumaun University                                   |  362 |
|   138 | Kurukshetra University                              |    8 |
|   139 | Lalit Narayan Mithila University                    |   98 |
|   140 | Lucknow University                                  |  128 |
|   141 | M. S. University of Baroda                          |    9 |
|   142 | M.G.Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya                       |    2 |
|   143 | M.J.P. Rohilkhand University                        |  470 |
|   144 | M.R. Mahila College : Darbhanga                     |    1 |
|   145 | Madras University                                   |    3 |
|   146 | Magadh University                                   |   50 |
|   147 | Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand University          |  214 |
|   148 | Maharaja Ganga Singh University                     |  227 |
|   149 | Maharaja Krishnakumarsinji Bhavnagar University     |   16 |
|   150 | Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda             |   64 |
|   151 | Maharaja Surajmal Brij University                   |   53 |
|   152 | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University             |  160 |
|   153 | Mahatam Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth                     |   45 |
|   154 | Mahatma Gandhi Central University                   |    6 |
|   155 | Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya  |    9 |
|   156 | Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth                     |   19 |
|   157 | Mahatma Gandhi University                           |  169 |
|   158 | Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University         |  201 |
|   159 | Mangalore University                                |   38 |
|   160 | Manipal University Jaipur                           |    1 |
|   161 | Manipur University                                  |   71 |
|   162 | MGM Institute of Health Sciences                    |    1 |
|   163 | Mizoram University                                  |    2 |
|   164 | Mody University of Science and Technology           |    2 |
|   165 | Mohan Lal Shukhadia University                      |   72 |
|   166 | Mumbai University                                   |   21 |
|   167 | Mysore University                                   |    1 |
|   168 | Nagaland University                                 |   17 |
|   169 | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies       |    2 |
|   170 | National Institute of Technology Durgapur           |    1 |
|   171 | National Institute of Technology Rourkela           |    9 |
|   172 | National Institute of Technology, Patna             |    3 |
|   173 | North Benagal University                            |    9 |
|   174 | North Eastern Hill University                       |   78 |
|   175 | North Maharashtra University                        |   20 |

| 176                                                         | North Orissa University                             |   15 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
| 177                                                         | North Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology |    2 |
| 178                                                         | Orissa University Of Agriculture & Technology       |    1 |
| 179                                                         | Osmania University                                  |   81 |
| 180                                                         | P D Patel Institute of Applied Sciences             |    1 |
| 181                                                         | P.P. Savani University                              |    1 |
| 182                                                         | Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth                |    3 |
| 183                                                         | Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Shekhawati University    |  438 |
| 184                                                         | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University                |    8 |
| 185                                                         | Panjab University                                   |  149 |
| 186                                                         | Patna University                                    |   51 |
| 187                                                         | Pondicherry University                              |   16 |
| 188                                                         | Presidency University                               |  116 |
| 189                                                         | Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University                    |   99 |
| 190                                                         | Pune University                                     |  125 |
| 191                                                         | Punjab University                                   |   37 |
| 192                                                         | Punjabi University                                  |   22 |
| 193                                                         | Raffles University                                  |    1 |
| 194                                                         | Raiganj University                                  |   80 |
| 195                                                         | Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University             |  144 |
| 196                                                         | Rajasthan University                                |  196 |
| 197                                                         | Ram Narain Ruia College of Mumbai                   |    8 |
| 198                                                         | Rama Devi Women'S University                        |    5 |
| 199                                                         | Mission Ashrama                                     |   15 |
| 200                                                         | Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira                    |   10 |
| 201                                                         | Institute                                           |   15 |
| 202                                                         | Ranchi University                                   |    2 |
| 203                                                         | Rani Durgavati University                           |  195 |
| 204                                                         | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University      |   41 |
| 205                                                         | Ravenshaw University                                |   27 |
| 206                                                         | Rayalaseema University                              |    4 |
| 207 Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & | Sciences                                            |    1 |
| 208                                                         | Sambalpur University                                |    1 |
| 209 Samrat                                                  | Prithviraj Chauhan Government College, Ajmer        |    1 |
| 210                                                         | Sanjay Ghodawat University                          |    2 |
| 211                                                         | Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University                 |   88 |
| 212                                                         | SANT GAHIRA GURU VISHWAVIDYALAYA                    |    1 |
| 213                                                         | Sardar Bhagwan Singh University                     |    1 |
| 214                                                         | Sardar Patel University                             |   18 |
| 215                                                         | Sardar Vallabhai, NIT                               |   32 |
| 216                                                         | Sarguja University                                  |    3 |
| 217                                                         | Satavahana University                               |    1 |
| 218                                                         | Saurashtra University                               |   17 |

|   219 | Savitribai Phule Pune University                                    |   208 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|   220 | Shivaji University                                                  |    73 |
|   221 | Shobhit University                                                  |     1 |
|   222 | Shoolini University Of Biotechnology And Management Sciences        |     1 |
|   223 | Shri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University, Tehri Garhwal                |    11 |
|   224 | SHRI KHUSHAL DAS UNIVERSITY, SURATGARH ROAD, HANUMANGARH, RAJASTHAN |     8 |
|   225 | SHRI KRISHNA UNIVERSITY                                             |     2 |
|   226 | Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University                                 |     2 |
|   227 | Shri Venkateshwara University                                       |     1 |
|   228 | Siddharth University                                                |   257 |
|   229 | Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University                                       |    24 |
|   230 | Sido Kanhu Murmu University                                         |     6 |
|   231 | Singhania University                                                |     2 |
|   232 | Solapur University                                                  |    27 |
|   233 | South Gujarat University                                            |     1 |
|   234 | Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand Vishwavidyalay                            |    89 |
|   235 | Sri Krishnadevaraya University                                      |     1 |
|   236 | Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning                         |     5 |
|   237 | Sri Venkateswara University                                         |     3 |
|   238 | St. Xavier's University                                             |   100 |
|   239 | St. Xavier's College                                                |    74 |
|   240 | Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada                                    |    19 |
|   241 | Swami Vivekananda University                                        |     3 |
|   242 | T.M. University                                                     |     7 |
|   243 | Teerthanker Mahaveer University                                     |     5 |
|   244 | Tezpur University                                                   |    29 |
|   245 | The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University                        |     2 |
|   246 | The Kelkar Education Trust                                          |     1 |
|   247 | The Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University                  |    64 |
|   248 | The University of Burdwan                                           |     4 |
|   249 | Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth                                        |     1 |
|   250 | University of Allahabad                                             |   274 |
|   251 | University of Bikaner                                               |     2 |
|   252 | University of Burdwan                                               |    65 |
|   253 | University of Calcutta                                              |   604 |
|   254 | University of Calicut                                               |   235 |
|   255 | University of Delhi                                                 |  2645 |
|   256 | University of Gour Banga                                            |    16 |
|   257 | University of Hyderabad                                             |    10 |
|   258 | University of Jammu                                                 |     7 |
|   259 | University of Kalyani                                               |    49 |
|   260 | University of Kerala                                                |   133 |
|   261 | University of Kota                                                  |   128 |
|   262 | University of Lucknow                                               |   161 |

| 263                  | University Of Madras                                                   |     8 |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 264                  | University of Mumbai                                                   |   130 |
| 265                  | University of Mysore                                                   |     4 |
| 266                  | University of North Bengal                                             |    19 |
| 267                  | University of Pune                                                     |    36 |
| 268                  | University of Rajasthan                                                |   834 |
| 269                  | Univesity of Gour Banga                                                |     7 |
| 270                  | Utkal University                                                       |    33 |
| 271                  | V B S Purvanchal University                                            |   443 |
| 272                  | Veer Kunwar Singh University                                           |    42 |
| 273                  | Veer Narmad South Gujarat University                                   |    75 |
| 274                  | Veer Surendra Sai University Of Technology                             |     1 |
| 275                  | Vidya Sagar University                                                 |   411 |
| 276                  | Vikram Simhapuri University                                            |     1 |
| 277                  | Vikram University                                                      |   131 |
| 278 Vinoba           | Bhave University                                                       |     3 |
| 279                  | Vishva Bharati University                                              |    62 |
| 280                  | Visva Bharati                                                          |    35 |
| 281                  | Vivekananda Global University                                          |     2 |
| 282                  | West Bengal State University                                           |   143 |
| 283                  | West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata                          |     1 |
| 284                  | Yogi Vemana University                                                 |     3 |
| 285                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune               |   214 |
| 286                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati           |    96 |
| 287                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal             |   182 |
| 288                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata            |   190 |
| 289                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram |   232 |
| 290                  | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali             |   139 |
| 291 Indian Institute | of Science Education and Research, Berhampur                           |    82 |
| 292                  | National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar      |   104 |
| 293                  | UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS), Mumbai          |    22 |
| 294                  | Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal                                  |    23 |
| 295                  | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee                                 |    58 |
| 297                  | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay                                  |    22 |
| 298                  | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur                                  |    61 |
| 299                  | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur                               |   197 |
| 300                  | Indian Institute of Technology Madras                                  |    33 |
| 301                  | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore                                  |    24 |
| Total                | Total                                                                  | 24583 |

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