Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Implementation of National Overseas Scholarships
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Manickam Tagore B

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS

268. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

- (a) the total number of scholarships available and awarded since 2014, gender-wise, course-wise and yearwise;
- (b) the total number of applications received by the Government for the National Overseas Scholarship Policy from 2014,year-wise, gender-wise and course-wise; and
- the reasons for underutilization if any of available scholarship berths for consecutive years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- The Ministry Of Social Justice & Empowerment has been implementing the following Overseas Scholarship schemes: -
- National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS)
- ii. National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

The total number of scholarships available and awarded since 2014, gender-wise, course-wise and year-wise is at Annexure I The total number of applications received by the Government for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme from 2014 is at Annexure-II \_

All the available scholarship slots have been duly filled under the NOS scheme. The vacant slots for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 were carried forward and were subsequently filled during the S.Y 2016-17 and 2017-18. Less number of applications received under National Overseas Scholarship for disabled   students as   many were   not meeting the eligibility criteria like age, marks  resulting in underutilization of available scholarship berths for consecutive years.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 268 for 19.07.2022

- A Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
- National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS)

The total number of scholarships available and awarded since 2014, gender-wise, course-wise and year-wise is as under:

| S   | Year    | No.of Klots   | lStipulatedCandidates (Selected   | Gender Wise   | Gender Wise                                                                | Field wise                                                                 | Field wise                                                                 | Field wise                                                                 | Field wise                                                                 |
|-----|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NO_ | Year    | No.of Klots   | lStipulatedCandidates (Selected   | MMale         | Female                                                                     | EEngineering and Management                                                | JApplied Science land Medicine                                             | Accounting Finance                                                         | ISocial Science                                                            |
| 1   | 2014-15 | 100           | 59                                | 47            | 12                                                                         | 36 09                                                                      | 06                                                                         | 02                                                                         | 06                                                                         |
| 2   | 2015-16 | 100           | 50                                | 34            | 16                                                                         | 36 06                                                                      | 03                                                                         | 00                                                                         | 05                                                                         |
| 3   | 2016-17 | 100           | 108*                              | 72            | 36                                                                         | 51 18                                                                      | 11                                                                         | 08                                                                         | 20                                                                         |
| 4   | 2017-18 | 100           | 183*                              | 136           | 47                                                                         | 106 25                                                                     | 07                                                                         | 03                                                                         | 42                                                                         |
| 5   | 2018-19 | 100           | 100                               | 65            | 35                                                                         | 52 10                                                                      | 05                                                                         | 11                                                                         | 22                                                                         |
| 6   | 2019-20 | 100           | 100                               | 70            | 30                                                                         | 70 13                                                                      | 07                                                                         | 02                                                                         | 08                                                                         |
| 7   | 2020-21 | 100           | 100                               | 69            | 31                                                                         | 61 24                                                                      | 07                                                                         |                                                                            | 07#                                                                        |
| 8   | 2021-22 | 125           | 125                               | 86            | 39                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 9   | 2022-23 | 125           | 125                               | 89            | #Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. 36 | #Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. 36 | #Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. 36 | #Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. 36 | #Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. 36 |

- B. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Dlo EPwD)
2. National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Total number of scholarships awarded course-wise and gender-wise since 2016-17

| S N.        | Course of Study                                      | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | Total   | Total   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
| S N.        | Course of Study                                      | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male    | Female  |
|             | Engineering and Management                           | 4         | 4         |           | 2         | 3         |           | 4         |           | 4         |           |           |           | 25      | 2       |
|             | Pure Science & Applied Science_                      |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 2         |           |         |         |
|             | Agriculture Science and Medicine                     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 3       |         |
|             | Commerce; Accounting and Finance                     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |
|             | Humanities; Social Science including Law & Fine Arts |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 3         |           |         | 2       |
| Total       | Total                                                |           |           |           | 2         |           | 0         | 5|   | 2         | 5|   | 1         | 10        | 3         | 37      |         |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                          | 7         | 7         | 7         | 7         | 5         | 5         | 7         | 7         |           |           | 13        | 13        | 45      | 45      |

## Annexure II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 268 for 19.07.2022

## A Department of Social Justice & Empowerment

The total number of applications received by the Government for the National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS) from 2014

| S.No   | Selection Year   |   Applications Received |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------|
|        | 2014-15          |                     123 |
|        | 2015-16          |                     132 |
|        | 2016-17          |                     535 |
|        | 2017-18          |                     487 |
|        | 201920           |                     469 |
|        | 2020-21          |                     596 |
|        | 2021-22          |                     462 |
| 9      | 2022-23          |                     498 |

Details in respect of the total applications received gender-wise and course-wise are not maintained.

## B. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Dlo EPwD)

- I Total number of applications received under National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities since 2016 course-wise and genderwise

| Course of Study                                         | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |             | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | Total   | Total   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
| Course of Study                                         | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male      | Female    | Male Female | Male      | Male      | Female    | Male    | Female  |
| EEngineering and [Management                            | 3         |           | 2         | 3         |           |           |             |           | 9         |           | 27      | 5       |
| 2 PPure Science & Applied Science                       | 3         |           |           |           |           |           |             |           |           | 2         | 5       | 5       |
| 3 AAgriculture Science land Medicine                    |           |           |           |           |           |           |             |           |           |           | 4       | 2       |
| Kommerce, [Finance                                      |           |           |           |           |           |           |             |           |           |           |         |         |
| 5 Humanities; Social IScience including Law & Fine Arts | 3         | 2         |           |           |           |           |             | 2         | 3         |           | 13      |         |
| Total Grand Total                                       | 10        | 8         | 2         |           | 0         | 6|   | 2           | 6         | 15        | 4         |         | 16      |
|                                                         | 14        | 14        | 10        | 10        | 5         | 5         |             | 10        | 19        | 19        | 66      | 66      |