Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Promotion of Global Competitiveness among Post graduate Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-77

ANSWERED ON- 04/12/2023

## Promotion of Global Competitiveness among Post graduate Students

## 77. SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there are any programmes at the national level to promote global competitiveness among post graduate students, Tribal University students to compete globally with internationalstandard education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there are national-level initiatives in place to ensure that tribal students from diverse States such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, have access to educational offerings at par with those provided by the Tribal University; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):  To  promote  and  encourage  higher  education  among  Scheduled  Tribes  (ST)  at  post graduate  level,  the  National  Fellowship  and  Scholarship  Schemes  for  Higher  Education  of  ST Students are being fully funded and administered by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (M/o TA). The National Overseas Scholarship for ST students is another Central Sector Scheme, fully funded and  administered  by  the  M/o  TA,  through  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  to  facilitate  eligible  ST students  for  pursuing  Master's  Degree,  Ph.D  and  Post-Doctoral  Research  in  top  1000  World ranking Universities abroad.

The Ministry of Education is also implementing three Central Sector Schemes under the umbrella scheme "Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Protsahan (PM-USP), Yojana", namely (i) PM-USP Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students (CSSS); (ii) PM-USP  Special  Scholarship  Scheme  for  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh  (SSS  for  J&K  and Ladakh)  (iii)  PM-USP  Central  Sector  Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (CSIS)  for  all  categories  of students in the country, including the students from STs to get financial assistance for pursuing higher education in India as per the schematic norms of these schemes.

The Government has already notified the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 to provide for the reservation in admission of the students belonging to the Scheduled  Castes,  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  the  Other  Backward  Classes.  Further,  to supplement  the  already  existing  University  eco  system  of  Central  Universities  in  the  Country, which  provide  access  to  tribal  students  for  educational  courses,  the  Government  has  also established  the  Indira  Gandhi  National  Tribal  University,  Amarkantak,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh for ensuring higher education  and  research  facilities  for  the  tribal  population  in  India.  These  Universities  can collaborate with national and international educational institutions.

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