Lok Sabha Question No. 1490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Scheduled Caste Students admitted in IIMs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Robert Bruce C

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

UNSTARRED  QUESTTON  NO.1490

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2025

## SCHEDULED  CASTE STUDENTS ADMITTED IN IIMs

## 1490.  SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C:

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

- (a) the details and the number of SC/ST students admitted in IIMs during the last eight years, State and year-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that despite IIMs following Government-mandated  reservations  for the last few years,  in theory, the number of SC/ST students  in the IIMs is abysmally low;
- (c)  if so, the reasons for the poor implementation of the scheme;  and
- (d) whether  the Government  has provided any financial  aid to SC/ST students  to aid their admission in IIMs, if so, the details thereof  and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a): The number of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled  Tribes (ST) students  admitted  in Indian  Institutes  of Management  (IIMs) during the last eight  years is at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): The details of the Annexure indicates  that the number  of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled  Tribes(ST) students admitted in IIMs, is close to constitutionally mandated reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled  Tribe (ST) category  of 15% and 7.5% respectively.
- (d): Under the Scheme  of "Free Coaching  for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs)  and Beneficiaries of PM CARES Children"  financial assistance is provided to candidates of Scheduled  Castes category  for preparation  of Entrance Examinations such as IIT-JEE, NEET, CAT, CLAT etc. for admission  in premier colleges. The Physical and Financial achievements of the Scheme in last five years are as under:

| Financial Year   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   | No. of beneficiaries   |
|------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2020-21          | I 1.96                        | 2,1 t2                 |
| 2021-22          | 14.98                         | 1,761                  |
| 2022-23          | 18.41                         | 558                    |
| 2023-24          | 7.76                          | 223                    |
| 2024-25          | n.68                          | 2t36                   |

At present, there is no such Scheme  is available  for Scheduled  Tribes Students.

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## IIM-wise.  yeir-wire  details r€sardins  number of SC/ST students .dmitted in IIMS duritrg the lsst eisht vearg

| Academic Year       | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23    | 2022-23      | 2022-23          | 2021-22      | 2021-22    | 2021-22        | 2021-22   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|------------|----------------|-----------|
| IIMs                | SC        | ST        | Total     | %SC       | %ST       | SC        | ST        | Total     | %SC       | %ST       | SC        | ST        | Total      | %SC          | %sr SC           | ST           | Total      | %SC            | %ST       |
| IM Ahmedabad        | 66        | 33        | 482       | r 3.69    | 6.85      | 66        | 39        | 474       | 13.92     | 8.23      | 6l        | 3l        | 460        | 13.26        | 6.74 60          | 32           | 460        | t3.04          | 6.96      |
| IM Bangalore        | 86        | 45        | 629       | t3.67     | 7.t5      | 9l        | 46        | 620       | 14.68     | 7.42      | 73        | 36        | 496        | 14.72        | 7.26 69          | 36           | 50E        | r 3.58         | 7.09      |
| IM Calcutta         | 72        | 36        | 496       | 14.52     | 7.26      | 72        | 37        | 499       | 14.43     | 7.41      | 73        | 38        | 496        | 14.72 7.66   | 74               | 36           | 499        | r4.83          | 7.21      |
| IM Indore           | r00       | 48        | 667       | t4.99     | 7.20      | 97        | 48        | 653       | 14.85     | 7.35      | t07       | 55        | 717        | r4.92 7.67   | il4              | 39           | 697        | 16.36          | 5.60      |
| IM Kozhikode        | 92        | 44        | 705       | 13.05     | 6.24      | 85        | 43        | 6t2       | 13.89     | 7.03      | 68        | 33        | 503        | 13.52 6.s6   | 74               | 39           | s29        | 13.99          | 7.37      |
| IM Lucknow          | 89        | 42        | 589       | l5.l I    | 7.13      | 87        | 44        | 636       | 13.68     | 6.92      | 93        | 42        | 612        | t5.20 6.86   | r09              | 28           | 6ll        | 17.84          | 4.58      |
| IM Kashipur         | 25        | 9         | 30r       | 8.3 r     | 2.99      | 29        | 5         | 330       | 8.79      | 1.52      | 60        | 30        | 35r        | t7.09 8.55   | 44               | l5           | 342        | t2.8'7         | 4.39      |
| IIM Raipur          | 48        | 24        | 338       | 14.20     | 7.10      | 50        | 22        | 39r       | 12.79     | s.63      | 62        | 25        | 337        | 18.40 7.42   | 40               | 23           | 273        | 14.65          | 8.12      |
| IM Ranchi           | 60        | 4l        | 445       | t3.48     | 9.21      | 65        | 50        | 439       | 14.8 t    | r 1.39    | 48        | 28        | 362        | 13.26 7.73   | lt9              | 49           | 530        | 22.45          | 9.25      |
| IM Rohtak           | 73        | 32        | 510       | 14.3 I    | 6.27      | 62        | l8        | 428       | 14.49     | 4.21      | 56        | 29        | 432        | 12.96 6.71   | 57               | 62           | 438        | 13.0 I         | 14.t6     |
| IM Shillong         | 4t        | 9         | 400       | r 0.25    | 2.25      | 53        | t6        | 407       | r 3.02    | 3.93      | 47        | 8         | 314        | 14.97        | 2.55 3l          | I            | 254        | 12.20          | 0.39      |
| IIM Tiruchirappalli | '76       | 38        | 507       | 14.99     | 7.50      | 57        | 28        | 384       | r 4.84    | 7.29      | 32        | l3        | 419        | 7.64 3.      | l0 48            | 24           | 302        | 15.89          | 7.95      |
| IM Udaipur          | r0l       | 25        | 354       | 28.53     | 7.06      | 69        | 7         | 342       | 20.r8     | 2.05      | 69        | t2        | 355        | t9.44 3.33   | 58               | I            | 340        | r7.06          | 0.29      |
| tlM Amritsar        | 4t        | t4        | 336       | 12.20     | 4.17      | 55        | ll        | 326       | 16.87     | 3.37      | 47        | 6         | 29t        | 16.15 2.06   | l6               | 4            | 275        | 5.82           | r.45      |
| llM Bodhsaya        | 98        | 36        | 634       | t5.46     | 5.68      | 92        | 22        | 629       | 14.63     | 3.50      | 67        | 20        | 443        | t5.12 4.5 t  | 40               | 8            | 292        | 13.70          | 2.74      |
| IM Jammu            | 76        | 37        | 543       | 14.00     | 6.81      | 58        | 32        | 4t4       | 14.01     | 7.73      | 65        | t3        | 33r        | 19.64 3.93   | 57               | 8            | 3t2        | t8.2'7         | 2.56      |
| IM Naspur           |           |           |           | t2.32     |           |           | 20        | 269       | 14.13     | 1.43      | 37        | l5        | 256        | 5.86         | 33               | 8            | 258        | 12.'79         | 3. r0     |
|                     | 44        | 2t        | 357       |           | 5.88      | 38        |           |           |           |           |           |           |            | t4.45        |                  |              |            |                |           |
| IM Sambalpur        | 43        | 20        | 321       | 13.40     | 6.23      | 48        | 15        | 325       | 14.77     | 4.62      | 3l        | t2        | 202        | 15.35        | 5.94 25          | 2            | 177        | t4.12          | r. r3     |
| tlM Sirmaur         | 5l        | 24        | 347       | 14.70     | 6.92      | 56        | t3        | 313       | 17.89     | 4. r5     | 36        | l0        | 262        | 13.74 3.82   | 32               | I            | 250        | t2.80          | 0.40      |
| tIM VisakhaDatnam   | 55        | 22        | 309       | r 7.80    | 7.t2      | 56        | 29        | 382       | t4.66     | 7.59      | 45        | 23        | 291        | 15.46 7.90   | 33               | 7            | 206        | 16.02          | 3.40      |
| IIM Mumbai          | 8t        | 3l 631    | 539       | 15.03     | 5.75      | 79        | 30        | 492       | 16.06     | 6. r0     | lns       | itute     | existed as | Mumbz before | enarctment r 133 | IIM (Amr 423 | !qqgo 7553 | \ct. 202 15.00 | 5.60      |
| Total               | r418      |           | 9809      | 14.46     | 6.43      | 1365      | 575       | 9365      | 14.58     | 6.14      | tt77      | 479       | 7930       |              |                  |              |            |                |           |
|                     |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | NITIE      | 14.84 6.04   |                  |              |            |                |           |

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| Academic Year                                                                   |      |     |       |        |       | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2017-t8   | 2017-t8   | 2017-t8   | 2017-t8   |
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| lIMs                                                                            | SC   | ST  | Total | %sc    | %ST   | SC        | ST        | Total     | %SC       | %ST       | sc        | ST        | Total     | %sc       | %ST        | SC        | ST Total  | %SC       | %sr       |           |
| tlM Ahmedabad                                                                   | 64   | 30  | 463   | 13.82  | 6.48  | 62        | 34        | 453       | 13.69     | 7.5t      | 65        | 36        | 474       | 13.71     | 7.59       | 66        | 37 441    | t4.97     | 8.39      |           |
| llM Bangalore                                                                   | 73   | 36  | 505   | 14.46  | 7.13  | 68        | 33        | 470       | 14.47     | 7.02      | 62        | 3l        | 452       | t3.72     | 6.86       | 6l        | 30 405    | 15.06     | 7.41      |           |
| IIM Calcutta                                                                    | 73   | 36  | 498   | t4.66  | 7.23  | 74        | 37        | 496       | 14.92     | 7.46      | 75        | 35        | 481       | 15.59     | 7.28       | 69 35     | 463       | 14.90     | 7.56      |           |
| IM Indore                                                                       | r08  | 52  | 702   | 15.38  | 7.41  | 97        | 54        | 662       | 14.65     | 8.16      | 88        | 47        | 610       | t4.43     | 7.70       | 70 32     | 448       | r 5.63    | 7.14      |           |
| IM Kozhikode                                                                    | 67   | 38  | 513   | r 3.06 | 7.41  | 76        | 35        | 514       | 14.79     | 6.81      | 66        | 43        | 457       | t4.44     | 9.41       | 56        | 28 374    | 14.97     | 7.49      |           |
| IM Lucknow                                                                      | 84   | 4l  | 544   | 15.44  | 7.54  | 7t        | 37        | 5l I      | 13.89     | 7.24      | 74        | 38        | 482       | 15.35     | 7.88       | 70 40     | 461       | t5.18     | 8.68      |           |
| IM Kashipur                                                                     | 54   | 24  | 337   | 16.02  | 7.12  | 39        | l8        | 267       | t4.61     | 6.74      | 39        | t4        | 263       | 14.83     | 5.32       | 29        | l6 204    | t4.22     | 7.84      |           |
| IM Raipur                                                                       | 40   | 20  | 269   | 14.87  | 7.43  | 39        | 22        | 276       | 14.1 3    | 7.97      | 29        | 22        | 215       | 13.49     | ###        | 30        | t4 2tt    | 14.22     | 6.64      |           |
| IM Ranchi                                                                       | 36   | 2l  | 269   | r 3.38 | 7.81  | 29        | l8        | 216       | r 3.43    | 8.33      | 28        | 14        | t99 14.07 |           | 7.04       | 30        | l5 196    | I 5.31    | 7.65      |           |
| lM Rohtali                                                                      | 74   | 33  | 478   | 15.48  | 6.90  | 6l        | 27        | 398       | r 5.33    | 6.78      | 39        | l7        | 246       | 15.85     | 6.91       | 3l        | 8 251     | 12.35     | 3. l9     |           |
| IM Shillone                                                                     | 37   | 5   | 252   | 14.68  | r.98  | 33        | u         | 206       | 16.02     | 5.34      | 25        | 4         | r83       | 13.66     | 2.t9       | 23 4      | 177       | t2.99     | 2.26      |           |
| IM Tiruchirappalli                                                              | 4l   | t9  | 279   | 14.70  | 6.81  | 37        | l8        | 237       | 15.61     | 7.59      | 3l        | 16        | r89       | 16.40     | 8.47       | 28 l4     | r80       | 15.56     | 7.78      |           |
| tlM Udaipur                                                                     | 70   | 0   | 344   | 20.35  | 0.00  | 34        | 4         | 298       | ll.4l     | 1.34      | 38        | 6         | 275       | 13.82     | 2.18       | 36 ll     | 250       | 14.40     | 4.40      |           |
| IM Amritsar                                                                     | l5   | 9   | 219   | 6.85   | 4.t I | 26        | t2        | t53       | t6.99     | 7.84      | t2        | 6         | 106       | 11.32     | 5.66       | t4        | l4 96     | 14.58     | r4.58     |           |
| IM Bodhsaya                                                                     | 26   | l5  | t99   | 13.07  | 7.54  | t8        | I         | tt7       | r5.38     | 0.85      | lt        | 4         | 70        | l5.7r     | 5.7 | | 5 2       | 38        | r3.r6     | 5.26      |           |
| IM Jammu                                                                        | 59   | l4  | 240   | 24.58  | 5.83  | 22        | 8         | t05       | 20.95     | 7.62      | r3        | 0         | 65        | 20.00     | 0.00       | 8 0       | 62        | 12.90     | 0.00      |           |
| IM Nagpur                                                                       | 34   | l3  | 222   | 15.32  | 5.86  | l4        | 8         | l2l       | I1.57     | 6.61      | l3        | 8         | lil       | I t.7l    | 7.21       | l2 I      | 58        | 20.69     | 1.72      |           |
| IIM Sambalpur                                                                   | 22   |     | 170   | 12.94  | 4.12  | l8        | 8         | r00       | r 8.00    | 8.00      | t7        | 7         | 99        | 17.17     | 7.07       | 9 5       | 60        | 15.00     | 8.33      |           |
|                                                                                 |      | 7   |       |        |       |           |           |           |           |           | t4        | 6         | r00       | 14.00     | 6.00       | 2         | 66        | 16.61     |           |           |
| IIM Sirmaur                                                                     | 28   | l2  | 233   | 12.02  | 5.15  | t4        | 6         | 123       | I 1.38    | 4.88      |           |           |           |           |            | il        |           |           | 3.03      |           |
| IM Visakhapatnam                                                                | 29   | ll  | 159   | 18.24  | 6.92  | l3        | 7         | r28       | t0.l6     | 5.47      | t7        | 2         | 105       | 16.19     | r.90       | 9 4       | 6l        | 14.75     | 6.56      |           |
| IM Mumbai Institute existed as NITIE Mumbai before enactment of IIM (Amendment) |      |     |       |        |       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |            |           |           |           |           |           |
| fotal                                                                           | 1034 | 436 | 6895  | r5.00  | 6.32  | 845       | 398       | 585t      | 14.44     | 6.80      | 756       | 356       | 5r82      | 14.59     | 6.87       | 667 3t2   | 4502      | r4.82     | 6.93      |           |

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