Lok Sabha Question No. 2483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Change in Admission Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## Change in Admission Policy

2483. DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  all  female  admission  seekers  in  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  (JNU)  were entitled to 5 'deprivation' points in the entrance exam, which were introduced in 1994, if so, the details of the said policy;
- (b) whether  JNU  has  reduced  the  compulsory  grace  points  available  hitherto  to  women candidates as it has amended its admission policy recently;
- (c) whether the said amendment in the policy in vogue would affect the women admission seekers in the University and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the remedial steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the education of women in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c) Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  (JNU)  has  reported  that  till  2015-16,  all  female candidates were eligible for 05 deprivation points. However, from 2016-17, all female/transgender candidates are eligible for deprivation points as per details given below:-

| Eligibility                                                                                                                   |   Points to be awarded |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 10 th /High School/ Matriculation /12 th level/B.A. /B.Sc. /M.A. /M.Sc. education for either 1 st or 2 nd quartile districts. |                     04 |
| From districts that are not backward                                                                                          |                     02 |

A  female/transgender  candidate  having  completed  schooling  or  B.A.  /B.Sc.  /  or  M.A./M.Sc. from either a quartile 1 or a quartile 2 district should be awarded 04 points. Since, admission process  for  the  current  Academic  Session  (2016-17)  is  underway,  it  is  difficult  to  make assessment at this stage.

- (d) JNU  is  a  statutory  autonomous  institution  established  by  an  Act  of  Parliament  and governed by the JNU Act and Statutes and the Ordinances framed there-under and is competent to take decision and  action in academic and administrative matters of the University.
- (e) The expansion of education among girls/women has been an integral part of educational policies  and  programmes.  The  National  Policy on  Education 1986 (as modified in 1992) lays emphasis  on  education  of  girls/women  through  empowerment  programmes.    In  Higher Education  sector,  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  allocated  special  grants  for construction of Women hostels in the Universities and undertaken schemes like (i)  Single  Girl  Child  Scheme;  (ii)  Post-Doctoral  Fellowship  for  Women  (iii)  UGC  funding  to Women's  University;  (iv)  Establishment  of  Women  Study  Centers.  Women  are  also  given relaxation in maximum duration for completion of  M.Phil and Ph.D,  transfer of research data in case of their re-location due to marriage & otherwise and maternity and child care leaves.

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