Lok Sabha Question No. 2402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Vocational Courses in NIOS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Vocational Courses in NIOS

2402. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA: SHRI C.R. PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  maintained  any  data  of  the  admission  in vocational courses in National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a)  and  (b):  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  imparts  education  in vocational courses under Open Distance Learning (ODL) mode.  Presently, NIOS offers 96 courses in areas of Agriculture, Business & Commerce, Computer and Information  Technology,  Engineering  and  Technology,  Health  and  Paramedical Science,  Home  Science  and  Hospitality,  and  Teacher  Training.  The  duration  of these  courses  ranges  from  6  months  to  2  years.    State-wise  details  of  the admissions  into  NIOS  vocational  courses  during  2013-14  to  2015-16  and  the current year, 2016-17 are annexed.

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Annexure

## National Institute of Open Schooling Vocational Admission for Last 3 Years (State-wise) & Current Year

| S.No.   | Name of State     |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016* (from 1 st January to 30 th June, 2016) |
|---------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |    246 |    230 |     50 |                                              42 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |      0 |      0 |      0 |                                               0 |
| 3       | ASSAM             |    180 |    122 |    232 |                                             150 |
| 4       | BIHAR             |    985 |    849 |    823 |                                             478 |
| 5       | CHANDIGARH        |    256 |    299 |    273 |                                              68 |
| 6       | CHHATTISHGARH     |    492 |    502 |    441 |                                             171 |
| 7       | DELHI             |   3574 |   4009 |   3917 |                                            2000 |
| 8       | GOA               |      7 |      0 |      0 |                                               0 |
| 9       | GUJRAT            |    567 |    755 |    747 |                                             261 |
| 10      | HARYANA           |   1417 |   1693 |   1624 |                                             536 |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |    708 |   1053 |   1022 |                                             551 |
| 12      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |    326 |    546 |    249 |                                             115 |
| 13      | JHARKHAND         |    490 |    352 |    602 |                                             206 |
| 14      | KARNATAKA         |    448 |    426 |    462 |                                              63 |
| 15      | KERALA            |   2015 |   2945 |   2109 |                                             834 |
| 16      | MADHYA PRADESH    |   1867 |   2058 |   2558 |                                            1275 |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA       |    124 |    410 |    282 |                                             207 |
| 18      | MANIPUR           |      0 |      8 |      6 |                                               0 |
| 19      | ODISHA            |    137 |    154 |    121 |                                              19 |
| 20      | PUDUCHERRY        |    150 |    438 |    508 |                                             214 |
| 21      | PUNJAB            |    709 |   1834 |   1236 |                                             402 |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN         |   8123 |   8513 |   9128 |                                            1400 |
| 23      | TAMILNADU         |    246 |    651 |    379 |                                             234 |
| 24      | TRIPURA           |     40 |     44 |     46 |                                              50 |
| 25      | TELANGANA         |      0 |      1 |      0 |                                              22 |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH     |   2698 |   3278 |   2960 |                                             669 |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND       |    327 |    434 |    328 |                                              63 |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL       |    876 |    868 |    893 |                                             900 |
| 29      | MEGHALAYA         |      0 |      0 |      0 |                                              10 |
|         | TOTAL             |  27008 |  32472 |  30996 |                                           10940 |

*The admission for Vocational Education is done in 02 blocks i.e., from 1 st January to 30 th June, 2016 (Block-I) and another block starts from 1 st July to 31 st December, 2016(Block-II)