Lok Sabha Question No. 2564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: National Talent Search Examination
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2564

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## National Talent Search Examination

2564. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

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

- (a) The total number of scholarships reserved for the students from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the National Talent Search Examination(NTSE); and
- (b) The number of students from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who have availed the  scholarships  reserved  for  them  by  the  National  Talent  Search  Examination in the last ten years and State/UT-wise and year-wise?

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

- (a)  There  is  a  provision  of  reservation  for  Scheduled  Caste  (SC)  and  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST) candidates based on national norms of 15 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, out of the  1000 scholarships under the National Talent Search Scheme (NTSS).
- (b)  The  State/UT-wise  and  year-wise  number  of  scholarships  awarded  to  the  SC  and  ST students during the last ten years is  given in the annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI REGARDING 'NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION'.

State -wise and year -wise number of Scholarships awarded to SC & ST students during the last ten years under National Talent Search Scheme

| S. No.   | State Name          | 2006 $   | 2006 $   | 2007 #@   | 2007 #@   | 2008 #@   | 2008 #@   | 2009 @   | 2009 @   | 2010 @   | 2010 @   |
|----------|---------------------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| S. No.   | State Name          | SC       | ST       | SC        | ST        | SC        | ST        | SC       | ST       | SC       | ST       |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | -        | 5        | -         | 13        |           | 6         |          | 3        | -        | 2        |
| 2        | ASSAM               | 1        | 3        | 3         | 3         | 7         | 4         | 2        | 1        | 2        | 2        |
| 3        | MANIPUR             | 2        | -        | 2         | 2         | 5         | 3         | 2        | -        | -        | 3        |
| 4        | MEGHALAYA           | -        | 1        | -         | 3         | -         | 1         | -        | -        | -        | 1        |
| 5        | MIZORAM             | -        | 2        | -         | 11        | -         | 4         | -        | 10       | -        | 2        |
| 6        | NAGALAND            | -        | -        | -         | -         | -         | 4         | -        | -        | -        | 1        |
| 7        | SIKKIM              | -        | 1        | 1         | 1         | -         | 3         | -        | 1        | -        | -        |
| 8        | TRIPURA             | -        | -        | 3         | 1         | 4         | -         | 3        | -        | 2        | 1        |
| 9        | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR IS | -        | -        | 1         | -         | -         | 1         | -        | -        | -        | -        |
| 10       | BIHAR               | 2        | 1        | 4         | 1         | 11        | 2         | 6        | 2        | 5        | 5        |
| 11       | JHARKHAND           | 3        | 6        | 4         | 8         | 3         | 17        | 1        | -        | 4        | 1        |
| 12       | ODISHA              | 4        | 1        | 7         | 11        | 12        | 12        | 6        | 1        | 6        | 2        |
| 13       | WEST BENGAL         | 12       | -        | 33        | 5         | 27        | 3         | 16       | 3        | 13       | 3        |
| 14       | CHANDIGARH          | 2        | 1        | -         | -         | 2         | -         | -        | -        | 2        | -        |
| 15       | DELHI               | 4        | 3        | 5         | 5         | 5         | 2         | 1        | 1        | 3        | 1        |
| 16       | JAMMU &KASHMIR      | -        | 2        | 3         | -         | -         | -         | -        | -        | 1        | -        |
| 17       | HARYANA             | 2        | -        | 5         | -         | 3         | -         | 4        | 1        | 2        | -        |
| 18       | HIMACHAL            | 2        | 1        | 1         | 2         | 4         | -         | -        | -        | -        | 1        |
| 19       | PUNJAB              | 6        | -        | 15        | -         | 16        | -         | 3        | -        | 6        | -        |
| 20       | RAJASTHAN           | 3        | 5        | 14        | 14        | 13        | 16        | 6        | 8        | 9        | 13       |
| 21       | UTTAR PRADESH       | 17       | 2        | 33        | 4         | 39        | 4         | 13       | 3        | 14       | 1        |
| 22       | UTTARAKHAND         | 1        | -        | 2         | 2         | 3         | 2         | -        | -        | 1        | -        |
| 23       | CHHATTISGARH        | 4        | 3        | 4         | 4         | 5         | 8         | 4        | 1        | 3        | 2        |
| 24       | DAMAN& DIU          | -        | -        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -        | -        | -        | -        |
| 25       | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | -        | -        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -        | -        | -        | -        |
| 26       | GOA                 | -        | -        | -         | -         | -         | 3         | -        | 1        | 1        | -        |
| 27       | GUJARAT             | -        | 1        | 2         | 1         | 1         | 2         | 1        | 3        | 1        | -        |
| 28       | MADHYA PRADESH      | 8        | 2        | 15        | 9         | 12        | 8         | 11       | 6        | 4        | 1        |
| 29       | MAHARASHTRA         | 47       | 17       | 103       | 34        | 110       | 36        | 61       | 25       | 51       | 3        |
| 30       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 8        | 1        | 12        | 11        | 9         | 3         | 6        | 1        | 5        | 20       |
| 31       | KARNATAKA           | 17       | 17       | 25        | 10        | 18        | 8         | 12       | 5        | 13       | 7        |
| 32       | KERALA              | 10       | -        | 14        | 1         | 9         | 2         | 9        | 1        | 6        | 7        |
| 33       | LAKSHADWEEP         | -        | -        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -        | -        | -        | -        |
| 34       | PUDUCHERRY          | 1        | -        | -         | -         | -         | -         | -        | -        | -        | 2        |
| 35       | TAMIL NADU          | 9        | 2        | 17        | 3         | 12        | -         | 9        | 1        | 8        | 1        |
|          | TOTAL               | 165      | 77       | 328       | 159       | 330       | 154       | 176      | 78       | 162      | 82       |

| S. No.                               | State Name                           | 2011                                 | 2011                                 | @ 2012                               | @ 2012                               | @ 2013 $                             | @ 2013 $                             | 2014                                 | 2014                                 | $ 2015 $                             | $ 2015 $                             |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.                               | State Name                           | SC                                   | ST                                   | SC                                   | ST                                   | SC                                   | ST                                   | SC                                   | ST                                   | SC                                   | ST                                   |
| 1                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 2                                    | ASSAM                                | 1                                    | 2                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 4                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 3                                    | MANIPUR                              | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 4                                    | MEGHALAYA                            | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 5                                    | MIZORAM                              | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 6                                    | NAGALAND                             | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 7                                    | SIKKIM                               | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 8                                    | TRIPURA                              | 2                                    | 1                                    | 4                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                    |
| 9                                    | ANDAMAN& NICOBAR IS                  | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 10                                   | BIHAR                                | 7                                    | 6                                    | 7                                    | 7                                    | 6                                    | 4                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    |
| 11                                   | JHARKHAND                            | 3                                    | 8                                    | 2                                    | 5                                    | 4                                    | 4                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 5                                    | -                                    |
| 12                                   | ODISHA                               | 12                                   | 3                                    | 5                                    | 1                                    | 5                                    | 1                                    | 4                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 2                                    |
| 13                                   | WEST BENGAL                          | 7                                    | -                                    | 9                                    | 2                                    | 4                                    | 1                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | 4                                    | 1                                    |
| 14                                   | CHANDIGARH                           | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                    |                                      | 2                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    |
| 15                                   | DELHI                                | 3                                    | -                                    | 3                                    | -                                    | 3                                    | 2                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 16                                   | JAMMU &KASHMIR                       | -                                    | 2                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 17                                   | HARYANA                              | 2                                    | -                                    | 6                                    | -                                    | 7                                    | -                                    | 4                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    |
| 18                                   | HIMACHAL                             | -                                    | -                                    | 3                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 19                                   | PUNJAB                               | 9                                    | 1                                    | 5                                    | -                                    | 9                                    | 1                                    | 3                                    | -                                    | 7                                    | -                                    |
| 20                                   | RAJASTHAN                            | 11                                   | 11                                   | 7                                    | 15                                   | 16                                   | 13                                   | 3                                    | 7                                    | 9                                    | 9                                    |
| 21                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                        | 10                                   | 3                                    | 5                                    | 6                                    | 21                                   | 2                                    | 10                                   | -                                    | 3                                    | -                                    |
| 22                                   | UTTARAKHAND                          | 1                                    | 1                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 3                                    | -                                    |
| 23                                   | CHHATTISGARH                         | 1                                    | 2                                    | 8                                    | 3                                    | 10                                   | 2                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 3                                    | - -                                  |
| 24                                   | DAMAN& DIU                           | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |                                      |
| 25                                   | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI                  | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 26                                   | GOA                                  | -                                    | 1                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 27                                   | GUJARAT                              | 1                                    | 1                                    | 3                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 28                                   | MADHYA PRADESH                       | 5                                    | 3                                    | 5                                    | 2                                    | 8                                    | 5                                    | 5                                    | 1                                    | 2                                    | -                                    |
| 29                                   | MAHARASHTRA                          | 56                                   | 15                                   | 34                                   | 11                                   | 25                                   | 11                                   | 14                                   | 2                                    | 13                                   | -                                    |
| 30                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 21                                   | 6                                    | 27                                   | 12                                   | 17                                   | 21                                   | 5                                    | 7                                    | 1                                    | -                                    |
| 31                                   | KARNATAKA                            | 16                                   | 5                                    | 5                                    | 6                                    | 5                                    | 2                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | -                                    |
| 32                                   | KERALA                               | 3                                    | -                                    | 4                                    | -                                    | 2                                    | 1                                    | 3                                    | 1                                    | 2                                    | -                                    |
| 33                                   | LAKSHADWEEP                          | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 34                                   | PUDUCHERRY                           | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 35                                   | TAMIL NADU                           | 10                                   | 1                                    | 16                                   | 1                                    | 16                                   | 1                                    | 2                                    | -                                    | 6                                    | -                                    |
| 36                                   | TELENGANA*                           | -                                    | -                                    | - 163                                | - 81                                 | - 166                                | - 82                                 | - 63                                 | - 23                                 | 4 68                                 | - 14                                 |
| TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 | TOTAL 181 77 * Only in the year 2015 |
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