Lok Sabha Question No. 123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Performance of NIOS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Performance of NIOS

123. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) the number of students enrolled including those belonging to the scheduled castes,  scheduled  tribes  and  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBCs)  in  the  National Institute  of  Open  Schooling  (NIOS)  during  the  last  three  years,  State/Districtwise and year-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the quality and efficiency of NIOS during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government has included schemes initiated by the Ministry of Skill  Development  into  the  curriculum  of  NIOS  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the other skill development and vocational courses available in NIOS;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated/utilised  for  operation  of  NIOS  during  the  last three years, State-wise; and
- (e) whether any evaluation of the performance of NIOS in States has been taken by the Government and if so, the details of best performing and worst performing States?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)  :  Details  of  students  enrolled  in  the  National  Institute  of  Open  Schooling (NIOS) during the last three years are as under:-

| Category               |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| General                |    365124 |    345246 |    352474 |
| Scheduled Castes       |     54208 |     47741 |     48145 |
| Scheduled Tribes       |     43684 |     35808 |     37327 |
| Other Backward Classes |     61550 |     64001 |     65210 |
| Total                  |    524566 |    492796 |    503156 |

(Detailed information about State/District-wise enrolment, including in Rajasthan is available on the website of NIOS at www.nios.ac.in).

(b):  NIOS  has  taken  initiatives  to  improve  quality  and  efficiency,  such  as development  of  Massive  Open  Online  Courses  (MOOCs)  to  provide  freedom  to learners to study and get assessed anytime, anywhere,  NIOS community radio offering  special  approach  to  community,  setting  up  of  more  regional  offices  in North  East  and  promotion  of  languages  of  north  east,  in-service  training  for elementary teachers, professional development programme of elementary education,  equivalency  programme  for  continuing  education  of  neo-literates, development of language learning courses in Indian languages and educational and livelihood support to differently abled persons.

(c): NIOS offers 96 vocational courses in the areas of Agriculture, Business and Commerce,  Computer  and  Information  Technology,  Health  and  Paramedical Sciences, Home Science and Hospitality and Teacher Training through a network of 1400 Accredited Vocational Institutes across the country.

(d) and (e): No funds have been allocated to NIOS during the last three years, as NIOS generates its own revenue to sustain its activities.  Government evaluates performance of NIOS from time to time.  NIOS undertakes research studies at intervals. However, no nation-wide study has been conducted.

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