The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has been implementing the following Overseas Scholarship schemes:-
i. National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS)
ii. National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
The total number of scholarships available and awarded, gender-wise, course-wise and year-wise, for last five years is at Annexure I. The total number of applications received by the Government for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for last five years is at Annexure-II.
All the available scholarship slots have been duly filled under the NOS scheme. The vacant slots for the years 2014-15 and 2015-16 were carried forward and were subsequently filled during the S.Y 2016-17 and 2017-18. Less number of applications received under National Overseas Scholarship for disabled students as many were not meeting the eligibility criteria like age, marks resulting in underutilization of available scholarship berths for consecutive years.
Annexure I
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
- National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS).
The total number of scholarships available and awarded, gender-wise, course-wise and year-wise, for last five yearis as under:
|
S NO. |
Year |
Stipulated No. of Slots |
Candidates Selected |
Gender Wise |
Field wise |
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|
Male |
Female |
Engineering and Management |
Pure Science and Applied Science |
Agricultural Science and Medicine |
International Commerce, Accounting Finance |
Humanities & Social Science |
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|
1 |
2016-17 |
100 |
108* |
72 |
36 |
51 |
18 |
11 |
08 |
20 |
|
2 |
2017-18 |
100 |
183* |
136 |
47 |
106 |
25 |
07 |
03 |
42 |
|
3 |
2018-19 |
100 |
100 |
65 |
35 |
52 |
10 |
05 |
11 |
22 |
|
4 |
2019-20 |
100 |
100 |
70 |
30 |
70 |
13 |
07 |
02 |
08 |
|
5 |
2020-21 |
100 |
100 |
69 |
31 |
61 |
24 |
07 |
01 |
07# |
|
6 |
2021-22 |
125 |
125 |
86 |
39 |
#Field wise distribution of seats has been done away with from 2020-21. |
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|
7 |
2022-23 |
125 |
125 |
89 |
36 |
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* Vacant slots of previous years were carried over.
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (D/o EPwD)
- National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Total number of scholarships awarded course-wise and gender-wise, for last five year is as under:-
|
S. N. |
Course of Study |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
Total |
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|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
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|
1 |
Engineering and Management |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
25 |
2 |
|
2 |
Pure Science & Applied Science |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
Agriculture Science and Medicine |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
4 |
Commerce, Accounting and Finance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
5 |
Humanities, Social Science including Law & Fine Arts |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
|
Total |
5 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
37 |
8 |
|
|
Grand Total |
7 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
45 |
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Annexure II
A. Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
The total number of applications received by the Government for the National Overseas scholarship Scheme for SC etc. students (NOS) for last five years is as under:-
|
S. No. |
Selection Year |
Applications Received |
|
1 |
2017-18 |
487 |
|
2 |
2018-19 |
379 |
|
3 |
2019-20 |
461 |
|
4 |
2020-21 |
596 |
|
5 |
2021-22 |
462 |
Details in respect of the total applications received gender-wise and course-wise are not maintained.
B. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (D/o EPwD)
- Total number of applications received under National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities since 2016 course-wise and gender-wise, for last five years is as under:-
|
S. N. |
Course of Study |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
Total
|
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|
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
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|
1 |
Engineering and Management |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
27 |
5 |
|
|
2 |
Pure Science & Applied Science |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
3 |
Agriculture Science and Medicine |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
4 |
Commerce, Accounting and Finance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
Humanities, Social Science including Law & Fine Arts |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
8 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
15 |
4 |
50 |
16 |
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|
Grand Total |
10 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
19 |
66 |
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This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanswamy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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