(a) whether it is a fact that the enrolment ratio of minority students in higher education has been
stagnant over the last three years and the current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the Government proposes to launch any special programme to improve enrolment of
minority students in higher education; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)
(a)&(b) : As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development the enrolment of minority students in higher education has registered an
increase from 20,28,489 to 22,96,671 from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
(c)&(d) : For increasing the participation of the minority youths in the purview of higher education,
Ministry of HRD has implemented schemes such as establishment of Model Degree Colleges,
Women Hostels and Polytechnics in the Minority Concentration Districts (MCDs).
The Ministry of Minority Affairs has also implemented schemes i.e. Pre-Matric Scholarships,
Post-Matric Scholarships, Merit-cum Means based scholarships, Maulana Azad National Fellowship
for Minority Communities.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has schemes, which also benefit minorities. The
major schemes operated by the UGC are as under:
1. Remedial Coaching for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minority Community students.
2. Coaching for National Eligibility Test/State Eligibility Test for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy
Layer) & Minority Community students.
3. Coaching Classes for Entry into service for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minority
Community students.
4. Coaching Classes for Residential Academies for Minorities/SC/ST and Women.
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