Question : Number of NIT

(a) the details of the number of National Institutes of Technology across the
country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat and Kerala;
(b) the details of the percentage/ratio of male and female seats in these
institutes at present across the country, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to increase the percentage/ratio of
female seats in the said institutions and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise
and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the Government has issued any guidelines in this regard in any of
the institutes across the country during the last one year and the current
year and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the response
received by the Government thereon; and
(e) the time by which such measures are likely to be implemented?

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) & (b): At present, thirty one National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are
functioning in the country including in Gurajat and Kerala. The details of NITs and
also the details of ratio of male and female seats in these Institutes are given in
Annexure.
(c) to (e): Yes Madam. With a view to improve the gender balance in
undergraduate programmes of NITs, the Government has decided to increase
female enrolment from existing 14% to 20% over a period of 2 – 4 years by
creating supernumerary seats. The measures recommended in this regard are as
follows:-

(i) The number of male students admitted will not be reduced, unless the
overall performance of male candidates in JEE (Main) declines vis-à-vis
female candidates.
(ii) Any female candidate who would have got a seat prior to this scheme will
get the same or a more preferred seat with this scheme.
(iii) Rank-based merit shall be strictly followed within the pool of male
candidates and within the pool of female candidates.
(iv) Statutory reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes
(STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and for Physically Handicapped
(PH) categories will be applicable in the supernumerary seats in the same
manner as for the sanctioned seats.
(v) The Central Seat Allocation Board / Joint Seat Allocation Authority will
work out the Business Rules and detailed procedure for implementing the
same.
(vi) Increase in female enrolment in B.Tech. programmes of NITs at the levels
prescribed for IITs i.e. from the current to 14% in 2018–19, 17% in 2019–
20 and 20% in 2020–21 by creating supernumerary seats in NITs.
The above shall be implemented from the academic year 2018 – 2019.
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