(a) whether the drop-out rates are being reported heavily in IITs, IIMs and other higher education level courses;
(b) if so, the details thereof, Course-wise/State-wise during the last five years and the current year; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to correct the situation in future?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
(a) No, Sir
(b) In view of the (a) above, the question does not arise. However, details of dropout from some of the Higher Education Institutions is as under
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Percentage of dropout in some institutes
Year
IIT IIM Other Institutions
2015-16 2.25 1.04 7.49
2016-17 1.60 1.06 8.56
2017-18 1.71 1.03 6.76
2018-19 1.46 0.50 5.36
2019-20 0.68 0.78 2.82
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(c) As can be seen from above, there has been decrease trend in dropout rate over the last 5 years. This has been achieved by taking a number of corrective measures to minimise the dropout which include appointment of advisor to monitor the academic progress of students and peer assisted learning.
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