Question : Fellowship scheme for girls

(a) the provision was made earlier to enroll more and more girls into IITs and ultimately achieve 20 per cent enrolment by 2019-20;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether there is any proposal to extend the enrolment year to 2022 and the steps being taken by the Government to push research among girl students from IITs and IIITs;

(d) whether the Government is proposing any special Fellowship scheme for girls studying in these institutes;

(e) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the details of funds sanctioned for IITs and IIITs in the country, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and for 2021-22?

MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)


(a) & (b) : With a view to improve female enrollment in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the Government had decided to increase female enrollment in the B.Tech. programmes of IITs from 8% to 14% in 2018-19, 17% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats. Necessary instructions in this regard were issued to all the IITs for compliance. Against these, the female enrolment in IITs for B. Tech. Programmes was 15.3% in 2018-19, 18% in 2019-20 and 19.8% in 20-21.
(c) to (e): The female enrolment of 19.8% has already been achieved in IITs. The girls are getting fellowship at par with male students in the IITs and IIITs (CFTIs).
(f) : The details of funds released to IITs and IIITs in the country, with a particular reference to Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and for 2021-22 are as under-
Institutes Funds released (in Rs. Cr.)

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (till date) 2021-22
All IITs 4175 5065 8337 5568.69 6365.93 6008.49 No fund is sanctioned yet.
IIT Tirupati 18 28.99 51.30 74.50 90.41 152.66
All IIITs (CFTIs and PPPs) 208.35 175.51 270.66 429.39 328.33 311.87
IIITDM Kurnool 3.10 17.00 0 23.36 23.59 20.85
IIIT (PPP) Sri City (Chittoor) 12.59 5.00 7.00 21.39 21.78 0.50

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