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Subhas Sarkar Said 19,000 Backward Class Students Drop Out of College in Five Years
Subhas Sarkar, the Union Minister of State for Education, provided the information in response to a written Rajya Sabha question.
New Delhi: According to the Ministry of Education Subhas Sarkar , over 19,000 students from the OBC, SC, and ST categories dropped out of central universities, IITs, and IIMs between 2018 and 2023.
Subhas Sarkar, the Union Minister of State for Education, provided the information in response to a written Rajya Sabha question.
In Central Universities (CUs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), 19,256 students dropped out of various courses between 2018 and 2023, according to records that are currently available.According to the minister, 14,446 students from the three categories dropped out of central universities during the period, while 4,444 students dropped out of IITs and 366 from IIMs.
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Students in the higher education sector have a variety of options, and they decide to move between different institutions and between different courses or programmes within the same institution. If there is any migration or withdrawal, it is primarily because the students were able to secure seats in other departments or institutions of their choosing or for other personal reasons, according to Subhas Sarkar.
The government has taken various steps, such as fee reductions, the establishment of more institutes, scholarships, and priority access to national level scholarships, to assist students from low-income families in continuing their education.
“There are also schemes for the welfare of SC and ST students such as ‘waiver of tuition fees in IITs,’ grant of national scholarships under Central Sector Scheme, scholarships in institutes, and so on,” he added.
