NEW DELHI: The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 provides for the reservation of students belonging to the Scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes and Other Backward Classes for admission into CEIs established, maintained or aided by the Central Government, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
In a written reply, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey said,” As per the CEI (reservation in Admission)Act, 2006 (as amended in 2012), out of the annual permitted strength in each branch of study 15 per cent of seats shall be reserved for the SCs, 7 1/2 for the STs and 27 per cent for the OBCs.”
Further, University Grants Commission has intimated it provides financial assistance to colleges covered under sections 2(f) and 12 (B) of the UGC Act , 1956 to organise Remedial Coaching classes for Undergraduate /Postgraduate level students belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled tribes / other Backward classes , minority communities, he informed.
The objectives of the scheme are to improve academic skills and linguistic proficiency of the students in various subjects; raise level of comprehension of students on basic subjects to provide a stronger foundation for further academic work and strengthen knowledge , skills and attitudes of students in such subjects, where quantitative and qualitative techniques and laboratory activities are involved so that proper guidance and training provided under the programme may enable the students to raise their standard to go for higher studies, he said. (AGENCIES)
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