Parliament Question: Scheduled Caste Students admitted in IIMs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTTON NO.1490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2025 SCHEDULED CASTE STUDENTS ADMITTED IN IIMs 1490. SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C: Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details and the number of SC/ST students admitted in IIMs during the last eight years, State and year-wise; (b) whether it is a fact that despite IIMs following Government-mandated reservations for the last few years, in theory, the number of SC/ST students in the IIMs is abysmally low; (c) if so, the reasons for the poor implementation of the scheme; and (d) whether the Government has provided any financial aid to SC/ST students to aid their admission in IIMs, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE) (a): The number of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) students admitted in Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) during the last eight years is at Annexure. (b) & (c): The details of the Annexure indicates that the number of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes(ST) students admitted in IIMs, is close to constitutionally mandated reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category of 15% and 7.5% respectively. (d): Under the Scheme of "Free Coaching for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Beneficiaries of PM CARES Children" financial assistance is provided to candidates of Scheduled Castes category for preparation of Entrance Examinations such as IIT-JEE, NEET, CAT, CLAT etc. for admission in premier colleges. The Physical and Financial achievements of the Scheme in last five years are as under: Expenditure Financial Year No. of beneficiaries (Rs. in Crores) 2020-21 I 1.96 2,1 t2 2021-22 14.98 1,761 2022-23 18.41 558 2023-24 7.76 223 2024-25 n.68 2t36 At present, there is no such Scheme is available for Scheduled Tribes Students.Alsglsrg (Scheduled This Annerure referrert to in oart (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Ouestion No- 1490 due for anrwer on 29107/2025 rc'gardins Caste @!ECr{Ee!Li4-U}tA, IIM-wise. yeir-wire details r€sardins number of SC/ST students .dmitted in IIMS duritrg the lsst eisht vearg Academic Year 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 IIMs SC ST Total %SC %ST SC ST Total %SC %ST SC ST Total %SC %sr SC ST Total %SC %ST IM Ahmedabad 66 33 482 r 3.69 6.85 66 39 474 13.92 8.23 6l 3l 460 13.26 6.74 60 32 460 t3.04 6.96 IM Bangalore 86 45 629 t3.67 7.t5 9l 46 620 14.68 7.42 73 36 496 14.72 7.26 69 36 50E r 3.58 7.09 IM Calcutta 72 36 496 14.52 7.26 72 37 499 14.43 7.41 73 38 496 14.72 7.66 74 36 499 r4.83 7.21 il4 IM Indore r00 48 667 t4.99 7.20 97 48 653 14.85 7.35 t07 55 717 r4.92 7.67 39 697 16.36 5.60 IM Kozhikode 92 44 705 13.05 6.24 85 43 6t2 13.89 7.03 68 33 503 13.52 6.s6 74 39 s29 13.99 7.37 IM Lucknow 89 42 589 l5.l I 7.13 87 44 636 13.68 6.92 93 42 612 t5.20 6.86 r09 28 6ll 17.84 4.58 IM Kashipur 25 9 30r 8.3 r 2.99 29 5 330 8.79 1.52 60 30 35r t7.09 8.55 44 l5 342 t2.8'7 4.39 IIM Raipur 48 24 338 14.20 7.10 50 22 39r 12.79 s.63 62 25 337 18.40 7.42 40 23 273 14.65 8.12 t IM Ranchi 60 4l 445 t3.48 9.21 65 50 439 14.8 t r 1.39 48 28 362 13.26 7.73 lt9 49 530 22.45 9.25 % t IM Rohtak 73 32 510 14.3 I 6.27 62 l8 428 14.49 4.21 56 29 432 12.96 6.71 57 62 438 13.0 I 14.t6 IM Shillong 4t 9 400 r 0.25 2.25 53 t6 407 r 3.02 3.93 47 8 314 14.97 2.55 3l I 254 12.20 0.39 IIM Tiruchirappalli '76 38 507 14.99 7.50 57 28 384 r 4.84 7.29 32 l3 419 7.64 3. l0 48 24 302 15.89 7.95 IM Udaipur r0l 25 354 28.53 7.06 69 7 342 20.r8 2.05 69 t2 355 t9.44 3.33 58 I 340 r7.06 0.29 tlM Amritsar 4t t4 336 12.20 4.17 55 ll 326 16.87 3.37 47 6 29t 16.15 2.06 l6 4 275 5.82 r.45 llM Bodhsaya 98 36 634 t5.46 5.68 92 22 629 14.63 3.50 67 20 443 t5.12 4.5 t 40 8 292 13.70 2.74 IM Jammu 76 37 543 14.00 6.81 58 32 4t4 14.01 7.73 65 t3 33r 19.64 3.93 57 8 3t2 t8.2'7 2.56 IM Naspur 44 2t 357 t2.32 5.88 38 20 269 14.13 1.43 37 l5 256 t4.45 5.86 33 8 258 12.'79 3. r0 IM Sambalpur 43 20 321 13.40 6.23 48 15 325 14.77 4.62 3l t2 202 15.35 5.94 25 2 177 t4.12 r. r3 tlM Sirmaur 5l 24 347 14.70 6.92 56 t3 313 17.89 4. r5 36 l0 262 13.74 3.82 32 I 250 t2.80 0.40 tIM VisakhaDatnam 55 22 309 r 7.80 7.t2 56 29 382 t4.66 7.59 45 23 291 15.46 7.90 33 7 206 16.02 3.40 IIM Mumbai 8t 3l 539 15.03 5.75 79 30 492 16.06 6. r0 lns itute existed as NITIE Mumbz before enarctment IIM (Amr !qqgo \ct. 202 Total r418 631 9809 14.46 6.43 1365 575 9365 14.58 6.14 tt77 479 7930 14.84 6.04 r 133 423 7553 15.00 5.60Academic Year 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-t8 lIMs SC ST Total %sc %ST SC ST Total %SC %ST sc ST Total %sc %ST SC ST Total %SC %sr tlM Ahmedabad 64 30 463 13.82 6.48 62 34 453 13.69 7.5t 65 36 474 13.71 7.59 66 37 441 t4.97 8.39 llM Bangalore 73 36 505 14.46 7.13 68 33 470 14.47 7.02 62 3l 452 t3.72 6.86 6l 30 405 15.06 7.41 IIM Calcutta 73 36 498 t4.66 7.23 74 37 496 14.92 7.46 75 35 481 15.59 7.28 69 35 463 14.90 7.56 IM Indore r08 52 702 15.38 7.41 97 54 662 14.65 8.16 88 47 610 t4.43 7.70 70 32 448 r 5.63 7.14 IM Kozhikode 67 38 513 r 3.06 7.41 76 35 514 14.79 6.81 66 43 457 t4.44 9.41 56 28 374 14.97 7.49 IM Lucknow 84 4l 544 15.44 7.54 7t 37 5l I 13.89 7.24 74 38 482 15.35 7.88 70 40 461 t5.18 8.68 IM Kashipur 54 24 337 16.02 7.12 39 l8 267 t4.61 6.74 39 t4 263 14.83 5.32 29 l6 204 t4.22 7.84 IM Raipur 40 20 269 14.87 7.43 39 22 276 14.1 3 7.97 29 22 215 13.49 ### 30 t4 2tt 14.22 6.64 IM Ranchi 36 2l 269 r 3.38 7.81 29 l8 216 r 3.43 8.33 28 14 t99 14.07 7.04 30 l5 196 I 5.31 7.65 lM Rohtali 74 33 478 15.48 6.90 6l 27 398 r 5.33 6.78 39 l7 246 15.85 6.91 3l 8 251 12.35 3. l9 IM Shillone 37 5 252 14.68 r.98 33 u 206 16.02 5.34 25 4 r83 13.66 2.t9 23 4 177 t2.99 2.26 IM Tiruchirappalli 4l t9 279 14.70 6.81 37 l8 237 15.61 7.59 3l 16 r89 16.40 8.47 28 l4 r80 15.56 7.78 L1 J tlM Udaipur 70 0 344 20.35 0.00 34 4 298 ll.4l 1.34 38 6 275 13.82 2.18 36 ll 250 14.40 4.40 ) IM Amritsar l5 9 219 6.85 4.t I 26 t2 t53 t6.99 7.84 t2 6 106 11.32 5.66 t4 l4 96 14.58 r4.58 IM Bodhsaya 26 l5 t99 13.07 7.54 t8 I tt7 r5.38 0.85 lt 4 70 l5.7r 5.7 | 5 2 38 r3.r6 5.26 IM Jammu 59 l4 240 24.58 5.83 22 8 t05 20.95 7.62 r3 0 65 20.00 0.00 8 0 62 12.90 0.00 IM Nagpur 34 l3 222 15.32 5.86 l4 8 l2l I1.57 6.61 l3 8 lil I t.7l 7.21 l2 I 58 20.69 1.72 IIM Sambalpur 22 7 170 12.94 4.12 l8 8 r00 r 8.00 8.00 t7 7 99 17.17 7.07 9 5 60 15.00 8.33 IIM Sirmaur 28 l2 233 12.02 5.15 t4 6 123 I 1.38 4.88 t4 6 r00 14.00 6.00 il 2 66 16.61 3.03 IM Visakhapatnam 29 ll 159 18.24 6.92 l3 7 r28 t0.l6 5.47 t7 2 105 16.19 r.90 9 4 6l 14.75 6.56 IM Mumbai Institute existed as NITIE Mumbai before enactment of IIM (Amendment) fotal 1034 436 6895 r5.00 6.32 845 398 585t 14.44 6.80 756 356 5r82 14.59 6.87 667 3t2 4502 r4.82 6.93 **,F*A