Coaching Schemes

Coaching Schemes for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) & Minority Student

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been identified as the most depressed and oppressed groups of Indian society constituting about 15 and 7.5 percent, respectively, of the total Indian population. In order to safeguard their interests in independent democratic India, specific provisions have been made to improve the status of these people socially and educationally so that they can take their rightful place in the mainstream of the society. Despite all constitutional safeguards and measures initiated by the UGC, the position of reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBC (non-creamy layer), Minorities is far below the expected level in the universities even after more than 50 years of Independence. The UGC has been contributing towards social equity and socioeconomic mobility of the under-privileged sections of the society through various special schemes. The well-being and the development of the Minorities are important indicators of the strength and success of a democratic society. Democracy being the rule of the majority in numbers, it is necessary to protect and foster the interests and needs of the minority groups, not only in terms of their numbers but also in a preferential manner, with a certain amount of reverse discrimination. Sometimes rights and privileges which are not available to the majority have to be given to the minority groups to bring them up to a viable level of development. The Government of India has declared Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis as religious Minorities. Altogether they constitute about 19% of the Indian population. Their educational development is generally low with wide variations in different states and levels of education.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEMES

I. REMEDIAL COACHING FOR SC/ST/OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER) & MINORITY COMMUNITY STUDENTS

Remedial Coaching is organized at Undergraduate and /or Postgraduate level with objectives to: a) Improve the academic skills and linguistic proficiency of the students in various subjects. b) To raise their level of comprehension of basic subjects to provide a stronger foundation for further academic work. c) To strengthen their knowledge, skills and attitudes in such subjects, where quantitative and qualitative techniques and laboratory activities are involved, so that, the necessary guidance and training provided may enable the students to come up to the level necessary for pursuing higher studies efficiently and to reduce their failure and dropout rate. d) To provide career guidance and psychological counselling for capacity building to those who are in need of such counseling.

II. COACHING CLASSES FOR ENTRY INTO SERVICES FOR SC/ST/OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER) AND MINORITY COMMUNITIY STUDENTS

Coaching scheme for entry into services is organized with objectives to : i. Prepare students to gain useful employment in Group ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ in Central services, State services and equivalent positions in private sector. ii. To orient students for particular examination conducted for selection to services such as IAS, State Public Services, Bank recruitment etc. iii. To focus on the specific requirements of a particular competitive examination.

III. COACHING FOR NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST OR STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR SC/ST/OBC (NON-CREAMY LAYER) & MINORITY COMMUNITY STUDENTS

The main objective of the scheme is to prepare Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minority Communities candidates for appearing in NET or SET so that sufficient number of candidates becomes available for selection as Assistant Professors in the university system.