IIT Bhubaneswar to Offer 22 Supernumerary Seats for Female Candidates

With a motive to bridge the gender gap inengineering educationand provide equal access to female students,IIT Bhubaneswarwill offer 22supernumerary seatsfor aspiring female candidates. The additional 22 seats (supernumerary) inB.Tech courseswill be offered from the upcoming academic session 2018-19. With the addition of 22 supernumerary seats, the seats in B.Tech courses atIIT Bhubaneswarwill be increased from 350 to 372.

Director of IIT Bhubaneswar, Mr. RV Raja Kumar revealed that the number of female students joining IITs is very low. Therefore, with an aim to encourage more women to joinIITs,HRD Ministry has given approval for 22 additional seats for women students under supernumerary quota. At present, only 8%female candidatesare enrolled inB.Tech coursesat IIT Bhubaneswar, he pointed.

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Recently, thecentral governmentprepared a detailed plan to improve the percentage of female students in IITs to 14%. With the increase of women students to 14% at IIT Bhubaneswar, over 6% increase will be affected.

The selection of female students under supernumerary quota will be based onJEEmerit. After filling 350 seats, the admission process for 22 supernumerary seats will begin. The women candidates will be granted admission rank-wise. The premier institute further confirmed that the number of seats available for boys will not be affected due to the inclusion ofsupernumerary seats. The additional seats have been added to attract more women to thepremier institutes.

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For the 22 supernumerary seats, the reservation provisions for OBC, SC and ST will be applicable. Generally, there is no reservation for women candidates for seeking admission into IITs.