Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: BENEFICIARIES SELECTED UNDER INSPIRE SHE
प्रविष्टि तिथि:
12 AUG 2026 3:37PM by PIB Delhi
The annual target for awarding scholarships under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research - Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE–SHE) Scheme, including both the Direct Mode and the Institution Mode, has been achieved. Scholarships under the Scheme are awarded strictly to eligible candidates as per the approved provisions and selection criteria. The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of applications received, students selected and scholarships awarded under INSPIRE-SHE since 2019-20 are given below:
|
State/UT
|
Total Applications received
|
Total number of students selected/scholarships awarded
|
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
160
|
55
|
49
|
35
|
40
|
14
|
95
|
25
|
18
|
18
|
32
|
0
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Assam
|
114
|
123
|
240
|
145
|
176
|
98
|
64
|
45
|
115
|
75
|
73
|
31
|
|
Bihar
|
686
|
945
|
345
|
289
|
299
|
655
|
433
|
292
|
154
|
165
|
165
|
257
|
|
Chandigarh
|
12
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
5
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
249
|
296
|
373
|
503
|
610
|
494
|
172
|
132
|
273
|
345
|
420
|
300
|
|
Dadra Nagar Haveli
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Delhi
|
195
|
201
|
134
|
116
|
108
|
96
|
119
|
41
|
50
|
46
|
51
|
41
|
|
Goa
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
|
Gujarat
|
267
|
273
|
234
|
124
|
121
|
54
|
173
|
116
|
192
|
78
|
79
|
26
|
|
Haryana
|
286
|
755
|
760
|
219
|
111
|
130
|
149
|
154
|
321
|
78
|
49
|
48
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
357
|
450
|
339
|
248
|
219
|
174
|
237
|
219
|
257
|
170
|
137
|
94
|
|
Jharkhand
|
49
|
80
|
47
|
69
|
54
|
36
|
23
|
20
|
22
|
24
|
23
|
10
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
23
|
53
|
48
|
81
|
15
|
5
|
11
|
11
|
24
|
37
|
2
|
2
|
|
Karnataka
|
117
|
191
|
223
|
104
|
104
|
117
|
50
|
42
|
53
|
36
|
30
|
9
|
|
Kerala
|
977
|
1737
|
1807
|
1180
|
1043
|
893
|
525
|
299
|
731
|
410
|
365
|
158
|
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
821
|
1328
|
1047
|
743
|
811
|
1289
|
617
|
655
|
699
|
513
|
583
|
755
|
|
Maharashtra
|
685
|
822
|
1092
|
506
|
370
|
164
|
463
|
379
|
443
|
332
|
234
|
53
|
|
Manipur
|
171
|
197
|
178
|
154
|
194
|
151
|
116
|
111
|
172
|
118
|
138
|
93
|
|
Meghalaya
|
6
|
14
|
86
|
54
|
62
|
37
|
4
|
6
|
69
|
38
|
49
|
22
|
|
Mizoram
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
17
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
3
|
|
Nagaland
|
26
|
31
|
29
|
14
|
14
|
13
|
20
|
19
|
23
|
9
|
9
|
7
|
|
Odisha
|
301
|
229
|
409
|
228
|
192
|
434
|
99
|
84
|
93
|
121
|
108
|
151
|
|
Punjab
|
178
|
251
|
163
|
174
|
126
|
164
|
106
|
71
|
83
|
95
|
72
|
74
|
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
Rajasthan
|
4154
|
5090
|
2350
|
3703
|
3890
|
4384
|
2937
|
2756
|
1197
|
2777
|
2869
|
2430
|
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
34
|
105
|
118
|
40
|
36
|
43
|
18
|
22
|
26
|
19
|
19
|
14
|
|
Telangana
|
110
|
168
|
102
|
25
|
78
|
55
|
52
|
41
|
38
|
6
|
27
|
17
|
|
Tripura
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
4111
|
7327
|
7460
|
5417
|
8505
|
10808
|
2579
|
3580
|
4217
|
3846
|
5372
|
6165
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
723
|
792
|
938
|
492
|
601
|
532
|
487
|
402
|
740
|
366
|
410
|
291
|
|
West Bengal
|
1956
|
2933
|
1495
|
2294
|
627
|
535
|
1196
|
934
|
839
|
810
|
367
|
239
|
|
Total
|
16782
|
24467
|
20087
|
16979
|
18443
|
21392
|
10764
|
10461
|
10859
|
10539
|
11705
|
11294
|
The details of funds allocated, released and utilised under INSPIRE SHE since 2019-20, year-wise is given below:
|
Financial Year
|
Total Amount allocated/released/utilized (Rs. in Cr.)
|
|
2019-20
|
228.12
|
|
2020-21
|
238.64
|
|
2021-22
|
220.63
|
|
2022-23
|
233.02
|
|
2023-24
|
212.19
|
|
2024-25
|
213.86
|
|
2025-26
|
232.17
|
The gender-wise and rural-urban details of beneficiaries selected under INSPIRE SHE since 2019-20 are given below:
Gender-wise details
|
Financial Year
|
Students Selected
|
Male
|
Female
|
|
2019-20
|
10764
|
5885
|
4879
|
|
2020-21
|
10461
|
5514
|
4947
|
|
2021-22
|
10859
|
4952
|
5907
|
|
2022-23
|
10539
|
4905
|
5634
|
|
2023-24
|
11705
|
5193
|
6512
|
|
2024-25
|
11294
|
4799
|
6495
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rural-urban details
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Year
|
Students Selected
|
Rural
|
Urban
|
|
2019-20
|
10764
|
7400
|
3364
|
|
2020-21
|
10461
|
7284
|
3177
|
|
2021-22
|
10859
|
7633
|
3226
|
|
2022-23
|
10539
|
7878
|
2661
|
|
2023-24
|
11705
|
7760
|
3945
|
|
2024-25
|
11294
|
6004
|
5290
|
The Government regularly reviews the implementation and outcomes of the INSPIRE-SHE scheme.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Ind. Charge) Science & Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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