STUDENTS ENROLMENT AND PROFILE
Admission for NOS academic courses were made through over 300 Accred- ited Institutions spread all over the country. Admissions are open once in a year in the month of July. NOS is, however, planning to have two admission sessions in a year in future.
First admission to NOS vocational courses were made during September- October, 1992 through Accredited Vocational Institutions in 15 states and union territories.
During the year, the Examination Department was responsible for making admission of the students.
Conscious efforts were made to stem the declining trend in admissions in the past two consecutive years and to increase the enrolment during the year. Admission notifications were published in 37 national and regional Newspapers throughout the country towards the end of June, 1992. The candidates could seek admission to NOS courses through any nearby Accredited Institution (AI). The notifications contained the list of AIs in the region and all the relevant information.
Enrolment: Academic Courses Special efforts made to raise the enrolment paid dividends resulting in a steep rise in the enrolment figures from 34,781 in July, 1991 to 53,567 in July, 1992, a rise of over 56 percent.
Students from all the states and union territories excepting Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep got enrolled for the NOS courses. Statewise enrolment of students is given below (Table 4).
Table 4: State-wise Enrolment (Academic Courses) (1992-93)
State/Union Territory Total Percentage
States
Andhra Pradesh 616 1.15%
Arunachal Pradesh 1,250 2.33%
Assam 78 0.15%
Bihar 1,038 1.94%
Goa 368 0.69%
Gujarat 95 0.18%
Haryana 6,114 11.41%
Himachal Pradesh 876 1.64%
J&K 67 0.13%
Karnataka 199 0.37%
Kerala 126 0.24%
Madhya Pradesh 757 1.41%
Maharashtra 2,679 5.00%
Manipur 956 1.78%
Meghalaya 32 0.06%
Mizoram 771 1.44%
Nagaland 1,155 2.16%
Orissa 234 0.44%
Punjab 901 1.68%
(Contd.)
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State/Union Territory Total Percentage
Rajasthan 1,721 3.21%
Sikkim 854 1.59%
Tamilnadu 205 0.38%
Tripura 403 0.75%
Uttar Pradesh 4,033 7.53%
West Bengal 6,850 12.79%
Union Territories
A & N Islands 350 0.65%
Chandigarh 1,281 2.39%
Daman & Diu 05 0.11%
Delhi 19,485 36.38%
Pondicherry 10 0.02%
APO 58 0.11%
Total 53,567 100.00
The highest number of students enrolled was from Delhi (36%), followed by West Bengal (13%), Haryana (11%) and Uttar Pradesh (8%).
Regionwise, highest registration was from Northern region (64%), followed by Eastern region (17.5%), North Eastern region (9%) and Western region (7.5%). Lowest participation was from Southern region (2%).
Statewise enrolment of students for academic courses is presented in Figure 4.
The admission data were computerised inhouse. The list of candidates alongwith the Computer printed Identity Cards of the candidates were sent to Accredited Institutions, alongwith the list of candidates eligible to appear for December Computer Marked Assessment (CMA).
Students' Profile: Academic Courses (1992-93) The profile of the registrants indicating course-wise registration, medium offered, Male-Female ratio, categorywise distribution, agewise distribution and subjects offered is given below (Table 5-10):
Students profile in academic courses is presented in Figures 5-8.
Table 5: Coursewise Registration
Course No. of students
Bridge 1,260 2.35%
Secondary 31,375 58.57%
Sr. Secondary 20,932 39.08%
Total Regn. 53,567 100.00
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Table 6: Medium Offered
Course English Hindi
Bridge 377 29.92% 883 70.08%
Secondary 12,027 38.33% 19,348 61.67%
Sr. Secondary 7,470 35.69% 13,462 64.31%
Total 19,8974 33,693
Table 7: Male/Female Ratio
Male 33,593 62.71%
Female 19,974 37.29%
Total 53,567 100.00
Table 8: Categorywise Distribution
Women 19,974 37.29%
Scheduled Caste 7,017 3.10%
Scheduled Tribe 3,044 5.68%
Ex-Servicemen 207 0.39%
Handicapped 337 0.68%
Total 30,579 57.09%
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Table 9: Agewise Distribution
14-16 years 13204 24.65%
17-19 years 22877 42.71%
20 years & above 17486 32.64%
Total 53,567 100.00
Table 10: Subjects Offered
Secondary
Hindi 24698 78.72%
English 27831 88.70%
Mathematics 14737 46.97%
Science 16644 53.05%
Social Science 25383 80.90%
Economics 15910 50.71%
H. Science 5870 18.71%
Commerce 11887 37.89%
Hindi Typing 685 2.18%
Eng. Typing 5208 16.60%
Sr. Secondary
Hindi 16247 77.62%
English 18721 89.44%
Mathematics 3620 17.29%
Physics 3784 18.08%
Chemistry 3744 17.89%
Biology 2471 11.80%
History 10955 52.34%
Geography 4264 20.37%
Pol. Science 1894 56.82%
Economics 10028 47.91%
Commerce 4043 19.31%
Accounts 3293 15.73%
H.Science 4365 20.85%
Hindi Typing 428 2.04%
Eng. Typing 2843 13.58%
Hindi Steno 88 0.42%
Eng. Steno 243 1.16%
Sec. Practice 890 4.25%
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* Of the total number of enrolled students, highest enrolment was in Secondary Course (59%) followed by Senior Secondary Course (39%). The enrolment in Bridge Course was low (2%).
* 70% students in Bridge Course, 62% in Secondary Course and 64% in Sr. Secondary Course offered Hindi as their medium of instruction. The remaining students offered English as their medium of instruction.
* The ratio of male and female students was 63% and 37% respec- tively.
* Of the total number of students, 19% belonged to Scheduled Castes (13%) and Scheduled Tribe (6%) categories.
* Highest enrolment was in the age group of 17-19 years (42.7%), followed by the age group of 20 years and above (32.6%). The enrolment in the age group of 14-16 years was lowest (24.7%).
* At Secondary level, the maximum number of students offered English (89%), followed by Social Science (81%), Hindi (79%), Science (53%) and Economics (51%).
* At Senior Secondary level, the maximum number of students offered English (89%), followed by Hindi (78%), Political Science (57%), History (52%) and Economics (48%).
Enrolment: Vocational Courses 2,887 students from 12 states and 2 union territories got enrolled for NOS vocational courses. State-wise enrolment of students is given in Table 11.
The highest number of students enrolled for vocational courses was from Delhi (30%), followed by Andhra Pradesh (26%), Kerala (17%) and Uttar Pradesh (8%).
Table 11: Statewise Enrolment (Vocational Courses) (1992-93)
Total Percentage
States
Andhra Pradesh 751 26.05
Bihar 65 2.25
Gujarat 35 1.21
Haryana 84 2.91
Kerala 480 16.65
Madhya Pradesh 40 1.38
Maharashtra 64 2.22
Orissa 60 2.08
Rajasthan 51 1.76
Tamilnadu 90 3.12
Uttar Pradesh 243 8.43
West Bengal 1 0.03
Union Territories
Chandigarh 44 1.52
Delhi 879 30.44
Total 2,887
Table 12: Course-wise and Tradewise Enrolment of Students
Course Number
1. Secretarial Practice (PA/PS) 178
2. Six Month Vocational Courses
. House Wiring & Electrical 5
. Motor & Transformer 9
. Radio & Tape Recorder 1
. T.V. Repairing 17
. Cutting & Tailoring 81
. Library Attendant 5
. Dress Making 5
. Plumbing 98
. Beauty Culture 163
Sub Total 384
3. One Year Vocational Courses
. House Wiring & Electrical Appliances,
Motor Rewinding 394
. Radio & T.V. Repairing 504
. Cutting, Tailoring & Dress Making 340
. Library Clerk 109
. Refrigeration & Air-conditioning 504
Sub-Total 1,851
4. General & Life Enrichment Vocational Courses
. Paripurna Mahila 256
. Jan Swasthya 218
Grand Total 2,887
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Statewise Enrolment of students for vocational courses is presented in Figure 9.
Coursewise and Tradewise enrolment of students is given below (Table 12):
Of the total number of 2,887 students enrolled for vocational courses, 1,880 (68%) were male and 1,002 (32%) were female students. Sexwise distribution of students in vocational courses is presented in Figure 10.
The highest number of enrolement was in one-year vocational courses (1,851), followed by six-month vocational courses (384), general and life enrichment courses (256), Jan Swasthya (218) and Secretarial Practice (178).
Trade-wise, the highest enrolment was in one year vocational courses of Radio and T.V. Repairing and Refrigeration and Air-conditioning with enrolement of 504 students. in each course. Other popular courses included one year vocational courses of House Wiring, Electrical Appliances and Motor Rewinding (394); and Cutting, Tailoring and Dress-making (340).
In six-month vocational courses, the highest enrolment was in Beauty Culture (163), followed by Plumbing (98) and Cutting and Tailoring (81).
Coursewise and Tradewise distribution of students is presented in Figure 11.
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