As per the data. Within IITs, a total of 2,066 OBCs, 1,068 SC, and 408 ST students withdrew. In the case of IIMs, the numbers stood at 163, 188, and 91 for OBC, SC, and ST students, respectively.
The government has taken various steps like fee reduction, establishment of more institutes, scholarship, priority access to national level scholarships to aid the students with poor financial backgrounds to pursue their education.