Marginalised by caste, marginalised in education
1 week, 5 days ago

Marginalised by caste, marginalised in education

The Hindu  

Atul Kumar, the son of a daily wage worker and from the Scheduled Caste community, lost his seat at IIT Dhanbad after he was unable to pay the seat booking fee of ₹17,500 that was required to secure his admission. There are many and similar cases like Atul’s, but which never draw media attention or receive justice, leaving many deserving students without opportunities due to financial constraints and systemic inequalities. The rise in tuition fees The struggles that Dalit students face echo the challenges of pre-Independence India when they were barred from enrolling in educational institutions because of their caste. With rising costs in the Indian education system, many students from the marginalised communities are unable to even consider enrolling in prestigious institutions such as the IITs and the IIMs despite securing competitive ranks. The issue of dropouts Another harsh reality is that many students who manage to enrol themselves in prestigious institutions eventually drop out due to their inability to afford rising education fees.

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Why is there a drop in school enrolments? | Explained
1 day, 4 hours ago

Why is there a drop in school enrolments? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The total enrolment of students in schools across India studying from grade 1-12, dropped by over a crore in 2023-24 as compared to 2018-19. MoE officials in the UDISE+ reports have given a disclaimer that the UDISE+ reports of 2022-23 and 2023-24 are not strictly comparable to previous years reports because of a change in the …

Education System in Crisis: Why Are Young Indians Leaving School?
5 days ago

Education System in Crisis: Why Are Young Indians Leaving School?

The Quint  

“India will grow only if India reads.” But is India truly reading? Over the last two years, 1.72 crore children have dropped out of school, marking the first major decline in six years. Reverse Migration which means during COVID-19, many families moved from cities to villages, shifting their children from private to government schools. The growing number of children leaving …

37 lakh drop in school enrolments in 2023-24, new data system tracks real figures
Top News
6 days, 22 hours ago

37 lakh drop in school enrolments in 2023-24, new data system tracks real figures

India Today  

India witnessed a steep decline in school enrolments last year, with figures dropping by 37 lakh, according to UDISE+ 2023-24 data from the Ministry of Education. For the first time in years, school enrolment in India has seen such a sharp decline, dropping by over a crore across the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. Managed by the Education Ministry, it …

What 2024 meant for India’s higher education system
1 week, 4 days ago

What 2024 meant for India’s higher education system

The Hindu  

India, with its rich history of academic excellence, now stands at a crossroads, poised to transform its higher education system into a global powerhouse. As of May 2024, India’s gross enrolment ratio in higher education was 28.4%, with over 4.3 crore students enrolled in almost 1200 institutions. According to the Ministry of Education, almost nine lakh students went abroad for …

Indian students being put off applying to UK universities, report finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian students being put off applying to UK universities, report finds

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian students are being put off applying to UK universities, adding to their financial woes at a time when education institutions are already coping with constrained budgets, a new report into the stability of the higher education sector in England has revealed. Based on UK Home Office data on confirmation of acceptance for studies by UK providers from 2022-23 to …

20% drop in Indians applying to study in UK, universities face funding issues
1 month, 3 weeks ago

20% drop in Indians applying to study in UK, universities face funding issues

India Today  

UK universities are facing a financial pinch as a significant drop in international student numbers begins to strain their budgets. This has raised concerns as Indian students, who recently surpassed Chinese applicants, were a major source of revenue for UK universities. Sanam Arora, Chair of the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK, said, “Many reasons contribute to the decline …

Are Indian Students Benefiting from Higher Education in the UK?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Are Indian Students Benefiting from Higher Education in the UK?

The Hindu  

The article explores the financial strain faced by UK universities due to the high number of Indian students pursuing higher education. While the share of foreign students grew by 10% between 2016-17 and 2022-23, their contribution to total fees surged by over 16%. This highlights the increasing reliance of U.K. universities on foreign students and the growing financial burden placed …

TH Impact: Karnataka won’t cut aid to SC-ST students for Ph.D in foreign universities
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TH Impact: Karnataka won’t cut aid to SC-ST students for Ph.D in foreign universities

The Hindu  

The government of Karnataka has decided to withdraw its earlier order cancelling the financial assistance to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students to pursue Ph.D in foreign universities under the Prabuddha scheme. Minister of Social Welfare Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa posted on Facebook and X: “There has been some confusion regarding SC/ST students pursuing Ph.D in foreign universities under Prabuddha scheme …

Dropout rate has reduced; enrolment of girls, SC, ST and OBC students in higher education up: Prez
11 months, 1 week ago

Dropout rate has reduced; enrolment of girls, SC, ST and OBC students in higher education up: Prez

Hindustan Times  

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session, she said enrolment of Scheduled Caste students has increased by about 44 per cent, that of Scheduled Tribe students by more than 65 per cent and that of OBC by more than 44 per cent. Enrolment of Scheduled Caste students has increased by about 44 pc, that …

The struggle for social representation in education and employment
1 year, 2 months ago

The struggle for social representation in education and employment

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 19, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When Rahul Gandhi pointed out that there were just three OBC officers among 90 secretaries in the Central government, he was pointing to the generic lack of representation of marginalised social groups in the top echelons of government. Students from the OBC communities accounted for 35.8 per cent of …

‘RSS is destroying universities to deprive Dalits and backward communities of higher education’
1 year, 2 months ago

‘RSS is destroying universities to deprive Dalits and backward communities of higher education’

The Hindu  

Unleashing a bitter attack against Hindutva outfits of the right-wing ideology, progressive scholar and social activist R.K Hudgi has said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its frontal organisations are making all-out efforts to destroy educational institutions, especially centres of higher education such as universities, to ensure that none from Dalit and backward communities and minorities get higher education. For, …

Number Theory: Unpacking educational disparity among Dalits
1 year, 3 months ago

Number Theory: Unpacking educational disparity among Dalits

Hindustan Times  

Caste-based inequalities in education are well-documented and often regarded as one of the primary reasons for continued socioeconomic disadvantage of the Scheduled Castes. In theory, all subcastes within the SCs hold the right to reservation, and thus, one may argue, the experience at the subcaste level should not deviate much from the average educational outcomes of SCs as a group. …

Story Behind the Numbers: Analysing SC, ST and OBC Dropouts in Higher Education - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Story Behind the Numbers: Analysing SC, ST and OBC Dropouts in Higher Education - News18

News 18  

The statistics in numbers are faceless, blunt, and many times tell half-truths and encourage people to either misread or read them to prove their political arguments. Recently in the Rajya Sabha, while replying to the question of one of the members, the Union Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar, presented data of the number of dropout students from Other …

Why higher education institutions should adopt a Flexible Academic Programme
1 year, 9 months ago

Why higher education institutions should adopt a Flexible Academic Programme

The Hindu  

It is estimated that in India about 25% of students drop out in the first year of college. India has This is one of the aspects that the National Education Policy hopes to address through the implementation of Flexible Academic Programmes to usher in inclusive and progressive education that meets students’ demand for flexibility and empowers them to make informed …

The Kota-quota hierarchy at IIT
1 year, 10 months ago

The Kota-quota hierarchy at IIT

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: the following article contains potentially distressing material; please avoid reading if you feel disturbed by suicide For a couple of fleeting hours on February 20 under Mumbai’s hot sun, the banner #JusticeForDarshanSolanki was held high. ” Another joined in: “We are the ones being discriminated against through the reservation system.” Subtle segregation A few weeks after Solanki’s death, …

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast
2 years, 2 months ago

Dissecting caste discrimination in Indian universities from admissions to placements: Part 1 - IITs | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

In July, The Hindu’s data team published a story that revealed major disparities in the admission rate of PhD candidates from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other backward classes backgrounds. Data released by the Lok Sabha found that in nine IITs, across India, the acceptance rate for SC/ST/OBC PhD candidates was at or below 8%, despite all of these universities …

Bengal: Tribal Students Receiving Scholarship Shows 62% Decline
2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal: Tribal Students Receiving Scholarship Shows 62% Decline

News 18  

As per latest figures of the West Bengal tribal development department, the number of tribal students receiving post-matriculation scholarships under a scheme jointly funded by the Union and the state government has declined sharply over a period of three year. As per records of the said department, during the financial year 2017-18, the number of tribal students receiving this post- …

Indians from marginalised groups crowdfund for Western education
3 years, 6 months ago

Indians from marginalised groups crowdfund for Western education

Al Jazeera  

Dalit and Muslim aspirants seek help from strangers on social media to pursue courses at some of the world’s most prestigious universities. “So one of my friends and an ex-colleague suggested that since I have already done so much work in the field of human rights, I should try crowdfunding.” Rupwate set up a fundraising campaign on another crowdfunding platform …

Higher education faces structural inequality across gender, caste, region
3 years, 6 months ago

Higher education faces structural inequality across gender, caste, region

Hindustan Times  

The good news is that women have surpassed men in enrolling in higher education for the second consecutive year. However, the report also contains enough evidence to suggest that India’s higher education sector confronts serious issues of inequality across the gender, caste, and regional axis. But there is wide regional variation in the share of government colleges across different states. …

Higher studies and the marginalised | Ph.D. entry in IITs tougher for students from marginalised communities
3 years, 10 months ago

Higher studies and the marginalised | Ph.D. entry in IITs tougher for students from marginalised communities

The Hindu  

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe applicants are half as likely to get selected for a Ph.D. programme at leading IITs in the country as aspirants from the General Category are. Data collated from a series of RTI applications, including from The Hindu, on the number of applicants versus the number of those admitted to Ph.D. programmes in the five older …

Why Dalit students are facing a fund crunch in India’s educational institutions
4 years ago

Why Dalit students are facing a fund crunch in India’s educational institutions

Live Mint  

When 19-year-old Pramod Gavit enrolled in an Industrial Training Institute to train as a computer operator in 2019, he expected his scholarship to tide him over until he began earning. The scheme provides scholarships to students from the scheduled castes to help them complete schooling and take up higher education. “Across the country, students have not received their scholarships as …

How to bridge the gap between student enrolment, attendance
4 years, 2 months ago

How to bridge the gap between student enrolment, attendance

Hindustan Times  

Boot Polish is, perhaps, independent India’s first movie centered on the issue of the lives and tragedies of children pushed into children labour as a consequence of their mother’s death. It may be serious health conditions such as a disability, bullying at school, the death of a loved one, being pushed into labour or early marriage among other reasons After …

Centre aims to make education better for SCs
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre aims to make education better for SCs

Live Mint  

The Union government aims to assess more than five million students from scheduled castes and make “direct and specific” intervention for improving their education outcome. Higher education regulator University Grants Commission has advised colleges and universities to ascertain and rectify, once universities open, the educational shortcomings among SC students, who comprise 14.9% of the higher education students’ population. “There shall …

Sharp decline by 60% in Indian students seeking admission in UK universities since 2010: Govt
5 years, 6 months ago

Sharp decline by 60% in Indian students seeking admission in UK universities since 2010: Govt

India Today  

There are hundreds of students who dream to go aboard for getting higher education and for many years universities in the United Kingdom has been considered as one of the top priorities by them. There has been a sharp decline in the number of Indian students seeking admission in United Kingdom universities due to the following reasons as per the …

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