Study of Equal Educational Opportunity
Keywords:
Equal, Educational, OpportunityAbstract
When India became a sovereign state in 1947, it was left with an educational system that was not only underdeveloped, but also marked by stark regional and structural inequalities. Some places had a more developed educational system than others, and education was not available to everyone. Due to socio-cultural and economic factors, certain segments of the population were socially and educationally behind the rest of the population. Disadvantaged students included females, children from low-income families, members of the SC/ST community, as well as those who were impaired. After India's independence, a number of initiatives have been made to ensure that all citizens have equal access to education and to eliminate inequalities. Special measures in our Constitution were created to provide equitable educational access for these groups. Both the 1968 and the 1986 versions of the National Policy on Education advocated for ensuring that all children had equal access to quality education. In order to do this, NPE 1986 presents a number of suggestions.
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