About the Book: Educational Status Of Scheduled Castes : Attainment and
Challenges
The volume presents findings of a large scale national survey sponsored by
ICSSR on Education Status of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India. The study covers
98 districts across 22 states. Though the research is primarily focused on SCs,
it also studies non-SC/STs as a control group. The findings are based on a
survey of more than 23 thousand SC and over 9 thousand non-SC households, more
than 23 thousand SC and around 8 thousand non-SC/ST students studying at
different levels upper primary, secondary, higher secondary and college from
government and private schools/colleges. The study focuses