Arunprakash MAIR 407 · CSE 2025 · 164 wordsTheir whole copy
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Education is a tool to establish 'social equality', but its unequal access has paved way for social inequality.
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Education attainment of various social groups in India
Class Commercialisation of Education has resulted in dilution of equal access to quality education, affecting lower class. Bourdieu says Education is based on one's status (cultural capital)
Gender Though women literacy is increasing, there is high dropouts of women after school education, due to marriage and patriarchy.
Religion Sachar Committee reveals that just 4% of Muslims attain graduation, showcasing poor access to education to minorities.
Rural-Urban disparity Lower number of schools and teachers in rural areas result in poor human resource development in the rural areas.
Regional variation
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Higher educational spending result in better literacy rate in states like Kerala. But states like Bihar suffer from under development due to lower literacy rate.
Education can be used as a tool of social change in Indian society with multiple cleavages as per Radhakrishnan.