Higher Education of Sc/St Girls in Orissa a Study of Participation and Attainment

Education is acknowledged as the most effective instrument for empowerment of women. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Women are specially disadvantaged due to their low level of educational attainment. With proactive government policies, literacy and primary level enrollment of SC and ST students including girls, have considerably improved over the years. However the same is not true for higher levels of education.