• ALANKRITA GANGELE

Abstract -Education is the sole means to establish peace and unity in the world and education is the key to tribal development. The present study is to analyses status of tribal education with growth of education, literacy rate and gap between Scheduled Tribes and other social categories from the years to 2011, gross enrollment ratio, dropout rates and gender parity index in India. Along with this, it tried to highlight the status of tribal communities’ education, the galore issues and challenges of play roles as an educational barrier. Tribal community in both rural and urban is facing various social and psychological problems in getting education. Educating tribals is not common task like educating non- tribals. They need special efforts by the government. The study is purely depends on secondary data of census of India, published and unpublished reports of Government and Non-Government Organizations and the observations done by researcher in the field. This paper is a conceptual framework and understanding related to tribal education and related challenges in India.

Scheduled Tribes, Education, Literacy, Dropouts

"The Tribal Educational Status in India: Galore Challenges and Issues", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.182-191, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901A24.pdf

"The Tribal Educational Status in India: Galore Challenges and Issues", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp182-191, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901A24.pdf