• Ms Priti Soota

In Bangalore, like in other cities and states of India, the concept of inclusive education is gaining more importance to provide equal opportunities of education for all. The purpose of inclusive education program is to include students with special needs in the regular classrooms. However, the major challenge this program is facing is lack of knowledge and lack of awareness among parents and teachers about inclusive education. The key question addressed in this article is inclusive education in Bangalore: Practices and Barriers. Inclusive education is considered as one of the priorities of the NEP 2020 and therefore also the CBSE schools in India. This article focuses on the role of education of all stakeholders as a very important tool for ensuring and encouraging inclusive education in all the schools. Data was collected in different rural and urban schools of Bangalore. Our research aims to find out if schools situated in rural and urban areas follow inclusive practices and, once it has been put into practice, what strategies are being used and what are the barriers they have faced while implementing inclusive education program. To this end, we designed a questionnaire addressed to the different schools of Bangalore. The results obtained demonstrate that rural areas do not support inclusive education because of lack of awareness and facilities.

Inclusive Education, Special Needs Children, Challenges and Barriers, Role of Education.

"Inclusive education in Bangalore: Practices and Barriers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.h405-h413, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310648.pdf

"Inclusive education in Bangalore: Practices and Barriers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. pph405-h413, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310648.pdf