Youngsters in India shunning higher education\, new govt survey suggests

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Youngsters in India shunning higher education, new govt survey suggests

Dropout rates at diploma and graduation levels are on the rise, one in five students still drop out from school, but attendance of existing students has improved, a new govt survey on education shows

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Indian education | education system | higher education

Abhishek Waghmare  |  Pune 

Bang opposite the gates of Savitribai Phule Pune University, one of the premier education hubs in India, thousands of students attend graduation courses at the Modern College of Commerce.

Every academic session, the number of incoming students is higher than the previous year, and so are the fees. But there is another thing that is consistent, says Namdev Doke, who manages the examination centre there. “About 30 per cent of students who enrol in the first year are nowhere to be seen at the end of third year, when we begin compiling their final grades and graduation ...

First Published: Wed, July 29 2020. 20:20 IST