Ghanshyam Shah is former Professor in Social Sciences at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has also been a national fellow at ICSSR, Delhi, and at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India.Kanak Kanti Bagchi is Professor at the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.Vishwanatha Kalaiah is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Economics and Director, Centre for Study for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy Mangalore University, Mangalore, India.

• 1. Introduction: Education and the Scheduled Castes 2. Education among Scheduled Castes in India: A Review of literature 3. Aspirations and Achievements of SC Students in Kerala 4. Land Ownership and levels of Educational Attainment in Haryana PART I: HIGH SCHOOLS 5. Access, discrimination and educational attainments of Scheduled caste children in Karnataka 6. Educational attainments of Scheduled Caste children in Goa state 7. Scheduled Caste Children and Secondary Schooling: Sociological Study of Andhra Pradesh 8. Secondary Education in Odisha: Some Challenges PART II: HIGHER EDUCATION 9. Higher Education and the Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra 10. Higher Education of Scheduled Caste Students in West Bengal – A Study on Access, Attainments, and Challenges 11. Scheduled Castes and Higher Education in Gujarat 12. Educational Status of Scheduled Caste Women in Delhi Appendix I: Method and Sample

Ghanshyam Shah is former Professor in Social Sciences at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has also been a national fellow at ICSSR, Delhi, and at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India.Kanak Kanti Bagchi is Professor at the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.Vishwanatha Kalaiah is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Economics and Director, Centre for Study for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy Mangalore University, Mangalore, India.

• 1. Introduction: Education and the Scheduled Castes 2. Education among Scheduled Castes in India: A Review of literature 3. Aspirations and Achievements of SC Students in Kerala 4. Land Ownership and levels of Educational Attainment in Haryana PART I: HIGH SCHOOLS 5. Access, discrimination and educational attainments of Scheduled caste children in Karnataka 6. Educational attainments of Scheduled Caste children in Goa state 7. Scheduled Caste Children and Secondary Schooling: Sociological Study of Andhra Pradesh 8. Secondary Education in Odisha: Some Challenges PART II: HIGHER EDUCATION 9. Higher Education and the Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra 10. Higher Education of Scheduled Caste Students in West Bengal – A Study on Access, Attainments, and Challenges 11. Scheduled Castes and Higher Education in Gujarat 12. Educational Status of Scheduled Caste Women in Delhi Appendix I: Method and Sample

Ghanshyam Shah is former Professor in Social Sciences at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has also been a national fellow at ICSSR, Delhi, and at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, India.Kanak Kanti Bagchi is Professor at the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.Vishwanatha Kalaiah is Professor and Chairman at the Department of Economics and Director, Centre for Study for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy Mangalore University, Mangalore, India.

• 1. Introduction: Education and the Scheduled Castes 2. Education among Scheduled Castes in India: A Review of literature 3. Aspirations and Achievements of SC Students in Kerala 4. Land Ownership and levels of Educational Attainment in Haryana PART I: HIGH SCHOOLS 5. Access, discrimination and educational attainments of Scheduled caste children in Karnataka 6. Educational attainments of Scheduled Caste children in Goa state 7. Scheduled Caste Children and Secondary Schooling: Sociological Study of Andhra Pradesh 8. Secondary Education in Odisha: Some Challenges PART II: HIGHER EDUCATION 9. Higher Education and the Scheduled Castes in Maharashtra 10. Higher Education of Scheduled Caste Students in West Bengal – A Study on Access, Attainments, and Challenges 11. Scheduled Castes and Higher Education in Gujarat 12. Educational Status of Scheduled Caste Women in Delhi Appendix I: Method and Sample