Aspiration for Higher Education among the Tribal Students of Tripura

Solomon Debbarma¹ , Pralip Kumar Narzary²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.6 , Issue.10 , pp.61-65, Oct-2020

Online published on Oct 31, 2020

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Abstract :
In Tripura, the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population constitutes about 31.05 percent of the total state population. Education is one of the fields where the STs of Tripura are lagging behind the forward communities. Only 13.9 percent of STs in the age group 18-23 are enrolled in Higher Education. Thus, the present paper aims to find out the aspiration for higher education and the determinants of aspiration for higher education among the ST students of Tripura enrolled in higher education. Data for this study come from a primary survey conducted in 2019. A total of 300 samples were drawn from students studying in arts or commerce or science stream/department, not enrolled in the professional courses. Collected data are analyzed using appropriate statistical techniques. Analysis of primary data collected from students studying in higher education reveals that about one-fifth of the students have a high aspiration for education. Mostly students from Christian, rich families, expecting a high salary, and staying with the guardian in a quarter are more likely to have high aspirations. The government and NGOs should take initiatives to organize educational awareness programs in the government and private hostels encompassing students staying in the rented house. So that the tribal students would realize the importance of higher education, get motivated to pursue the highest level of education, and would get an idea about various options available to them.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Education; Aspiration; Tribal; Tripura

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