An Overview Of Status Of Higher Education In Respect To Caste Composition In West Bengal, India

Abstract

Higher education plays an important role in the social, economic and scientific development of a nation. Higher education in India has increased tremendously regarding enrolment of students and in the number of institutions in recent years. There is considerable inequality and diversity in the field of higher education throughout India. The State of West Bengal has had a great legacy of higher education; it was the mine of education in post-independence India. The present study try to highlight the disparities in higher education in terms of gross enrolment, caste-wise gross enrolment in various programme and number of colleges and universities etc. in the state West Bengal and at the same time, this discussion will be judged by the Indian national standard.