SCHOOL EDUCATION IN TRIPURA


According to the Sixth All India Education Survey conducted with reference as on 30th September, 1993, out of total 855 inhabited Census villages, there is 814 villages having schools with primary stage i.e. 95.2% census villages having schools with primary state. The detail district wise break-us is as follows: 

In spite of socio-economic backwardness of the people of Tripura, there has been a tremendous growth in School Educational facilities. The following table may give status of School Educational facilities in the state as on 20-06-2000.

Sl. No.

Type of Schools

West

North

South

Dhalai

State

1.

Primary/Jr. Basic: -

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1.

Total

679

388

606

401

2,074

 

1.2

ADC

401

209

368

306

1,284

2.

Middle/Sr. Basic:-

175

77

120

51

423

3.

High

198

73

107

36

414

4.

H.S.

108

33

57

17

215

 

TOTAL :-

1,160

571

890

505

3,126

Total number of student enrolment in all categories i.e. from primary to H.S. (10+2) stage was 7,21,071 out of which girls student were 3,34,483 (46.38%), SC 1,42,116 (19.71%) & ST 2,26,605 (31.43%), respectively, as on 20-06-2000. 

There were 36,456 teachers (by type-wise) out of which 10,682 were under Primary Schools, 8,637 in Sr. Basic Schools, 9,038 in High Schools & remaining 8,099 in H.S. (10+2) Schools. 

The teacher pupil ratio (by stage-wise) are as follows: -

a)

Primary

:

1:24.

b)

Middle

:

1:19.

c)

High

:

1:12.

d)

H.S. (10+2 stage)

:

1:19.

The overall drop-out rate was 78.62% against All India overall drop-out rate of 69.42% for I-X stage school in 1997-98. The following table may give comparative idea on drop-out rates for I-X stage school in 1997-98: -

Sl. No.

Description

Tripura

India

1.

Overall

78.62%

69.42%

2.

Boys

77.92%

66.82%

3.

Girls

79.45%

73.04%

4.

SC

76.07%

N.A.

5.

ST

86.34%

N.A.

6.

Others

73.46%

N.A.

The total number of students appeared in Madhyamik examination in 1999 was 29,944, out of which 10,545 passed the examination. The total number of students appeared in H.S.(10+2) examination during 1999 was 13,941 out of which 6,592 passed successfully. The following table will show position of Madhyamik and H.S.(10+2) stage examination result.

Branch

Number appeared

Number passed

Boys

Girls

Total

Boys

Girls

Total

1.

Madhyamik

17,368

12,576

 

29,944

 

6,327

 

4,218

 

10,545

2.

H.S.(10+2)

8,376

5,565

 

13,941

 

4,021

 

2,571

 

6,592

The aforementioned developments in School Education have been feasible due to successful implementation of various incentive schemes, which are briefed as follows: -

i)

Students are exempted from paying tution fees at school level.

ii)

Nutritional support to Primary Education.

iii)

Book-grant, Dress-grant, Attendance scholarship, Pre-matric/Post-matric scholarship, Boarding houses stipend for ST/SC students, Girls stipend etc.

iv)

National scholarship at the Secondary stage, Merit-cum-means scholarship, Hindi, Sanskrit scholarship at the Secondary and Higher Secondary stages.

v)

Grant to the children for Class I to X of those who are engaged in unclean occupation.

vi)

Coaching facilities for ST/SC students of Classes IX to XII.

vii)

Re-imbursement of Board Examination Fees for ST/SC students.

viii)

Setting up of residential school for ST students.

 

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