India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has completed 13 years of its existence with over 0.5million students on roll. It is interesting to note that the total number of students belonging to ScheduledCaste (SC)...India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has completed 13 years of its existence with over 0.5million students on roll. It is interesting to note that the total number of students belonging to ScheduledCaste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women are settling at a level of around 6%,3% arid 25co respectively,though the main objective of the university is to provide education, among other things, to "large segment ofsociety" with special emphasis on the disadvantaged groups. In the present paper, the data has been collectedfrom various sources to analyse casual factor for low enrolment of SC,ST and women groups. This gives acontrary view and not in proportion to their demographic position in the society. Besides this, an attempt hasbeen made to offer some measures to improve the enrolment of these groups. In brief, the present paper intends to critically analyse the following aspects of IGNOU impact on the disadvantaged groups: 1.Status ofenrolment of SC, ST and women groups in IGNOU programmes.2.Causes of low enrolment. 3.Measures suggested for further improvement of education among the disadvantaged groups.展开更多
文摘India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has completed 13 years of its existence with over 0.5million students on roll. It is interesting to note that the total number of students belonging to ScheduledCaste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women are settling at a level of around 6%,3% arid 25co respectively,though the main objective of the university is to provide education, among other things, to "large segment ofsociety" with special emphasis on the disadvantaged groups. In the present paper, the data has been collectedfrom various sources to analyse casual factor for low enrolment of SC,ST and women groups. This gives acontrary view and not in proportion to their demographic position in the society. Besides this, an attempt hasbeen made to offer some measures to improve the enrolment of these groups. In brief, the present paper intends to critically analyse the following aspects of IGNOU impact on the disadvantaged groups: 1.Status ofenrolment of SC, ST and women groups in IGNOU programmes.2.Causes of low enrolment. 3.Measures suggested for further improvement of education among the disadvantaged groups.
