Secondary Education in India captures the grade of six to tenth in the Indian case. It roughly demarcates the population falling between ages 14-18. An individual is considered to have accomplished in secondary education if they can be listed as someone who has attained a secondary or matriculation exam certification. While India primarily has catered to ensuring primary education through the Right to Education Act, 2009 the secondary education is still beyond its purview. The compulsory primary education was a helpful addition to Article 21 under the “Right to Life” in the Indian Constitution, which enabled individuals to accesses primary education through government, government aided, private or other institutions recognised by the Ministry of Education, however- there are significant insights when it comes to secondary education especially through the lens of gender and caste which have both acted as factors often determining why a disparity remains.
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12 October, 2023