May 9th, the all India survey recently released some new shocking statistics. Enrollment of Muslim students in higher education in India dropped by 8% during the academic year 2020-2021, with Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir experiencing the highest declines, according to the All India Survey on Higher Education 2020-21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report revealed that enrollment of Dalits, Adivasis, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in higher education increased, with the upper castes of India recording the highest growth rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite representing 15% of Indian society, Muslims only make up 4.6% of total enrollment, which is alarming given the findings of the Sachar Committee Report in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sachar Committee Report (SCR), submitted in 2006, showed that the condition of Muslims in education was comparable to, or even worse than, the country\u2019s most backward communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, their marginalization has only deepened. Initially, Muslims were slightly above Dalits, but Dalits overtook Muslims in education in 2017-18. In 2020-21, it was the turn of the Adivasis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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