A deep examination of the national achievement survey shows the inequality in education on the basis of gender there is the simple parity disbalance seems between boys and girls in higher education, elementary and secondary education. Though the achievements and scores and are equal in various subjects like mathematics, science and research, engineering, medical fields but the participations is not equal between boys and girls.
An elaborate survey revealed a troubling rhythm over two to three decades, though in India girls are receiving education in greater number now then before but the gender gap is still exist. According to the global report girls schooling has increased but the gap between male and female also has increased, behind this increasing gap is primarily or the root cause social perceptions and gender inequalities. School drop out rates also high for girls in comparison of boys
Early education status report saying boys are sent to private institutions with high budget where the girls are tend to send government school even sometimes within the same family, this social norms completely indication of gender biases. Annual status of education report has focused on the crucial gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) stream in India simply showing that there is the equal abilities among boys and girls but when it is question about going forward the gap is still there specially in rural areas.
Where the world is celebrating the equilibrium structure of men and women also encouraging women for being more dependable it is a concern for India’s gender gap conditions in education. Challenges such as regulations, mindset of our society, facilities for both girls and boys need to be clear for primary education first. Government should focus on the ground where the core problems are exist, to tackle these underbalance situation government need to focus on universal enrollment of children without any gender discrimination. Existing steps of government towards improvement of girls education such as ‘Beti bachao beti padhao’ and the national education policy are major breakthrough. End of the day participation and perception of our society challenged for primary education. For higher education girls themselves need to be more enthusiastic.
