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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Home Science × Author: Rajni × End date: 2008 × Start date: 2003 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Extent and causes of school dropouts : A gender perspective
    (CCSHAU, 2008) Rajni; Goel, Rita
    Education is essential for economic development and eradicating poverty. Of the number of school going children in the age group 6 to 13 years in rural areas, 7.8% are out of school. Dropout can occur either when a pupil is compelled to leave school due to inadequate schooling provision or when he quits the school even if there is provision for his education. The estimated number of out of school children is 1.3 crore. The majority of out of school children are girls and children belonging to SCs and STs in rural areas.The present study was conducted with the following specific objectives: To assess the extent of dropouts at various levels of school education, To identify the causes of dropouts and To ascertain the activities/ jobs in which the dropouts are engaged. The study was conducted in Haryana state by selecting two districts namely Hisar and Sonipat, four blocks Hisar-I, Hansi-I, Sonipat and Gohana and four villages Dabra, Umra, Juan and Rabhra were selected randomly. A sample of 100 parents of school dropouts was interviewed. The data were collected with the help of duly constructed and pre tested interview schedule by the researcher. List of all the drop-outs during last five years (2001-2006) from class 6th to 12th was prepared from the selected schools’ records. From detailed list of dropouts, 25 dropouts and their parents from each of the selected village were drawn randomly. In this way total sample of 100 dropouts were selected for present study. Majority of the respondents (69%) from middle age group belong to high caste. Maximum respondents and their husbands were illiterate. Fifty six per cent respondents having medium educational status from nuclear families and having above five members in the family. Majority of the respondents having both boys and girls children living in pacca houses. Most of the respondents were landless having monthly income less than Rs. 5000/-. Fathers and mothers of most of the dropouts were engaged in agriculture labour. Most of the respondents fall in low category regarding all the psychological variables. More girls left the school in 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th then the boys. Boys dropout rate were high in 6th, 8th and 11th standard. The dropout rate has increased in the year 2004, 2005 and 2006. (Hisar). Girls (40.04%) dropout were high in 10th class, followed by 31.36 per cent in 9th and 24.67 per cent in 11th class (Sonepat). Boys enrolment in schools were high then girls. Majority of the dropouts were in age group 13-16 years. Most of the dropouts were failed in previous class. Sixty five per cent dropouts get assistant from government such as remission of fees, free books/ copies and scholarship. Who left the school once were never readmitted in the school. Lack of proper guidance (97.00%) and proper encouragement at school (91.00%) were the main reasons for dropouts as perceived by the parents. Almost half of the dropped wards (46.00%) were engaged in domestic work followed by 15.00 per cent in self employment and farming (11.00%). Child labour, service and business were also mentioned in the study.