Subhash ChanderSushil Kumar2020-01-312020-01-312019http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142222As per 2011census, literacy rate in India was 74.04 per cent. The female literacy rate is 65.46 per cent whereas the male literacy rate was over 80 per cent . Literacy rate in Haryana was 76.6 per cent as per 2011 census, out of which maximum literacy was in the district of Gurgaon (84.4%) and the lowest in district of Mewat (56.1%). The national dropout rate at the primary level was 4.34 per cent in 2014-15, and it was even higher at the secondary level at 17.86 per cent.The study was conducted in Siswal and Jakhod Khera villages of Haryana with following specific objectives : (1) To investigate the extent of school dropout at various level, (2) To identify the causes of school dropout and (3) To delineate the socio-economic factors associated with school dropout. It was found from the field of study that boy‟s enrolment in schools was found high than girls. It was reported that nearly one-fifth of the boy respondents (18.96%) dropped out in 11th class, while one-fifth of the girl respondents (17.89%) dropped out in 10th class. Nearly three-fourth of the respondents (71.66%) dropped out from government schools in comparison to respondents (28.33%) dropped out from private schools in both the villages. Seventy five per cent boy respondents perceived lack of interest in study as the main reason of dropping out followed by household responsibility (71.66%) and farm work and labor (61.67%). Among girl respondents, 78.33 per cent perceived household responsibility (73.33%) as the main reason of dropping out followed by lack of awareness about the facilities provided by the government (78.33%) and illiteracy and ignorance of the parents (68.33%). Maximum number of the respondents (43.33%) dropped out due to failure in the previous class. Lack of interest in study (74.17%) was the main reason for dropping out as perceived by the parents followed by need for assistance of child in domestic and farm work (60.83%).Age, caste, types of family, father education, mother education, family occupation, respondents‟ occupation, family annual income, landholding, socio-economic status, social participation, mass media exposure and extension contacts were found significantly associated with level of dropout . Contrary to that, size of family, respondent‟s annual income and respondent‟s occupation were not found significantly associated with level of dropout. It was concluded that girl dropout was more than boys in the field of the study. It was also suggested that sufficient numbers of trained and motivated teachers were needed in rural school and to make the schools more interesting place for children. Co-curricular activities needed special attention.ennullThesis