Access to Higher Education in India: An Exploration of Its Antecedents

Using appropriate measures of participation, this paper explores if the role of socio-religious background and other factors has changed over a period of time. This dynamics of participation in Higher Education (HE) is analyzed by using three rounds of NSS data for the period 1999-2010. [IIMA]. URL:[http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/assets/snippets/workingpaperpdf/7038232532013-05-11.pdf].

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