In what raises a question mark over the efficacy of our education system, a Punjab Agricultural University study has pointed out that 33 per cent of the students in rural areas drop out of schools at the matric level.
The study findings suggest that there was a flaw in our education system that saw students reaching middle school but was unable to inculcate skills in them to handle board examinations. For the study, the PAU (Ludhiana) involved 50 schools from all five agro-climatic zones in Punjab.
Students have been opting out from government schools at all levels. But, more girls quit studies at the primary level, thus, indicating they were put to household chores at an early age in rural areas.
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