STATUS OF MUSLIM EDUCATION IN INDIA: PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS

The Indian Constitution is committed both to the idea of equality and to the preservation, protection and assurance of rights of minorities. Education remains a top priority in India and educating girls become further important in the country where women constitute fifty percent of human resources and are playing a vital role in shaping the economic, social, cultural and political fabric of the society. The National Commission for Minorities in India has identified Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees which constitute 20.22% of the total population of the country as religious minorities, while Hindus are the majority group. Among these various minorities, Muslims occupy an important position in Indian society. It has also been reported that the dropout of the Muslim Students from schools and other educational institutions is of higher rate. Female literacy among the Muslims is also significantly low and this is one of the important reasons of ignorance and illiteracy in Muslim community. It revels from the present study that Muslim community in India is the most backward in terms of education as well as socio economic condition. It makes clear that the vision of Muslims is not towards modern education. The present study has identified the problems of Muslim’s education in India and further address the proper suggestion and measures for improvement the status of Muslim education