India - Participation in Education: 52nd Round, Schedule 25.2, July 1995 - July 1996

The current attendance status refers to whether a person is currently attending any educational institution or not. While every person who is attending an educational institution is necessarily enrolled in that institution, it may so happen that a person
who is enrolled is not currently attending the institution. While most of the official educational statistics are based on enrolment, the NSSO Survey, because of its household approach, bases its analysis on the current attendance status.

The current attendance status refers to whether the person is currently attending any educational institution or not. Persons who are temporally not attending due to reasons like illness, vacation etc. will be treated as currently attending. So also will be persons who are awaiting their results after completing a particular course. The codes are to be given to identify the broad level of course/ education currently attending. Those who are not currently attending any educational institutions will be given code 1. For currently attending preprimary level code 2 will be given. Similarly code 3 is to be given for primary and code 4 for attending post-primary . Preprimary will generally apply for children attending kinder garten/ nursery etc. though they are not covered in the subsequent blocks. As the non-formal education is not proposed to be covered in this survey, persons attending non-formal education classes are not to be considered and code 1 may be given to such persons . Similarly for persons attending courses other than those coming under the scope of formal education as defined below are not to be considered as currently attending and code 1 is to be recorded for such persons.

The formal education include :

I School education commencing from class I to X or XII as the case may be.

II Higher secondary/Pre-university/University education leading to certificate/diploma/degree etc., including enrollment in private unrecognised institutions having regular classes and following the syllabus and pattern of education as in schools or colleges and which sponsors students for school or university examinations as private/external candidates.

III Professional courses conducted by recognised Universities or Institutions deemed to be Universities.

IV Technical/Vocational courses conducted by Government bodies/Institutions where a regular course of study is followed.

V Correspondence courses conducted by recognised universities for awarding regular degree/diplomas or certificate courses.


Specifically excluded will be :

Education in nursery/Kinder gartens/Preparatory levels except for their enrollment statues.

Typewriting/Shorthand classes conducted by institutions and which sponsors students for Govt. recognised examinations.

Technical/Vocational or other general courses organised by private agencies/institutions, whether full time or part time.

Correspondence courses conducted by private agencies for diplomas/certificates in various subjects.