India - Participation and Expenditure in Education: NSS 64th Round, Schedule 25.2, July 2007 - June 2008
Reference ID | Schedule 25.2 |
Year | 2007 - 2008 |
Country | India |
Producer(s) | National Sample Survey Office |
Sponsor(s) | Govt. Of India - - Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation - - |
Collection(s) | |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
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- Block-1 & 2 Iden
tification of sample
household - Block-3 Household ch
aracteristics - Block-4 Demographic
and other particular
s of household membe
rs - Block-5 Education pa
rticulars of those a
ged 5-29 years who a
re currently attendi
ng primary level and
above - Block-6 Particulars
of private expenditu
re for those aged 5-
29 yearts who are cu
rrently attending at
primary level and a
bove - Block-7 Particulars
of currently not att
ending persons aged
5-29 years
Type of current education
(TYPE_OF_CURR_EDN)
File: Block-5 Education particulars of those aged 5-29 years who are currently attending primary level and above
File: Block-5 Education particulars of those aged 5-29 years who are currently attending primary level and above
Overview
Type:
Discrete Format: numeric Width: 1 Decimals: 0 Range: 1-3 | Valid cases: 94524 Invalid: 0 |
Questions and instructions
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | general | 92515 | 97.9% |
2 | professional/technical | 1752 | 1.9% |
3 | vocational | 257 | 0.3% |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Type of current education refers to whether the education followed is a general course,
technical/professional course or vocational course. Codes 1 to 3 should be suitably used. The definitions of
the three types of courses are
Type of Education: Education is broadly divided into three categories: (i) general education and (ii) technical
and professional education and (iii) vocational education. General education, in this survey, includes general
school education from the primary to the higher secondary level, normal university education for a degree
whereas technical/professional courses involve the hands on training in addition to theoretical classes.
Education like Engineering, Medicine, Agriculture, Management, Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy
etc are examples of technical/ professional courses. The education which aims at imparting training in very
specific fields through providing significant 'hands on' experience in acquiring necessary skill, which will
make them employable or create for them opportunities of self employment and the degree/ diploma/ certificate
awarded by the institute should have recognition by State/ Central Government/ public sector or similar
employers are included under vocational education. Education offered by ITIs, polytechnics, etc. are
examples of vocational courses.
technical/professional course or vocational course. Codes 1 to 3 should be suitably used. The definitions of
the three types of courses are
Type of Education: Education is broadly divided into three categories: (i) general education and (ii) technical
and professional education and (iii) vocational education. General education, in this survey, includes general
school education from the primary to the higher secondary level, normal university education for a degree
whereas technical/professional courses involve the hands on training in addition to theoretical classes.
Education like Engineering, Medicine, Agriculture, Management, Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy
etc are examples of technical/ professional courses. The education which aims at imparting training in very
specific fields through providing significant 'hands on' experience in acquiring necessary skill, which will
make them employable or create for them opportunities of self employment and the degree/ diploma/ certificate
awarded by the institute should have recognition by State/ Central Government/ public sector or similar
employers are included under vocational education. Education offered by ITIs, polytechnics, etc. are
examples of vocational courses.