@article{Yadav_Kumar_2024, title={Inequality in access to Higher Education in India Between the Poor and the Rich}, volume={4}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijllc.4.1.5}, DOI={10.22161/ijllc.4.1.5}, abstractNote={<jats:p>The widening gaps between rich and poor are a growing source of worry for everyone. disparities in education, especially disparities at the university level in particular, are seen as particularly significant and cannot be ignored any more. Available research on higher education inequality in India focuses mostly on issues of gender and social class, with little attention paid to the role of family income. Here, we use NSSO data from 2019–20 and 2021–22 to try to get a better picture of the relationship between income disparity and college enrollment in India. Based on the data, it is clear that, over the last seven years, there has been a dramatic widening of the income gap between households with respect to their ability to pursue higher education. Although gender inequality has decreased generally, it is still relatively high when comparing the wealthy and the poor. There is also a large gap between rural and urban areas in terms of access to higher education. This empirical study aims to facilitate a more informed policy discourse on the topic of income inequality and access to higher education in India, one of the many interesting policy related issues that have arisen in recent debates on higher education in the country.</jats:p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture}, publisher={AI Publications}, author={Yadav, Anjali and Kumar, Vipin}, year={2024}, pages={30–37} }