A STUDY ON SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THULUKKANKURICHI PANCHAYAT OF VEMBAKKOTTAI BLOCK

Dropout is a widespread occurrence in India's educational system, affecting all levels of education, all parts of the country, and all socioeconomic categories. Dropout rates are significantly higher in educationally underdeveloped states and districts. Nearly sixty years ago, India established a constitutional commitment to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14. Even now, the aim, which was supposed to be fulfilled by 1960, remains elusive. The study's main goals are to determine the type of school dropouts in the study area, determine the reasons for school dropouts in the study area, investigate life style changes following school dropouts, and give valid remedies to the school dropout problem. The research is based on both primary and secondary sources of information. Alamelumangi puram, Keelachathiram, and Thulukkankurichi are the three hamlets that make up Thulukkankurichi Panchayat. The researcher gathered data from 60 dropout school pupils using the snowball sampling technique. According to the findings, school officials should educate children and their parents about the importance of education, and school officials should make special efforts to reach out to slow learners and weak pupils.