Survey helps 60% dropouts rejoin schools in TN – Education News India

A survey-cum-study undertaken by the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu has ensured that nearly 60 per cent of the students, who had dropped out of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, rejoin schools.

The study undertaken on August 10 by the SSA with the support of government and private school teachers traced a large number of students who had dropped out of schools due to the pandemic.

The Education Management Information System (EMIS) portal of the Tamil Nadu government updates the status of school students who did not rejoin schools.
The SSA team found that out of 6,07,258 school students in Coimbatore district, 24,977 were found not participating in school activities when tracked using the EMIS portal.

The SSA team along with the school teachers found that most of these students who did not attend classes had left Coimbatore district, following the loss of their parents’ jobs due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The team could trace that most of these students were living in the native place of their parents. With the support of SSA authorities in the respective districts they were able to re-enroll these students in schools and other educational institutions in the districts where they are staying now.

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