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Structural Barriers and Academic Attrition: A Study of Women Dropping Out of Higher Education in Telangana

Author(s) Dr. Mohammed Ghouse
Country India
Abstract The role of women in higher education in Telangana has been growing significantly since the establishment of the state in 2014, although structural issues still cause female students to leave school in large numbers. This essay discusses the multidimensional causes of women dropping out of higher education institutions in Telangana, specifically focusing on the overlapping effects of financial hardship, early marriage, domestic commitments, constraints on mobility, and institutional inefficiencies. The study also employs secondary data sources, including the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE 201722), the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), and peer-reviewed scholarship to determine how disadvantage on the tertiary level is compounded due to socioeconomic status, caste, religious identity, and geographic location. The enrolment and dropout data are analyzed to show that the Scheduled Tribe women experience the highest attrition rates (41.8%), then the Muslim minority women (38.3%), and then the rural students and first-generation learners are disproportionately affected. The paper critically assesses the current state interventions, such as fee reimbursement schemes, scholarship programmes, and welfare hostels, and posits that such interventions, although partially successful, do not tackle the underlying structural and patriarchal factors underlying dropout. The paper ends with policy suggestions to establish a facilitating environment where women can continue to be involved in the Telangana higher education system.
Keywords academic attrition, higher education among women, Telangana, dropout rates, structural barriers, gender parity, higher education policy, social exclusion, caste and gender intersectionality.
Discipline Other
Published In Volume 4, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-02
DOI https://doi.org/10.62127/aijmr.2026.v04i03.1310
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