Strategies for overcoming barriers to educational development of scheduled caste students of Chitradurga city

Much has been talked about. Many steps have been taken through different plans for the disadvantaged student. Still inequality exists in the classroom performance. Some come out with excellent results, others with good. There is also a class of low achievers. Socio-cultural factors contribute to their poor performance. To eradicate these barriers strategies have been suggested by the educationists. Among them enriched curriculum engaging students in the authentic work, creating Network of Supports, Co-curricular, Extra-curricular Activities etc. are highlighted in this paper. Honest attempts have been made towards affirmative action to dissolve the causes contributing to performance inequality between the student of General Castes and Scheduled Castes at foundation level.