Psycho-Social Experiences of Scheduled Caste Students at Higher Education Level in India

Education in Indian tradition has not been open to all the downtrodden sections like scheduled castes. Even  today, they are  the victims of isolation, untouchability, social stigmas, and the trap of the poverty in the society. With the protective discrimination policy in place, few of them are getting  education and very few of them do have access to   higher education. Most of the scheduled caste students are suffering from the problems, like discrimination, humiliation, deprivation, sub-ordination and domination at different levels of education. On the way of exploring the psycho-social experiences, this study intends to look’ is looking at the patterns of discrimination relating to humiliation, ill-treatment, stress and mental block experienced by the scheduled caste students at higher education level in the State of Odisha. This study is based on exploratory research; data triangulation is the method for the data collection. Thematic analysis and descriptive statistics are the data analysis procedures for this study. The bitter psycho-social experiences have a devastating effect on the academic achievements and performances of scheduled caste students at higher education level in the state of Odisha (India).