A provision of equality opportunity is the demand of modern times. This universal demand arises mainly from two considerations “Firstly, there is the purely ideological reason that the right to education is a universal human right. Act. 26(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions it as such. From this point of view, education is a fundamental right and on no ground- caste, colour, creed, race, etc. – can anybody be excluded from exercising this right.”
The second reason for this demand arises out of the desire of people for more and more education. People believe that more education can improve their socio-economic status. Let us now discuss the provisions for promoting equality of educational opportunities with special references to SC/ST, girls and disabled children.