New data from the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19
On the whole, there are not substantial differences in what scheduled caste students and forward caste students study, with some exceptions. Social work and auxilliary nursing is more widely taken up among Dalit students than among forward caste students, for example, while hotel management is more commonly taken up by forward caste students. Note that “forward caste” in some cases might include non-Hindu minorities whose details have not been disclosed by the institution.
Editors Note – this article appears first on livemint.com wriiten by Rukmini S. is a Chennai-based journalist