National Sample Survey 1995-1996 (52nd Round) - Schedule 25.2 - Participation in Education

India, 1995 - 1996

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IND_1995_NSS52-SCH25.2_v01_M

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Nature of institution (NATURE_OF_INST)

Data file: BLOCK 4 Education particulars

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Start: 41

End: 41

Width: 1

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Questions and instructions

Literal question

Nature of institution (code)

Categories

Value	Category
1	recognized
2	unrecognized
3	not known

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Nature of institution means whether the school/institution is recognized or not. A recognized school/institution is one in which the course(s) of study followed is/are prescribed or recognized by the Govt. or a University or a board constituted by law or by any other agency authorised in this behalf by the Central or State Government. It also satisfies one or more of the authorities e.g. Directorate of Education, Municipal Board, Secondary Board, etc., with regard to its standard of efficiency. It runs regular classes and sends candidates for public examination, if any.
Codes to given are :
recognized - 1, unrecognised - 2, not known - 3
Code 3 will be given only when it is not possible to clearly record the status of the institution. However the investigator should try to find the status from well informed persons in the locality whenever the household is not in a position to supply the information. Not known code should be given only in exceptional cases when all efforts fail.

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Definition

This refers to whether the institution is recognised or not. A recognised school/ institution is one in which the course(s) of
study followed is/are prescribed or recognised by the Government or a university or a Board constituted by law or by any other agency authorised in this behalf by the central or state government. It also satisfies one or more of the authorities, e.g.
Directorate of education, Municipal Board, Secondary Board, etc., with regard to its standard of efficiency. It runs regular classes and sends candidates for public examination, if any.

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