WASTAGE AND STAGNATION AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL IN UTTAR PRADESH

Primary education provides fundamentals of all formal education. It starts at 6 years and continues upto
10-11 years of age. Primary education is a fundamental need of life and its development. Wastage and Stagnation
are two great hurdles in the way of attainment of universalisation of education in the country. The aim of the study
is to investigate wastage and stagnation at elementary school level in Agra and Aligarh. .The sample comprises 400
students (200 boys and 200 girls) from the affiliated schools of MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA PARISHAD, UTTAR
PRADESH. The data was collected using self developed School Information Schedule (SIS). The collected data was
analysed with help of statistical technique like Mean, SD,”t” value. The findings show that there is significant
difference in wastage and stagnation at elementary level in Agra and Aligarh among boys and girls.