Which of the following alternatives are most relevant in the context of Equality of Educational Opportunity?

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i) Ensuring equality of good quality education irrespective of caste, colour and religion

ii) Providing financial assistance and other support services to the needy

iii) Ensuring utilization of welfare schemes for low income and educationally disadvantaged groups

iv) Ensuring equal treatment irrespective of capability

The term ‘equality’ means the absence of special privileges to any section of the society and the provision of adequate opportunities for all individuals without any discrimination.

Equality of Educational Opportunity

• The Preamble to the Indian Constitution secures to all citizens of India equality of status and opportunity. This is tried to achieve through various provisions in the Constitution as well as through various laws and policies enacted from time to time.
  • Articles 14 to 18 provides for the right to equality which aims to secure all citizens their civic equality.
  • Articles 325 and 326 aims to secure all citizen's political equality.
  • Article 39 under the Directive Principles aims to secure all citizen's economic equality.

Hence, it can be concluded that  Ensuring equality of good quality education irrespective of caste, color, and religion,  Providing financial assistance and other support services to the needy, and Ensuring utilization of welfare schemes for low income and educationally disadvantaged groups are most relevant in the context of Equality of Educational Opportunities.