ABSTRACT
The purpose of this chapter is to analyze intergenerational educational mobility from three different perspectives. First, how widespread is educational mobility in India and among SRCs? Second, who enrolls in secondary or more level education and how do parental characteristics affect it? Third, how does the neighborhood influence IG educational mobility? Based on NSS-PLFS data, the father's and son's years of education, secondary educational attainment and neighborhood effects have been examined. OLS has been used for the father-son years of education. A logit analysis has been conducted for higher educational attainment. The gap in educational mobility has been evaluated both with and without consideration of neighborhood characteristics. Educational mobility metrics show that it is rising across all-India levels and for various SRCs, although it differs by socio-religious community. It is, for example, the lowest for STs. The findings demonstrate how the preceding generation's formal educational and professional achievements have a significant impact on the present generation across all socio-religious categories. The study also notes an improvement in the educational outcomes of sons of illiterate parents during the course of the investigation. However, there is a threshold, and they can only complete eight years of schooling. Muslims do not fare well in this category.
