New Delhi: A national level survey conducted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India’s (CBCI) Commission for Education and Culture has revealed that about 53 percent of students in various Christian organizations located in various parts of the country are Hindus, while 22.7 percent are Catholics and 8.6 percent are Muslims.
The survey gave an insight into the composition of students according to their gender, religion and family income.
It was also found that 59.3 percent of the Catholic educational institutions including schools, colleges and other vocational centres are located in rural areas while the rest are located in urban areas.
An encouraging 54% of the students were females while 40 per cent were males.
"The Catholic Bishops Conference of India standing Committee in April had approved the final draft of the All-India Catholic Education Policy – 2007 and conducted a national level survey of all Catholic educational institutions India during 2004-06. The survey is an important piece of document as it gives us an immediate reference to our student and teacher ratio too," said CBCI spokesperson Babu Joseph.
Source:http://www.indiaedunews.net
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