International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention ISSN (Online): 2319 – 7722, ISSN (Print): 2319 – 7714 www.ijhssi.org ||Volume 5 Issue 11||November. 2016 || PP.04-07 www.ijhssi.org 4 | Page Problems and Challenges of Scheduled Caste Community of Dibrugarh Town with Special Reference to Their Educational and Economical Aspects Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, the Sibsagar College, Joysagar. Assam. I. INTRODUCTION Socio economic status is the social and economic background which involves education, occupation, cultural possession, participation and interaction with the society. Socio-economic status includes the social life and educational status of the people. It includes demography, family structure, sex ratio, age structure, occupation, income, career, house type, land use pattern, health and hygiene, drinking water, sanitation, village electrification etc. Socio economic status of a person is a term which is based upon social as well as economic evaluations. It is a position that an individual of a family occupies by means of his income, education, occupation, cultural possession, and participation in the group activity of the community (Hatiboruah Dutta, 2007). It is an economic and sociological combined total measures of a person’s work experience and of an individual’s or family’s economic and social position in relation to others based on income, education and occupation (Kumar, 2013). Caste is an important factor which is associated with socio-economic status of an individual. A caste is a social category to which a person belongs. Caste is a collection of families who came from same ancestors and follow similar type of food habits, social relations, civil and religious privileges, and occupational choice and marriage rituals. Caste is a hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., which distinguish it from other such groups.Gokulanathan, (1971) conducted a study on achievement related motivation and educational achievement among secondary school pupils. The study revealed that the different socio-economic status groups of urban boys and girls did not show significant differences in their achievement levels. The urban tribal boys from different socio economic background showed no difference in their achievement level. But the non- tribal urban boys from high and middle socio-economic status classes showed significantly higher performance than such boys from low socio-economic status class with respect to their achievement level. The low socio-economic status group of non-tribal urban boys obtained significantly lower mean achievement than middle and low socio-economic status group of urban tribal boys. Chand, (1985) made a comparative study of various Naga Tribal pupils in relation to their self-perception, socio-economic status, vocational and educational aspirations and academic achievement. The study revealed that the Angami pupils in the high socio-economic status group were significantly different from those belonging to the low socio-economic status group. Mishra, (1991) examined the relationship between the education and the social status of scheduled caste students of Cuttack District, Orissa. The study concluded that education had a considerable impact on their economic conditions. Santhamma and Gafoor, (1994) evaluated some socio personal factors of Tribal and non-tribal pupils in relation to achievement in Biology. The study revealed that in most of the cases, the non-tribal pupils possessed significant even slight advantage over the tribal in their socio- economic status. The non-tribal pupils with average socio-economic status and above average socio-economic status had significant advantage over the corresponding categories of tribal pupils. Uma, et. al. (1995) studied the psycho social educational factors of scheduled castes students in Higher Secondary schools. They found that the SC (Scheduled Caste) students differed from NSC (Non-Scheduled Caste) students with respect to socio- economic status. Significant relationship was found between socio-economic status and academic achievement of SC respondents. Kapoor and Choudhary, (2014) analyzed the socio-economic health and psychological aspects, and role of ecological dynamics. The study revealed that the education level was highest in Mina scheduled tribe males and females than the Tadavi, Nolia and Raji scheduled tribes males and females respectively. After analyzing these reviews, the researcher has decided to study the socio-economic status of SC (Scheduled Caste) community with special reference to Dibrugarh Town.