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Karan Singhal

University of Luxembourg
karansinghal1993@gmail.com

Karan Singhal is currently working as a researcher at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad on topics in urban governance, education and early childhood, as part of an IIMA and UNICEF partnership. Previously, he led a project on understanding the impact of the '25% mandate' or Section 12(1)(c) provision of the Right to Education Act in Ahmedabad, and has also worked on issues related to inequality, budgetary expenditure, and gender. He studied economics at Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum and Symbiosis School of Economics, Pune.

Posts by Karan Singhal

Low-tech and teacher support interventions during school closures

School closures during Covid-19 significantly impacted early childhood education, especially in households without sufficient parental engagement. Using data from households affiliated with Balwadis a...

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ग्रामीण भारत में गणित सीखने में लैंगिक अंतर

विकसित देशों में साक्ष्य के बढ़ते दायरे यह संकेत देते हैं कि गणित सीखने संबंधी परिणामों में महिलाओं के लिए प्रतिकूल स्थिति बनी रहती है और इसके संभावित कारण सामाजिक कारक, सांस्कृतिक मानदंड, शिक्षक पूर्...

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Gender difference in mathematics learning in rural India

A growing body of evidence in developed countries has indicated that female disadvantage prevails and persists in mathematics learning outcomes, with the likely causes being social factors, cultural n...

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कोविड-19: बिहार की सरकारी योजनाएँ कमजोर आबादी की सहायता कितने अच्छे से कर रहीं हैं?

कोविड-19 महामारी और उससे जुड़े लॉकडाउन का तत्काल प्रतिकूल प्रभाव ऐसे प्रवासी श्रमिकों और उनके परिवारों पर काफी अधिक देखा गया जिनकी अपने मूल गांवों में सरकारी योजनाओं तक पहुंचने की क्षमता अनिश्चित थी। ...

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Covid-19: How well are government schemes supporting Bihar’s vulnerable populations?

The immediate adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown was visibly greater for migrant workers and their households, whose ability to access government schemes in their villages...

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‘Missing’ women in economics academia in India

Economics continues to be among the male-dominated disciplines in the US and Europe. Collating and analysing data from India on university faculty, research presentations at a major annual conference,...

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आरटीई के 25% के अधिदेश के तहत विद्यालय के विकल्पों को समझना

शिक्षा का अधिकार अधिनियम की धारा 12 (1) (सी) के तहत गैर-अल्पसंख्यक दर्जे के निजी विद्यालयों द्वारा समाज के वंचित और कमजोर वर्गों के लिए कम से कम 25% सीट आरक्षित किया जाना अनिवार्य है। यह लेख अहमदाबाद ...

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Understanding school choices under RTE’s 25% mandate

Section 12(1)(c) of the Right To Education Act mandates non-minority status private schools to reserve at least 25% seats for the disadvantaged and weaker sections of the society. This article analyse...

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Barriers in accessing applications under RTE quota in Gujarat

In the school year 2017-18, Gujarat shifted from a paper-based system at the district level to an online system at the state level, for applications under the Right to Education Act. In this note, res...

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Encountering deprivations in the field

Several women in India face domestic violence, are not allowed to work, and need to seek permission from husbands or in-laws to carry out basic tasks. In this note, Singhal and Vernekar share their e...

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