Door-to-Door School Survey After Diwali: Jharkhand will launch a survey to find out how many children are not attending school. The survey will begin on November 10, 2026. Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) will conduct a detailed door-to-door survey of children between 3-18 years old.
This will help update the register of children in the state. It will also help find out where there are gaps in school attendance and get children back into education.
This Survey will be held digitally using the DAHAR 2.0 portal. Education authorities will be able to see which children are attending school. Important dates for the EPC Survey 2026
The most recent guidelines from JEPC show that teachers and education officials will take part.
Key points to note:
State teachers from government elementary, secondary and higher secondary schools will take part. Government-aided schools will also take part. Non-government schools will also be mapped.
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The survey will focus on finding children who are not attending school.
JEPC will gather data on:
1. Never Attended School: Any children who should be attending school but have never done so.
2. Dropped Out: Anyone who attended school but had to stop due to financial, family, social etc. reasons.
3. Not Attending School: The survey will help find children who may be on the records but are not attending.
It is important that children aged 3-5 will be included. This will help authorities gain an understanding of the early years education. Children aged 6-18 will be assessed on whether they attend school.
This Survey will be carried out using JEPC’s Digital Application for Holistic Action Plan and Review for Out of School (DAHAR 2.0).
Teachers will not be using paper forms but will input data digitally.
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Improving attendance and reducing drop-outs in schools is an issue for Jharkhand. In 2024-25, Jharkhand had a secondary drop-out rate of 3.5% compared to 11.5% nationally. The state had a drop-out rate of 1.7% at Upper Primary.
Whilst this shows improvement in keeping children in education, it is equally important to find children who are not in education.
Children may not continue with their education due to poverty, moving house, family commitments, distance and lack of access to schooling.
By carrying out a survey at a household level, authorities can understand where there are gaps. One of the main aims of this exercise is to help Jharkhand create their annual work plan and budget for 2027-28 under the Samagra Shiksha scheme.
The data gathered will help the education department understand how many children need support with education.
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