Name: Deepa S.V
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume No: 10, Issue No: 2, Year: 2025 (Special Issue)
Page Number: 160-163
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18267786

ABSTRACT
This paper examines key imperatives of experimental learning in mitigating educational inequality. In India, disparity in education is emerging as a discernible threat to Economic development. The Indian Education landscape is highly uneven and the rural urban divide is very much noticeable. Factors such as insufficient infrastructure, linguistic exclusion, geographical differences , lack of literacy awareness, gender inequality, caste discrimination etc add collectively to this disparity. Besides, social
discrimination and cultural barriers hinder achievement of complete pedagogic development. Numerous governmental programmes have been developed to reduce the gap between various socio economic categories in accessing education , but the educational landscape reflects inequality and disproportion. Recent researches in education have revealed that Experimental Learning is a key instrument towards bringing sustainability and equality in educational field. This is a pedagogical
shift which is recognized across the globe as a tool to mitigate educational inequality. The EL is experimented to have profound impact on shaping the learners mindset in a positive way irrespective of their socio cultural backgrounds. There is a pressing need for curricular evolution which encourages experimental learning. Socio cultural and environmental challenges manifest in diverse regional landscapes of India need to be prioritised through adoption of inclusive curriculum and experimental learning. Strategies like equitable resource allocation for educational sector ,arranging
for teacher training , funding on providing digital access , creation of gender sensitization , structuring of inclusive curriculum , and transparency in providing proper educational reservations will support in mitigating educational inequality.

Keywords: educational inequality, experimental learning, challenges, initiatives