International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Social Sciences 2319 - 3565 2 1 2013 January 14 Parallel Education System: A Micro-Level Study of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India 14 17 EN Jha G.M. 1 BITS Pilani K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17/B, Zuarinagar, Goa, INDIA Agrawal A. 2 Gupta A. 3 Mishra A.K. 4 Clark April K. 1 Department of Political Science, Purdue University-Calumet, Indiana, UNITED STATES Clark Michael 2 Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, UNITED STATES Monzin Daniel 3 Res. Asst., Dept. of Political Science, Purdue University-Calumet, Indiana, UNITED STATES Das Chandra Kanta 1 Raghunathganj High School, Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, INDIA > Research Paper 2012 12 23 2013 January 14 Education is the basic empowerment tool for the weaker section of society. Infrastructural development of the schools is getting maximum priority under the financial assistance from different schemes. But, the quality of education in the different Govt. aided schools is degraded. As a result of this the parallel education system likeprivate schools and private tuitions are getting priority in the society of West Bengal. This parallel system is trying to collapse the school education system. The present research article brings the ground truth reality about the emergence of the parallel education system from the point of view of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. Copyright@ International Science Community Association