IELTS Essay # 112 - Students from disadvantaged families and rural areas are finding it difficult to get a university education. Some people believe that universities should help them. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your experience.

Essay # 112

Students from disadvantaged families and rural areas are finding it difficult to get a university education. Some people believe that universities should help them. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your experience.

It is often found that students from underprivileged families and rural areas are not able to obtain tertiary education. Some people believe that universities should step up should help such students to study. In my opinion, this is a great initiative to tackle this problem.

To begin with, equal opportunities in terms of education, regardless of an individual’s background, race, gender, or religion is everyone’s birthright. Despite that, there are a few factors such as lack of monetary resources, unavailability of transport, and substandard quality of primary and secondary education which prove to be a hindrance for further education, especially for economically-disadvantaged children. In this situation, universities can play a major role if they provide necessary assistance to these students. For example, universities can provide study material at subsidised rates or make arrangements for transport or accommodation for them. There are, in-fact, many provisions made in the Constitution of India to ensure equality in education for all its citizens.

Secondly, receiving higher education will also provide students with equal job opportunities which in turn will improve the lifestyle and standard of living among people. Absence of proper education is also one of the reasons for the dearth in personal, social and economic growth of the nation. If the universities can start out-reach programs or arrange funding it can be really helpful in providing opportunities to the deserving candidates.

To conclude, I would like to say that universities must reach out to help students and take initiatives to assist these underprivileged students so they also receive the deserved amount of education along with exposure and help them be equivalent to the others. 

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