Education is an important parameter for any inclusive growth in an economy and it is an important avenue for upgrading the economic and social conditions of the Scheduled Tribes. Higher education is vital for the country, as it is a powerful tool to build a knowledge-based society of the 21st Century. India’s higher education system is under pressure from the State and an increasingly educated youth population to achieve multiple objectives, such as growth, quality, and equitable access. To reach these political targets, national and provincial policymakers take an activist approach, such as providing adequate resources, enabling private provision of higher education, and so forth. Literacy and educational attainment are powerful indicators of social and economic development among the backward groups. Education is in fact, an input not only for the economic development of tribes but also for the inner strength of the tribal communities which helps them to face the challenges of life. India is home to a large variety of indigenous people. The Scheduled tribe represents one of the most economically impoverished and marginalized groups in India. The education of tribal students is still an issue to increase their enrolment and to complete schooling is a challenge. Lot many reports on tribal education evidenced a lack of awareness, and availability of schooling nearby residents in the tribal belt. So there is a high need to know the educational status of Schedule Tribes to provide the best educational facilities, government

schemes, and policies and also the way to overcome the challenges. This study was carried out by the researcher to find out the educational status of Scheduled Tribes in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman. In this study, the researcher explores the issues and challenges of Scheduled Tribes, Educational status, Enrolment Ratio, dropout rate, and gender of Scheduled Tribes in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and also the way to overcome the challenges.