Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of socially disadvantaged students?

Socially Disadvantaged Students are the children who have hindrances to excelling in school because of detrimental circumstances beyond their control.

• These include children from SC / ST and other socially and educationally backward categories based on cultural, economic, social, geographical, linguistic, gender, or other categories.
• It also includes financial and social hardships as well as problems within students' families.

Key Points

Characteristic of Socially Disadvantaged Students:

• Not enough motivated to do well in school
• Poor academic performance, high drop-out rates
• Emotional Deprivation, lack of adequate nurturance
• Lack of analytic ability which is essential for learning
• Reading, and other learning disabilities, adjustment problems
• No exposure to a wide variety of experiences and facilities
• Face separation anxiety and face difficulty in adjusting to society
• Childcare practices that do not prepare them effectively for school

Hence, it becomes clear from the above points, that not receiving regular health care, is not a characteristic of socially disadvantaged students.