EGS/AIE centres- (ISCED-1)

Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) Centers : Alternative schools in unserved habitations where there is no formal school within the radius of 1 kilometer and at least 15-25 children of 6-14 years age group who are not going to schools are available. Alternative and Innovative Education (AIE) Centers. The centers set up for very specific, difficult groups of out of school children for mainstreaming or otherwise, under the AIE component of the EGS&AIE scheme, are termed as Alternative & Innovative Education Centers. Some of the examples of AIE Centers are seasonal hostels for migrating children, condensed/bridge courses/ back to school camps for mainstreaming out of school children and to achieve competencies appropriate for their age in a short period, residential camps/dropin centers for street and slum children.