The scheduled tribes are geographically, socially and economically isolated communities. The tribal women are considered as an economic asset in their communities because they play an essential role in social, economic and educational aspects. During the post-independence, the government gave more importance for the educational and economic empowerment of tribal society but still they are lagging in various paths of life such as employment, education, and empowerment. The status of tribal women in India is quite contradictory. The Indian constitution has given equality of opportunities to all the sections of society including tribal women. Only by increasing the access of education their social, economic and individual participation would step up. The present paper identifies the status of educational empowerment of tribal women. The policy makers should link their education and culture to reduce the dropout levels. This would increase their overall educational condition.

Keywords: Education, Tribes, Empowerment, Dropouts.