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Abstract: Education is a key in human capital formation. Quality of human resources depends upon the quality of education of a country. Sustainable economic development needs skilled manpower which is raised through productivity and efficiency of individuals that is only possible through education Schools are not accessible to everyone and the education system brings about a division between elite and the masses and it serves to perpetuate the existing inequalities. Therefore despite all these achievements in India, the dream of an egalitarian society continues to be far from realization. We have still to go a long way to realize the path of equalization of educational opportunity, the universalization of primary education, women empowerment through education, improvement of cultural environment of the marginalized and oppressed population, solution of unemployment problem etc. Wide spread inequality of educational opportunity remains despite the introduction of free and compulsory state education including India. Many children coming from working class and poor families face a number of obstacles and disadvantages to success on education, this means that they do not do as well as their ability should allow them to. The chances of upward mobility are thus restricted. Those who hold positions of wealth and power can make sure their children have the best available education, and this often leads them to prestigious and lucrative jobs. Hence the present study aims to unearth the problems, challenges and also suggest remedial measures to address these issues particularly in vernacular medium schools in Guwahati city of Assam. Both qualitative and quantitative information is collected from two schools namely Dispur Government H.S School and Gopal Boro Government H.S School which are selected purposively. The data is collected with the help of participant observation and interview method. The study reveals many problems in these vernacular medium schools as lack of hygienic toilet facilities, teacher student ratio, poor attendance of teachers and students, lack of trained teachers, classroom infrastructure, laboratory, playground, auditorium, library, language lab, updated syllabus, security etc.