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According to the report of the Kothari Commission, �The destiny of India is now being shaped in her classroom.� Education inculcates civic and social responsibility. India is a land of many languages, many religions, and many communities and in order to bring them into main stream, education has been considered as the most important means. It is generally believed that education is basic to all development. The advancement of any civilization is very much influenced by the development in education which leads to human resource accomplishment comprising better health and nutrition, improved socio-economic prospective and greater congenial and more useful natural environment for all. Education in India has been considered as self-education which means -making a man, building his life and living. Education constructs the character of pupil; strength of mind .This also helps to stand on his own feet, gives strength and courage during adverse situations. Indian tribals are traditional, conservative and unprivileged people. They belong to socially and economically weaker section. They stay in very remote and inaccessible areas. In India, people belonging to various castes and tribes reside according to their own philosophy, psychology and sociology. The paper is based totally on secondary sources data. The marks of the paper is to analyse the recognition of tribal education, literacy trend of tribal from 1961 to 2011, drop-out rates in Un-divided Koraput district and circumstantially cited the cutting-edge issues and challenges. The literacy rate has been extended gradually from 8.54% to 63.1% (1961-2011).