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A fundamental feature of education in modern democratic societies is the emphasis laid on the equalization of educational opportunists (henceforth, EEO). But the ideal of EEO as held by any society has always been the subject to change and interpretations. Successive interpretations of EEO are more demanding with respect to the changes they require in the current state of education. Initially the concept of EEO was limited only to the absence of formal barriers, later it was realized that educational opportunities cannot be solely construed in terms of the formal features of educational institutions, instead they must be construed in terms of the interaction between these features and psycho-social traits of students which are shaped by their family and the social groups they belong to. From 1960 onwards most of researches. particularly in field of sociology of education shifted their focus on the impact of psychosocial traits that has on education, and how these traits are influenced by social structures. In this backdrop this study has been conceived as it attempts to explore the intersectional impact of social class, caste and gender on students' educational expectations and attainment.