Eliminating gender differences in access to education and academic achievement is a key element on the path to equality gender and the reduction of women's empowerment (Kishor and Kamla, 2009). Given the key role of education in development and persistent gender inequalities in access to education, eliminating gender disparities in education is one of the MDG indicators 3. In India, providing education to all citizens is a constitutional commitment. The principle of gender equality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution, its Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles. The Constitution not only guarantees the equality of women, but also empowers the State to adopt positive discrimination measures in favor of women. Just after independence in 1951, literacy levels were very low (25 percent for men and 9 percent for women). Over the next ten years, literacy levels did not improve much. It was only after the recommendations of the Indian Education Commission (1964) and the National Education Policy (196...