This book entitled "Adult Education in India" is based on a research study. The information given in the book will be helpful to students, teachers, researchers, planners and decision-makers in the field of education. It contains material regarding the concept, historical background, agencies and status of adult education and world experiences. Various studies conducted in the field of adult education have also been described. This book evaluates the adult education program run by various universities. This will be helpful for writing books and planning programme for illiterates and neo-literates. The work presented in the book is based on primary source of data.