Difference between Class System and Caste System

 

 

Caste System	Class System
It is found only in Hindu system.	It is universal as it is found in every society.
It is an ascribed status.	It is an achieved status.
It is a closed system.	It is an open system.
It is believed to have a divine origin.	It is secular and has nothing to do with religion.
It has the idea of purity and pollution.	It has the feeling of disparity.
There is comparatively a greater distance being kept between different castes.	There is less social distance between different classes.
It is an endogamous group.	It is not endogamous group.
It is complex system as it has more than 2800 castes and sub-castes.	It is simple caste system as it has just 3 classes.
It has a caste consciousness which is dangerous for democracy.	It has class consciousness which is not dangerous for democracy.