Education system in India

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

Why India needs Education?

India has the largest number of youth in the world. Youth, if guided properly can even achieve the impossible. On the other hand, if this power is not handled properly, it may turn into a destructive force. Need of the hour is to educate the young people because these are the same people who will become leaders in the future and they will be the ones who will decide the fate of India.

Changes in education system

From the Gurukuls in early centuries to today's convent schools, education system in India has undergone a lot of changes. Today in modern times, we need a proper education system which promotes not only academic but overall growth of a child. Considering the scenario these days, it becomes even more important to have an education system which develops a person morally, intellectually, physically, emotionally and academically.

Education in India has seen significant progress in the last decade. With increasing progress, challenges also increase. Low level of learning and dropout rate has been a major challenge. The government has been implementing new policies and revising the curriculum but is that enough?

Work done by government

We all are aware of loose approaches by many Indian government towards education in past. But there are some policies by government which had made some impact.

Right of children to free and compulsory education act 2009 made education for children from 6 to 14 years of age absolutely free. India has the largest number of school going children in the world.


Various skill development initiatives under Skill India, is playing a major role in skill development. Under the skill India initiative, around 10 million youth are being trained annually.

Online education is being promoted so that people in remote areas may get access to education feasibly. More investments are being done. More internships will be provided to fresh engineers and much more.

Evaluation patterns such as CCE had also impacted our education system for many years. However CEE was launched with the purpose of involving students into co-curriculum activities but then also it was criticized by many. Thus CEE was removed by CBSC in 2018.

India is all set to become the highest working age population in the world around 2030. India also has the largest English speaking workforce. New programs are still being brought into effect to make the education better. With the 2020 annual budget, we may get to see a new education policy.


What is the Problem?

Carrier oriented Education

Our education is more carrier oriented than based on interest and curiosity. Often it is seen that a student opts for a certain field only because of easy availability of jobs. Students are afraid to follow their passion because of family pressure or whatever reason. Lack of proper guidance is also responsible for all this.

Quantity over Quality

Around 27% of the youth are excluded from education, employment, etc. There are almost 35000 institutes of higher education in India but India still faces the challenge of unemployability - a state where a student is educated but not eligible for a job. Higher education in many institutions does not give proper emphasis on research work. Many don't even have well maintained practical labs. Except for top 5% institutions, most don't have permanent faculty. This leads to disturbance in student-teacher ratio. In some cases, there are no teachers at all.

Reality of Government Schools
Only 5% of government schools have all the facilities mentioned in the 2009's act. Teachers are appointed in papers but absent in reality. And according to a survey there are almost 11 lakh untrained teachers present in Government schools. Around 60% of schools don't have playgrounds, limiting the scope of physical development of students. A study shows that more than 50% of these schools don't have any proper facility of drinking water.

Conclusion:

Now a days we could see some work done by many state governments such as Delhi, Goa, Kerela, etc. but If you are an Indian then nobody knows better than you about the harsh reality of this system. we had 31 million unemployed people. There could be many factors behind it as mentioned above. But what about you? If you are among unemployed youth or those who are becoming the victim of this system then what should you do?

Criticizing government will not change your life. At the end of the day the reality is it's you and your life. you have to decide that how could you transform your life.


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