Friday, February 6, 2009

Reforms in Indian education system- A necessity

We are living in 21st century, Indian education originally implanted by British administration, while they were reigning over India, in 19th century, to serve colonial economy, political and administrative interest and in particular to consolidate and maintain their dominance in country. We have all total214 universities among which 198 are state and 16 as central universities. 38 deemed to be university, 887 polytechnics, 11 institutes of national importance. 9,703 colleges; and nearly 3,21,00 teachers are there and caters to 6,755,000students. Critical appraisals are undertaken. And same old courses are still running in renowned institutes, leaving the students unaware of world’s latest economy, literature, reforms, and many such things.
Hence, over production of unaware educated candidates is increasing educational unemployment ratio. Consequences like weakening of student motivation and unresisting indiscipline, stagnation of innovative and deserving students. Thus it would not be wrong to say that radical reconstruction of system achieves moderate reforms only.
Vertex of change-complex turn of events, foremost among such events was adoption by government in 1990. Influence by World Bank international monetary fund combine, structural adjustment has meant the gradual withdrawal of state patronage for higher education and conterminous privatization of that sphere. However with government dithering about long term policy to be adopted in this regard higher education in India is passing through stunted growth and uncertain future. Which results to not any kind of educational innovation, also is mounting pressure for increasing accessibility and over-democratization, as well as, it made the education as rigid and pronouncedly resistant to change. That is the reason why private colleges are seeking more attention, because they are innovative and creative and have updated curriculum with them, which a student demands and which is his right as well.
What we can do in this regard is getting influenced by programmes run in other parts of world, for an example: Educational Goals-2000 of California which is a distinct vision where preparing pre-school children with a motto of “ready to learn” and increasing national graduation rates by 90%.
Also by taking such measures like faculty improvisation, semesterization of course, vocationalization of course, curriculum development, annual self-appraisal report etc. We can stop our educational reforms from being archaic. What is more inevitable is to seek the attention of the reform-makers of education.

5 comments:

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  2. taht would make much better impact if this would hav been a column in TOI or HINDU .... rather then a post.....
    i think u must try for that :)

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  3. Nice post about the Indian education system. Creativity and innovation are regarded as some the most valuable assets that an individual can possess. The Indian educational system tests memory-skills rather than the 'applicability of these concepts'. It emphasizes more on the theoretical aspects of subjects, rather than focusing on the practical knowledge. Education has to fetch the best from an Individual. Very few schools in India follow a curriculum that helps children to learn creatively and independently. Inventure Academy is one such school that follows a unique system of education. This school helps students to inculcate skills of creative and independent thinking. They nurture a child's individuality and shape them in to future citizen. I feel that it is highly essential to streamline our present education system.

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  4. In my opinion the 'education system'should be renamed as 'literacy system'. While I agree with you however my opinion is based on different reasons.

    God (the one in whom you have faith) bless you, with forgetting me, humanity and livings beings.
    Pranav Pradeep patki

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  5. My daughter has just started in Inventure Academy. I too chose Inventure Academics because of their teaching style. What impressed me most is that they keep traditional coaching in mind but manage to teach in trends that suit the modern age, and in ways that help the children to think for themselves. I read about their results - honestly, i was surprised - Straight As all around, well thats what i call having your cake and eating it too.

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