Challenges of present educational system in india

Posted Date: 29 Sep 2009 Posted By:: Subir Majumdar Level: Gold Member Rank: 573 Points: 1 Responses: 0

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INTRODUCTION

"Education is what survives when what is learned has been forgotten." -B.F.Skinner India has the second-largest population in the world and as such holds the second highest number of human resources. The scale of growth the country covers and the statistics of the development it goes through depend heavily on how well these resources are nurtured and utilized. From 25 universities in 1947, India has around 300 universities but, the enrollment number is still lagging behind disastrously. The quality of education being provided is not the same throughout the country. This essay is an attempt on comprehensively evaluating the similar 'Challenges of present educational system in India' .
ANALYSIS

The inefficiency of the education system can be analyzed as a twodimensional failure - at the Primary level and at the Secondary stage of education. The primary level of education is the most important aspect as it provides the basic literacy for everyone. An increasing number of dropouts and shortage of primary level teachers is augmenting the illiteracy in the nation. The first major challenge is to provide the basic education for all. Even though we have the Fundamental right of the Right to Education, the country has not been able to record a significant growth in literacy. The medium of instruction and the language policy of education is another challenge that the system faces. While English is considered to be pivotal in education for increasing employability, it is not taught at all corners of the country. The question of introducing Hindi as a compulsory language for schools all over the country is being fiercely debated for and against, as

some argue that regional languages are more important. Other questions that are raised go on the lines that choosing Hindi as a National language would provide an unfair advantage to the Northern states and the SouthIndian states will suffer. The dilemma should be dealt with a lot of care upholding the interests of all communities and states. The country has faced innumerable tragedies in the form of communal animosities and inter-caste violence. The education system should aim at embedding secular, rational, unbiased and patriotic sentiments amongst the students, at all levels, as they hold the keys to our nations future. As long as such views stay within the minds of our people, the country shall have a prosperous and peaceful environment. The education system should also encourage the students to take up extracurricular activities to broaden their horizons and widen their exposure and interests. Although this challenge maybe school/institution specific like the previous one, students face a lot of parental pressure today in terms of choosing their line of specialization. The schools and colleges should have effective counseling systems to ensure that the students go for the streams where they can develop professionally and personally. Also an early transfer to a specialized field limits the exposure a student gets. The students should be free to choose the subjects of their liking along with a few basic compulsory ones. Their aptitudes should be evaluated properly and then they should be given their respective fields of specialization. If we go through the Group discussions held on the India-study channel on similar topics, most of the members (including myself) complaint of the Cramming method of examinations. This does not come from hear-say but their experiences. Students are marked on the basis of how much they know and not how much they think about it or try to apply that knowledge. This restricts the creative capacity of their minds and the rote-method of learning makes them lose interest in studies in a very gradual manner. A better examination and grading system is the need of the hour. There should be incentives for students to think freely and beyond their syllabus. Innovative methods of teaching using of multimedia resources and practical awareness of subjects should be incorporated within the education system to make the learners acquire beyond their textbook contents. Theory and application should go hand in hand and only such a thought process should be evaluated.

The lack of an application-based mindset and technical skills make our graduates unfit for employment. The HR departments of many business firms of the country complain of the lack of talent and that the people they hire are not job-oriented and that the organization has to spend a considerable amount of time and money in training them. Technical knowledge, soft skills and Vocational training are areas that have failed to keep up with the changing demands. These aspects should be given due importance and efforts to give the students ample efficiency in technical and soft skills. The quality of education being circulated across the country needs to be monitored carefully as well. The privatization of education has led to the mushrooming of several institutions. Most of these are unrecognized associations and impart a useless education to the students, wasting their precious time and money. This should be prevented and it should be ensured that quality knowledge and practical skills are being distributed. The poor quality of education also results from the fact that there is a shortage of good teachers. Teaching, as a line of profession, is not very rewarding and has not been encouraged in the right manner in our country to attract the brightest of minds. The system should acknowledge the value of faculties and teachers and provide all the necessary incentives to retain and grow their numbers. The Research & Development sector suffers immensely due to unavailability of funds and lack of incentives and infrastructure to avoid the brain drain. The brain-drain does not only occur in the form of students but, faculties and teachers as well. World class universities and cutting edge researchlaboratories should be present all over the country to hone the skills of the ultra potent minds. Upgradation of institutional infrastructure, providing decent research grants, encouraging the presence of competent faculties across the countrys universities, foreign and industrial collaborations and such important facets must be given due attention. Research orientation should not only be present at the professional level but, should be developed right from the higher-education stage to create both awareness and interest. With a literacy level of around 70%, it is needless to say that the computer literacy level is much lower. In the age of digitalization, people need to be aware of the use of computers. A single PC can hold more doorways to education than a library itself. The use of computers in a classroom is effective in generating more interest amongst the students. IndiaStudyChannel is a fantastic example of how education and knowledge can be made available to people across the country and its growing

popularity symbolizes that the most efficient way of educating lies with the Computers.
CONCLUSION

One must realize that these challenges and the ones that I have not been able to present in the essay will not be solved in a matter of days but over years. How well the Education system evolves is yet to be seen. It can not be denied that the success of Education results in the success of a Democracy, a Society, an Economy and a Nation.

hii what i feel that emphasis is laid on to pass ur exams with higher percentage rather than creativity and personality development.so i feel rite from the school level eduacation and personality development should be given equal importance. as we all know corruption has its deep roots in every aspect and so education syatem is also not ruled out.its the money power which makes less deserving students to enter into best schools and colleges.It should be dealt

very seriously.

Top Post subject: Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:49 pm

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Hi !!! The education system in India is good but there is always a scope for improvement. There are schools where the emphasis is not just on writing exams and scoring high marks, but they arrange orientation programs which help the students to develop a good personality and also improve thier general awareness. In the past few years the number of courses to choose from has increased and students have a wider choice to shape their career. But the reservations and management seats is a matter of concern as many deserving candidates cannot seek admission to a school/college of their choice. There are discrepencies in the results of board/university exams which can change the future of the candidate.

Top sony Post subject: hai Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:23 pm

frdz i want to drive this topic in other way

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our education system goes only with the theoritical knowledge we r kept aside from practical applications in our's we don't have that much freedom to implement our thoughts in contious class sessions we need more practicals .our practicals start at time o f +2 up to that students don't hnave a chance to show their talents and to sharp their brains where in us practicals start at younger stage and so on we can speak abt our old gurukuls their themes etc

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Sony's answer is the most appropriate answer for this topic. When a child enters into this world, it starts discovering things by seeing and touching etc. This is the easiest way for a child to understand things. But the Indian system of education puts every thing on paper. What the child expects to have is a broad view of learning. But the system pushes him to look into the book and study everything acording to some principles.This is just putting theory into the childs mind unless the child has a high power of imagination. And in this way, children who get

accustomed to this method cos of the better effort they put in, come up, and the others lag behind due to lack of understanding. And this is magnified in the long run. Now if the child is taken to the outside world where all activity resides, and is shown all the things he has to learn in his books, he will understand better. Cos curiosity reigns in him. So he will be able to apply his knowledge into the real world and also will he be able to think and study practically. This is exactly what the students in countries like the USA and GB benefit from. This is the modern style of teaching and learning. And since this system is still not in use in India, the system of education in India has to be improved...
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Top gokul Post subject: Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 5:54 pm

Hi all,
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The education system in india is all about mugging up the theories and fiddling with the practical. So it is indispensable for us to improve the quality of the education in India. More emphasis has to be placed in

comprehension of a subject rather than simply reproducing what is there in the book. As vivekanda said Education is all about building good character in oneself, Even though you are educated but you lack in the character then there is no point in pursuing that education. So even more emphasis has to be placed in including subjects like moral science, e.t.c. as a mandatory one through out ones education ( Independent of what ever stream a person has taken)

Top prathamesh Post subject: Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:00 pm

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I also feel that there is need to change our education system. just take the example of IIM and IIT. What is happning there, lots of reservations are there for backard casts students. so those who are compitable to those seats they will not get the seats. it will create the serious problem for INDIA, that is of BRAIN DRAINAGE. if we see today there are so many classes opened in every area. why studens are giving more importance to the classes? because teachers of such classes gives more attention on the study of each and every student. But it is not happning in schools.

if we see, in rural areas, the infrastructure facilities provided in this schools is very poor. these schhols does not have proper water facilities, seating arangements, toilet facilities. and the presenty of teachers in these schools is very poor. this is the reason why there is need to change our present education system.

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Ajeet said: (Fri, Sep 30, 2011 09:17:13 PM)

In my point of view the education system is good but the common fact is that in our schools and colleges are giving only the therotical knowledge to our students and they less concetrate on the pract. Konwledge. Here is the point where we lag in education. And most important point is that our education is bussiness for the politicians. They have opened the schools and colleges and get donation for the admns. Here the the student who blongs the poor family they can't got admns in schools and colleges. And the most important is that India people they only depends upon the reservation. It's not good for our education. If we improve our education system then we only concentrate one right study in right way. Don't depends on the reservation. THATS ALL. I hope every one will think on this.
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Aremo Femi said: (Mon, Sep 12, 2011 02:19:01 PM)

As a student in Nigeria I think School can be more productive in Nigeria when so many extra activities are put in place( i mean more practical works in any field in universities . I think student should be exposed to so many things that will really make them know what they are suppose to do. As it as been said that Nigeria student only read to pass but don't read to know, out of 100

student that finished a session can't recall everything they did in last session but they passed the exams well. I do examples on on the pracical issues( when a student A is taken to a class to see all that is inside the classroom and a student B was just told all that is inside the same classroom, some weeks if they are both called to write out all that was inside the class. The student A would write more than the student B because he was there to see that was inside the class.
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Rajesh said: (Tue, Sep 6, 2011 02:49:34 PM)

According to my view, Now a days Education is going as a Business process. Every city have more than 25 colleges and Schools which have the motivation only on money. So they just take admissions for huge capitation and then make the students to get good results only in need of the respect that the institution requires, so that they can admit more students in the upcoming years. And for this, they force the students to memorize the lessons only in the aspiration of passing the exam. Hence students does not get good knowledge. But just pass the exam alone which will lack in the intelligence level of the students.
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Meenal said: (Tue, Aug 30, 2011 09:06:17 PM)

According to me Indian education is one of the best in the world. But problem is in the way it is imparted, and its reach. In most of the schools and colleges emphasis is given only on theoretical knowledge and the performance of students is also judged on the basis of that. Attention on practical knowledge is very less. But sets the mindset of students the same way and demoralizing the ones who are good in practical aspects. Other problem is its reach to the poor section of society, students in that section may be more deserving but there inaccessibility to primary education takes them a step back, in fact a few steps back in comparison to there well-off counterparts. Thus rich becoming richer and poor becoming poorer in EDUCATION. This problem need to be fixed at grass root level by Govt and by us. Only then we can see prosperous and Educated India.
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Himanshu said: (Wed, Aug 24, 2011 10:01:30 AM)

Hello friends. Definitely education system needs serious reforms today. Our education system still emphasize on quantity due to which we are not able to produce researchers, noble laureates. Quality needed to be given priority over quantity. So that we can produce best researchers and provide them good research facility so that they work for our country's development. Initially we had 6 iits and then 6 more opened, rather than opening 6 more we could have made reforms in our existing iits. Today iit Bombay ranks 183 in top higher educational institute in world, rather than opening 6 more iits our emphasis should be to reform existing iits and lower down their ranking from 183rd to 1st. And much emphasis needed to be given to practicals then theory, as very rightly said "we cannot win the battle, until we practice on the ground" similarly you cannot learn something until you have implemented it, and practicals are implementation of theoretical knowledge. And one thing I would like to add that computer education should be made compulsory. At every level in education system.
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Ajay said: (Sun, Aug 14, 2011 10:47:03 AM)

Hi guys my idea is reservation must be given to the students those who are economically backward not by caste. One of the live example I have seen in my state JK where full family from backward class are in the topmost rank in the state job. Their children are studying in reputed organisation and availing full facility of modern world, but when question comes to their job they get reservation. And he got the job and one of friend who is from general category fail to get it. So main idea is to give justice to people of India.
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Srinivas S said: (Tue, Aug 9, 2011 04:56:51 PM)

The majority of all you say is foolish speaking on education system, first of we need the education which is better development of the individual. Only the thing is the lazy professors are not doing any research after they attain the post. There will be a political vision and asked to prepare the notes by using the western author books. What is the use of Indian human resource in the field of education. It is ashame on apart of us to speak about the education system without having practical approach. We need the education which provides bread and butter. It should be useful for the further generation to lead their life. Who told that the physics is important subject for the Para medical students. We the people have creativity and we scared about our lives. How many of our ITI and diploma students know to ride the bike and the car?
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Ruban said: (Tue, Aug 9, 2011 04:25:45 PM)

Education in India is getting worse. School, college and polytechnic education all are not provided good. Polytechnics in tamil nadu (private) employ diploma holders to teach for polytechnic students. Polytechnic students as a result struggle to study. They are forced to study completely on their own the difficult mathematics, design mechanics etc. , Further beating is popular among polytechnic staffs as the students can't complain due the internal marks that have to be provided by the college staff only. Further correspondents who are the main cause of loww eduction (they employ diploma canditates for low salary) neglect education and only see polytechnics as money making business. This should be changed by strict enforcement of laws for polytechnic and periodical and proper checking of classes and labs and immediate cancellation of licence for any institution providing improper education. May the govt take appropriate action.
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Prabhat Kumar said: (Wed, Aug 3, 2011 11:35:12 PM)

hi friends, i just wanna say that education in india seriously need changes. our education system is completely based on theoritical studies and there is no practical approach towards our subjects.and moreover govt of india gives scholarship to sc/st students and there are no plains of scholarship for bright students. i had a chat with a professor teaching in uk and asked about the difference between a mit student and a indian student then he replied that they r given scholarship for reasearch and this is the main motivation for their sucees
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Shardul said: (Mon, Aug 1, 2011 11:37:49 PM)

Hi friends, Im here to open some peoples eyes. Some of them think that a open category boy getting 90% don't get admission in college but a boy of sc/st getting 60% does, but it is completely wrong the seats in a college for sc/st are fixed and cannot be changed. As in engineering if the intake is 60 for a particular branch then only 7 seats are reserved for sc/st, in which 3 are for girls and 4 for boys, so if this many seats are full then there is no further admissions for sc/st for that branch of the college and if the seats are not full then this seat can be occupied by a open category student. But a seat left by a open category cannot be allotted to a

sc/st student. 2]. They say the cut-off of sc/st is low but they don't know the reason of this, the main reason is the reservation was given to the minority group, I don't think there is a need to explain what is "minority". So there are less number of students for admission and so the cut-off is low. The explanation comes up to that if you or your known has not got admission in a colleges then this is not because the seats have been eaten up by sc/st students they should know that sc/st have fix amount of seats and they cannot eat their seats but a open category student can eat a sc/st students seat if "vacant". THANK YOU.
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Giri Ameerpet said: (Fri, Jul 8, 2011 03:41:35 AM)

Hi friends, I want to drive this topic in other way. Our education system goes only with the theoretical knowledge. We are kept aside from practical applications. In our's we don't have that much freedom to implement our thoughts in continuous class sessions we need more practicals. Our practicals start at time of +2 up to that students don't hnave a chance to show their talents and to sharp their brains where in us. Practicals start at younger stage and so on. Just take the example of IIM and IIT. What is happening there, lots of reservations are there for backward casts students. So those who are compatible to those seats they will not get the seats. It will create the serious problem for INDIA, that is of BRAIN DRAINAGE. If we see today there are so many classes opened in every area. Why students are giving more importance to the classes? :shock: because teachers of such classes gives more attention on the study of each and every student. But it is not happening in schools. If we see, in rural areas, the infrastructure facilities provided in this schools is very poor. These schools does not have proper water facilities, seating arrangements, toilet facilities. And the presently of teachers in these schools is very poor. This is the reason why there is need to change our present education system.
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D.N Sah said: (Mon, Jun 27, 2011 10:41:09 PM)

In my view the education system of India is very good but some particular state the education system should be improve.
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Neha said: (Sun, Jun 26, 2011 04:34:23 AM)

Education system needs to be revolutionised. Since it is just encouraging the bookworms and not creativity and adaptability. Though it brings out a large number of students every year but just with a degree and no practical knowledge who are direction less and distracted from the main path of getting a promising white collar job. Also the long going traditional syllabus to be better called as a frozen and boring one expects a change. Here, government needs to be a facilitator.
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Jyotsna said: (Thu, Jun 16, 2011 07:58:00 AM)

Hiiiiiiii frns, The topic is very much interesting. According to me the educational system of our county is good enough but it also requires to improve more for the better future of our country. In Indian schools the tesching system should be little bit change. The education system needs to raise the syllabus of the lower classes as well as the senior secondary classes. As in the class 1, 2, 3 the repititon always takes place and that repitition is the like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and etc. It should be

upto only class 1 or 2. In senior classes the theoritical knowledage is not enough. Students should be provided the practical knowiedage. They should be givn the knowledage of the outer world and teachers should encourage the students about their aims in their life that they want to be. Therefore the education system in our country requires iprovement.
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Ashish Bedmutha said: (Mon, May 23, 2011 05:32:16 AM)

If we see today's education system in India I will say not enough good. If want to take admission in any reputed college then first thing comes into picture that do you have a category, if not then take admission in management quota, so how can a middle class family or a student getting 90% having open cast unable to take admission. So this should be removed. And second thing in rural areas the situations of schools or colleges is not good, they don't have proper facilities for student, not good teaching staff.
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Sudhanshu said: (Tue, May 17, 2011 06:26:56 AM)

As per recently concluded census 2011, Literacy rate in India has shot significantly from 64. 08 to 74. 04%. About 110 million women literates added in the recent decade compared to 107 million men literates, so gap between men literates and women literates also reduced. All this has happened due to the increased emphasis on education by government. Sarv shiksha Abhiyaan in 2001, mid-day meal scheme all has bear fruits which is evident from the census data. But is this enough?Now wheather the literacy rate is fulfulling the following purposes which we seek to achieve-:. A) Citizens aware of their rights and duties and hence vocal about any economic and social exploitation to which they are subjected. B) Better understand their goals in life and know their alternatives if faced with problems like unemployment. In case of unemployment they know how to create right oppurtinities for them. C) Understand clearly the difference between lawful and unlawful activities and never resort to unlawful activities to achieve ant short term gains. But if we see the current scenario there is a rampant corruption, crime, unlawful activities, exploitation taking a toll on India. Then how can we boast about our literacy rate when this has failed to achieve the basic purpose of empowered society which we wish to achieve. It's the fault in our education system and hence its badly need a reform.
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Mrinmayee said: (Wed, May 11, 2011 07:23:24 AM)

Reforms are definitely required in the education system in our country. That is because the ministry of education is handed over to politicians who themselves are not that literate. An education minister of a particular state would ask to change the syllabus of certain classes. And his successor would again ask to get back the old syllabus. Because of their decisions students are suffering.
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Manusahu said: (Tue, May 10, 2011 08:01:22 AM)

As my point of view,so many colleges are not having better faculty for teaching lessons to students.so lot of students are face this problem to gain knowldege.So the government should focus on this situation for providing good faculty to all colleges,then only students'll comeup with lot of knowledge in future.
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Saran said: (Mon, May 9, 2011 02:16:32 AM)

Common syllabus is not possiple in India. Because of the climatic factors. For example, jammu - they have almost 6 months of sleet and assam- they have flood in every year.
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Gita Parihar said: (Tue, May 3, 2011 12:29:39 PM)

Very thought-provoking ideas. Wish the language could have been grammatically correct. There were repetitions which could have been avoided. Overall quite agreeable matter.
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Dr Ajit Kumar Agrwal said: (Sat, Apr 30, 2011 09:06:55 AM)

Improving the Education system in India. (2nd Modified version after more feedback and discussion) The aim of education is to deal with real life situation and make someone able to earn his livelihood.. The system should teach someone to learn to acquire and update his knowledge so one can keep updating his knowledge for rest of his life. I feel the Education system in India could be divided into TWO Components: 1. Up to class 7, every student should be taught those subjects which are essential for every human being viz: a. Computer b. English language c. Mathematics d. EPH (Elementary Physiology and Hygiene), e. There would be one subject consisting of bit of Economics, Geography, History, Duty of Indian citizen, and a brief idea of other subjects etc. f. Mother tongue language eg Hindi, Bengali or south Indian Language, where one does not have to pass an examination. Learning the local language will help to communicate with local people of different age and background. The school hours should be about 5 hours which would allow ample time to study whatever the students want to study on whatever they are interested in. In class 7 there should be more emphasis and expert evaluation on what they want to do in future depending on their aptitude and interest. It may be difficult to decide at class 7 as what one wants to do in future and some one may take a break for one year or so and try to see where his interest lies. They should know the different jobs and should have some work experience of the job they seem to like under supervision of expert. We would like to decide what they are best in, but it should not prevent them to change their profession at a later date, which I suppose should happen then rarely. 2. After class 7, one should be taught for 6-7 years their specialized Subjects, which will be their profession viz teacher, Scientist, doctor, agriculture, Politician (Good), sportsperson etc. The aim of study should be vocational. The approach should be practical and interactive and probably less of theoretical knowledge. The aim should be to understand the subject rather than cramming it and the evaluation should be planned accordingly. There should me monthly or regular evaluation, which after class 5 should be supplemented by examination. English somehow or other is the international language. It is the language of USA, Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland and

Northern Ireland), Australia and Canada. English is the language of most commonwealth countries. Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language. However, when combining native and non-native speakers it is probably the most commonly spoken language in the world. It is the official language of 53 countries. Books for all advanced studies are available in English. Approximately 125 million people in India speak English. One reason Indians have done well in foreign countries is because they are good in English. Unfortunately Indians do not have a common language and bringing English as a common language will unite India. One can search on Computer a particular topic in any language but articles in English language will be many more times and knowing good English would be much more advantageous in searching. Computer now has become integral part of our daily life and it is impossible to separate our life from computer. Once someone learns to search a particular topic in computer, he an keep learning about a particular topic he is interested in. As technology is improving we can do more and more things with computer. EPH would help us to know as how we can keep healthy. I think most people in India dont know about water borne disease and how to keep in good health. The student should be taught about human anatomy and physiology, food hygiene, how to keep healthy including exercise and sports. This will improve the health of general people, which is a major problem in India. One advantage of this system would be that our youth would be able to do their profession at the age of 18-19 years or so, which will be a boon for a developing country like India and one can make the livelihood from that age. It will be much more affordable for government and the parents and we would be able to educate every children of India, including all girls. Although Indian government has recently made Education a fundamental right for every individual, we need to get more teachers, infrastructure, computers etc. The statement by Smt. Purandewari, Minister of state for Human Resources Development about ICT (Information and Computer Technology) at world seminar for Ministers for Education in London is very encouraging and development must be happening on that front. All these subjects would be very much applied and we would find that students would be more interested in their subject and there would not be apathy to the studies. A student who has been trained with such system would be good in English, computer and specialized in their own branch and will have the option to work in lot of other countries in the world. Dr Ajit Kumar Agrwal Consultant Physician MD(Medicine), MRCP(UK), CCST(General Medicine and Medicine for Elderly) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=750825429&sk=notes Please send your feedback and comments.
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Poorvi said: (Tue, Apr 26, 2011 05:24:56 AM)

The education system in India when compared to other nations is better. Many of us believe that the American system of education which emphasises on practicality and innovation is better than the Indian system of education which emphasizes on theoretical knowledge. Which is why people say that this system needs reforms. But, I don't think so. The mugging up of things only helps us to put things in a better perspective. It helps us to analyse the socio economic conditions of various nations. Whereas in a system which supports only practicality and creativity. A student is given only the superficial knowledge. He does not understand the basic building blocks of that particular subject. Yes, I agree that the syllabus of certain state boards are not upto the mark. But it can be improved. It's standards can be raised. Teachers who not only hold the required degree but are able to bring a lively, energetic atmosphere in the class should be appointed. Students should be given an opportunity to take an active part in the extra curricular activities. Participation in other activities should be made a part of the educational co-curriculum in all institutions, whether big or small.
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Snehasish said: (Sun, Apr 24, 2011 04:10:12 AM)

According to me "Eduacation in india need serious reforms"...A SC/ST student getting 60% of marks gets chance in a bettr educational institiute and a general category student getting 90% have to sacrifice his/her seat to this people..why should this happen???Getting chance to beetr institutions should be judged according to a person's skill nt on his/her caste...Our education system is exam based..students just mug up the concepts and reproduce the same...They are nt taught to face the real life problems and to apply their knowledge in new things..In india there is a emphasis on bookish knowledge and nt on practical knwldge...In schools and colleges students are taught theoritical knowledge rather than practical knowledge...ALthough our central goverment spend 65.6% on educational budget evry yr bt ths money is nt spend uniforly bcz of political pressure..In india need of a central board for education is vry necessary as a frst clss student in cbse have greater knowledge thn a frst clss student studying in state boards...Private schools and colleges rise their fees so much that it's beyond the ability of mddle clss people to educate their children in good institutions..Also there is total poor education in Government schools.Teacher's teaching quality in govt instutions are nt upto the mark...Although there is a board looking for controling the teachers bt it's a sake of nme..So this boards need to control the situation seriously...Nowaday's there is an engineering college at evry bus stop bt this institutions doesn't have proper affiliations and doeasn't provide bttr facility in education..SO govt of india have to treat this problems seriously for the sake of student's future..
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Sowji said: (Sun, Mar 27, 2011 10:38:40 AM)

According to my view our Indian education system was very good.but so many people are not utilising properly.Even our govt is also providing education loans to student but they were concentrating on other issues not for studying. Even our parents also thinking education is business only they have seen getting good marks,jobs etc..but they donot see thier children knowledge.they are compare with thier neighbours marks but not knowledge.Because parents are the first teachers of their childrens.They also suport to childrens to get good knowkedge.
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Tina said: (Wed, Mar 9, 2011 09:36:10 PM)

I feel that we need a drastic change in our educational system. Especially in the reservation of seats based on the caste. An sc or st student with 70% marks get a seat in a reputed institution but an oc student with above 90%marks fails to get it. Then what is the use of studying. The reservation of sheets should be made only on the knowledge and not on the caste or anything else. Also we need to follow thesame syllabus all over the country. The quality of education provided in govenment schools should be improved. The condition is worse that most of students studying 8th standartd in a govenment schools don't even know to write their own names. The teachers in government schools are not al all dedicated to their profession. There should be a comitee or board which will really take care of the quality of education and control the teachers. Of course we are having such board just for name sake and this situation should be changed.
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Jhanavi Kalra said: (Tue, Mar 8, 2011 10:09:16 AM)

I feel we should not get an illusion of a great education system only by looking on the on-paper statistics. Though Indian government declares huge amounts of budget for education, but is that money actually spent for the betterment of education in India? And who keeps a check on the ever-increasing fees in private schools and colleges that makes good education inaccessible for the poor strata of society? On paper, we produce 5 lakh engineers per year, but 70-80 % of them are not sound technically. The literacy rate is India is going up, but is the quality of education being delivered high enough to meet international standards?
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M. Safiullah said: (Sun, Mar 6, 2011 12:10:53 PM)

Eventhough the govt. of India has made easy provision to obtain educational loan to student, Our students are not utilizing it properly by putting their effort in well education. More concentration is needed in primary education esp. in govt. primary schools. And proper monitoring is a must on the facilities of private schools.

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Jyothirmai said: (Wed, Mar 2, 2011 05:57:53 AM)

Our education should be linked with socio economic needs of the society.The purpose of education is not to create human robot or to supply skilled manpower to the global market.Instead,education must become an effective instrument of economic devolopment and social change.we are a country with unique distinction of having enormous resources just aposed with abject poverty. we have not been able to harness our resources to raise the living conditions of our inability to attune our educational system to this end.
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Sushil Chandnani said: (Sat, Feb 26, 2011 09:27:27 AM)

In my opinion the pratical knowledge is more important then all the things. The schools and colleges have forgotten the values and religion and rather they have made this as a business and tension for families and students. Everyone needs marks jobs. What about knowledge and entreprenuership think about it indians. All the best.
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Aswini said: (Fri, Feb 25, 2011 12:05:25 PM)

In olden days peoples are studied for to get knowldge intelegence etc but now days we are studying only for job purpose and salary in my openion in India reservation (st sc bc. ) it play an important role in education system. Inmy view it was bad because this even wise students are faced lot of problems they don't get seats in best collegs but poor students got it so inthis way also we have to improve.
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Mansi said: (Sun, Feb 13, 2011 02:03:17 PM)

Our education system is more focused on marks, grades, rank, etc. Due to this the students and the parents face unnecessary pressure in the name of competition. It should instead focus on the practical knowledge gained.
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Moiz Mohammed said: (Thu, Jan 6, 2011 08:32:52 AM)

apart from getting good knowledge both in theorotical and practical one should have to implement it.education should provide additional course such as personality development in earlier classes itself so that everyone will stick on to his/her work with desire,direction,dedication and last but not the least discipline.
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Pooja said: (Thu, Nov 25, 2010 12:08:55 PM)

India's education system does need a drastic change. Right from the beginning its like we are just given "information and information" and we are rarely taught how to apply concepts. Its too much exam-oriented. We just know the statements of laws and concepts which are literally printed in our mind. But when it comes to putting it to use in a particular situation its like we are just hint less. Just mugging up and reproducing.

We serve a purpose none other than a computer. And this has been going on for like centuries. So the teachers cannot be completely blamed. Because this is what has happened to them. We need some real stuff. Some real thinkers and to be precise, appliers. And as much important is sports and development of soft skills. You cant be a book worm in this world.
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K.Sridhar said: (Wed, Oct 27, 2010 07:56:28 AM)

India is a developing country. In many ways India, like China, has some very good and progressive universities. India's technical colleges are of world standard (or better) and as produced the Indian software industry. However, the size and cultural diversity of India, along with high levels of poverty in many places means that these top universities are contrasted with some very low standards. Education needs to address. Social inequalities. Gender inequalities. Changing needs in India's economy (economic growth means there is a greater need for job ready graduates in new growth industries).
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Sachin Padhye said: (Sun, Oct 17, 2010 01:25:19 PM)

Education system in India needs drastic improvement. School has become an industry rather than a value system. The schools are after making their names rather than providing value education to the children. Look at the fees they charge! It is beyond reach of a common man. Government has failed miserably to control Private schools. The studies we do are only for getting marks and getting jobs. We hardly use any studies we do in our job. I hope Government will do something to improvise the system.
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G.Kiran said: (Wed, Oct 6, 2010 01:41:35 PM)

Indian education system has to be changed a lot as the current existing system is not giving the students the practical knowledge. Suppose, if we consider a foreign student, he possess all the practical skills in the specific field right from his childhood whereas, we don't have an specialization even up to Ph.D., which is why most of the Indian students are remaining only theoretical but not practical.
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Vimal Kumar said: (Thu, Sep 30, 2010 08:50:38 AM)

In my point of view, I think our education system has enogh development but we have to blame us only. Because we are not using our education system properly. If we utilize our education properly, then we are developed country, because education is plays an main role for development of country.
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Dhanya said: (Tue, Sep 14, 2010 08:52:50 AM)

In my opinion, uniformity is a critical need for our education system. Also, our education system should provide practical knowledge along with theoretical knowledge by conducting study tours, industrial visits etc.
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Sanjeev Bolia said: (Mon, Aug 2, 2010 12:06:50 AM)

Being in the business of organizing biggest education fairs across India and several Asian countries, I constantly interact with all kinds of schools from legendary ones to new age schools. I notice a significant shift that%u2019s subtly taking place in several schools approach. Some of them (although very few) are beginning to focus on preparing students strive for a good career/employment and not just acquire a degree.
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Chethan said: (Wed, Jul 14, 2010 01:39:27 AM)

I think education system in india should be reformed, first of all a uniform syllabus should be formed all across india so that the students can compare themselves with others because definitely a first class student studying in cbse will be having better knowledge compare to a first class student studying in state syllabus so the distinction in syllabus should be eliminated. Students should be taught more about practical than theory, because ppl prefer institutes like NIIT just because if u take the example of teaching a programming language, the faculty will demonstrate the things by executing the programs while teaching the theory concepts so it helps the students to get an overall idea of wats happening.
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Neenu said: (Sun, Jul 4, 2010 08:43:12 AM)

I think Education system in India need a big change even though it has the best education system in the world after china.most of the institutes, schools ,and colleges concentrating on the theoretical knowledge not on the practical knowledge which makes the student to up the things and simply write on the paper sheet and get the marks which does not make perfect in handling the practical environment of life and not able to apply on the practical projects. Not only the government but also society has to make the great effort in improving the education system by making collective effort.
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Disney said: (Wed, Jun 30, 2010 09:11:15 AM)

The quality of the education in India needs serious reforms.I would put forward my idea in a better way that there should be equality of the eduction i.e., the various boards have to be combined to form a single and well-organized union to provide education with same syllabus.This would help the students to know their positions and go ahead in their academics. To me education doesn't fall completely on the side of academics.It really means that developing the Life skills in a person too.It is said that "Experience is the best teacher".Why not to-days teachers provide those experience to the guys guided by them? That would be a best idea to make them able to get things know. There are a number of systems available for bring these types of experience-cum-education. That would make the Indians more competitive in this World. A system that helps the students to work in groups has to be introduced into our educational system so that they are friendly with team-working and have a good leadership experience. This would help them shine and bring India to greater heights.Education in India had to be reformed a lot to make our nation a super-power.
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Shobana said: (Mon, Jun 28, 2010 04:57:52 AM)

The Quality of education need to be changed in our country.The variation between CBSE,Matriculation and State Board should be made uniform.Students should be taught more about practical knowledge than theorectical.
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Hari said: (Sun, Jun 27, 2010 12:14:33 AM)

...The indian education system was good . But so many pepole are going to other countries in higher studies but other countries lecturers (most of the 47%) are indians .
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Sks said: (Sat, Jun 26, 2010 09:47:14 AM)

"The education system needs a serious reforms" is a good topic.While considering the Indian education system,it is not bad at all.Our students are capable for competing with students from other countries.They achieve this capabilities by overcoming various struggles likes poverty.But still they are able to make their own space in this world. Indian education system has several bottlenecks.Major reason for this is the politics. We can't properly use the money issued by the central gov every year because of the political pressure.Another reason is lack of proper syllabus or lack of uniform syllabus allover India.Gov should have to take more action to improve our education system.The actions should start from root level.Then only we can compete with others.Now a days in India,there exist at least one engineering college in every bus stop.Many of them don't have proper facilities or proper affiliations. students from these colleges may be less efficient and quality of education also decreases.So gov should have to scrutinize their laws and rules for education.
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Jeevan said: (Wed, Jun 23, 2010 03:51:51 PM)

Good evening friends. I want to tale a lead to speak on topic "The education system needs serious reforms". As per Indian education i think, its not bad at all. If you look around the world you can see that the number of students are passing per year at current situation its far better than US, UK etc students. but china in that case is on top.
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Prasanth said: (Tue, Jun 22, 2010 11:22:52 PM)

Even though the Indian government are spending more on educational why our people literacy is very low. I think poverty is playing the important hurdle for our Indian students. Although we have been making free education what is the stuff for the educational syllabus.as per the recent sensex 5th std students were unable to do the problems for 2nd std. The educational part are concentrating more on theoretical but western countries are concentrating more on practical knowledge. So our Indian education system should be developed.
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Anand said: (Mon, Jun 21, 2010 01:49:46 AM)

India has one of the best education in the world. It depends how we utilize the education properly... many say that we have poor education, we are also blaming political leaders for this, some are giving surveys saying that we dont have proper command of English so we have poor education..... To all who feel India lacks in education and needs to improve, I would like to inform that government spends TRILLIONS of rupees on education every year and if you say we have poor education lets grab some points..

* central government of India outlined an expenditure of 65.6% of its total education budget of Rs. 438250 million, * students from foreign countries study in India due to good education in science n technology * 3,000,000 educated ppl of India which includes doctors, software engg, scientists, accountants are in USA. However I do understand that we still need to improve our education to make it better. We say that political interference is affecting education but we dont understand that even a political leader is elected by YOU..... so it means you are not utilizing education properly and blaming government that political interference is one of reason for poor education?????? Education in regional language does not mean that you are poor in education... if so then why are kalidas, kabir, Shankaracharya, tulsidas,Kamalakanta and more... considered among well educated ppl in world. At last I would recommend YES there are plenty of things which we should improve in our education, However as there is positive and negative effects in a invention if we start utilizing what recourses we have there will be a time when all will say ** EDUCATION IN INDIA IS ONE OF BEST EDUCATION IN THE WORLD**.
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Sm-Karur said: (Sun, Jun 20, 2010 10:24:26 AM)

Today's education system is not useful for gaining knowledge about real life.Rather it fully focus on testing the memory capacity.In exams,students just "mugup" the concepts and reproduce the same. It is necessary for the students to know about...1)how to face their real life problems 2)how to apply their knowledge in new things .
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Swati Sirohi (Bangalore) said: (Fri, Jun 18, 2010 04:43:13 AM)

Indian education is one of the best education in world but Indian education system is the bottle neck for the development of the country. Indian govt. is doing good in providing education as it is free of cost for the poor people but the problem is inside the society only.If any poor family student is there in the class other students starts teasing that children. It's not only the govt fault we all as citizen of India are responsible to improve our education system. Especially the educated people they can spend thier some time for the poor and rural people to educate them either in terms of teaching or in terms of money they can open some trust schools where anyone can study without fees. One survey says that every year India produced 5 lakh engineers but out of that 20-30% are possesed in technical competency and english laguage skills.In India out of 100 only 12 person can speak in english. One more reason is that in India most of the top institutes charges a very high fee which is difficult to hire for the middle class families only then how can its possible for the poor families. This results the students will not get admission because of fees so its really a worst thing if a bright student is elegible they should give the addmission to that student and in this there should not be the criteria like every year only 2 or 3 students only get there scholarship it should be depend on the students if they are good it should be given to 10 or more also who all are qualified.
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Foram said: (Wed, Jun 16, 2010 03:51:27 PM)

The worst part of education is that most of the student have to complete schooling education in regional language and higher education in english medium.uniformity is criticl need of today's education system

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Happy said: (Mon, Jun 14, 2010 05:06:42 AM)

We have worst education system from KG to 12th standard also degree education is not fully satisfy the need of today's development. The politicians are not ready for taking steps for making changes in education sector. Even comparing CBSE, State board or Matriculation, CBSE is somewhat providing better education than the other two. Why is the country subdividing education quality like CBSE, State board or matriculation. First there should be an uniform education pattern for all.

Today's Education System As present day responsible citizens (as we should be) and future years' successful leaders (as we wish to be), let us have a serious discussion and an effective interaction on the prevailing Education System that is followed in India (of its advantages & disadvantages), aiming to improve or even reconstruct the system to lead the country to a better future. Started on 1-Nov-2002 By sangeetharaghavendran E-mail : opensangeet24@yahoo.co.in samidha In today's world, studies is a biggest competition 14-Nov-2002 in the world. shreya In today's world, education is not what it is 29-Nov-2002 supposed to be. Education is preparing a person to face everyday life. I don't know how you become ready to face life by learning about Antarctica, its natural resources and land features. If you notice, half of what we learn in school, isn't needed at all. Education today...doesn't prepare one for the normal problems faced by a person in life...although, I'm not saying that they

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don't prepare you for life in schools. So our education system has to change fully, and only teach what is necessary Today's education system in India is challenging but needs some changes. Today's education produces only money making machines. The moral values are getting eroded. Social fabric is getting weakened. We are imparting theoretical knowledge based education. We have to make the children more aware on socialness. Even the information being given is very much non uniform in all the states. The syllabus of all the states have to be made more uniform so that everyone in India gets equal opportunity in everything. I think that life without education is a waste. It is worthless, in today's world. made more uniform so that everyone in India gets equal opportunity in everything. While considering school education, they are simply mugging the answers and producing the same in their exams. It should not be so. Education must make the student THINK. It must make them invent new ideas and not reinvent the same wheel. The education system in India puts more emphasis on the theoretical knowledge than the practical. A student from the very beginning of their of education are forced to mug up the things rather than to have free thoughts. In the higher studies as well the condition is the same. So more stress should be on the rational or practical knowledge that can be used when required. The sentiments that everyone is expressing are quite reasonable. The system puts too much stress on "muggu" style of studying. But I dont agree with this that u must study only things that are going to be useful in life later on. U need to know about the world around you.And so u need to study about the world if not in great details at least in brief. The system is there just to keep students occupied, nowadays, you rarely learn new skills I agree with the above opinions about today's education. Today's systems rely on memorising and copying

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ARUNDATI_KAMIREDDY@YAHOO.COM EXCELLENT 6-Jun-2004 nishant Cut off lists for admissions to good Colleges are 25-Jun-2004 reaching as high as 96%. Education authorities are seeing what extent we can go. They are expecting us to go for 101% or even higher. Certainly there is need for change udit I think that we should first look over the main 10-Jul-2004 aim of education before giving any verdict on this topic. As I take it, the education is meant to serve many purposes .. 1) It should enable the student to look the world in a different perspective than just living in it. 2) He should come to know that what he is meant for and work towards it directing his efforts in such a manner that it culminates to upliftment of the society. 3) He should prepare himself for the daunting task which lies just in front of him. I dont think that anything which does not help him in this should ever be taught in the school. The introduction of games definitely adds to a personality. prakash vijayan Today's education system is very good 23-Jul-2004 Nirav Pandya Today's education system is in the hand of 26-Jul-2004 government. So when government changes books every time development process of student is changed. Actual education meaning is "education means to draw out virtue". Education must be life oriented not a bread or money oriented. Today all educated & moneymaker people wants to give their student best education for that they go to big school but they never check teacher who gives education to student. k sumanth In this present day system of "modern" education 28-Jul-2004 more emphasis is given on the performance of a student in one sitting rather than his performance throughout the year. Maybe we all should take a hint from Wordsworth's poem "tables turned" trishit As present day responsible citizens (as we should 10-Aug-2004 be) and future years' successful leaders (as we wish to be), let us have a serious discussion and an effective interaction on the prevailing Education System that is followed in India (of its advantages & disadvantages), aiming to improve

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or even reconstruct the system We believe that modern Education System is very efficient. A child is sent to school only at the age of four where his teachers give him moral education. Moral education is all about making a human being understand what type of conduct is best for him & for the society. I think that there should not be quota for anyone in India. By giving reservation seats in every field, our state is not doing justice. WHAT ABOUT THE ONES WHO DONT HAVE QUOTA ?Everyone should be given equal opportunity to prove thmselves (espcially those who enjoy reservations).If they have brains, let them fight for getting admission in a good college. I fully agree with your opinions. Actually I have to give a presentation on this topic and your analysis will help me very much. I want to thank you a lot. Hi! everybody, Really it was a nice experience to me to read the information given above regarding the disadvantages of our present educational system. I think that the people have said it already that our present educational system is not upto the expectation. Yes, I agree with that . I really congrulate the above people who really made efforts to give information about "how to improve the educational system in our country". I think that these ideas of students must be taken into account in front of the eyes of our president or government body who can improve our educational system. Educational system in India that too higher education is too poor where students are given importance on theories nor practicals, so they lack the actual knowledge. This information regarding "Present Education Sytem" has immensely helped me while preparing myself for elocution competition on the same topic. I do agree that the present education system in India is providing mere "information" rather than "inner-formation". Our Government should take more steps towards this direction. Today's education system should be fully involving with information technology

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Hi it was really a very nice discussion. I do not agree with the opinion of discontinuing reservation for the downtrodden. One should not forget that they are not given any opportunity to compete due to their socio-economic backwardness. The present edu. system should also include social service activities compulsorily in the curricula. Todays edu. system is not in proper way. Today we give more importance on theoretical knowledge than practical knowledge. We are simply mugging the answers and copying on answer sheet. My opinion is it is wrong and we give more importance on practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge. Reservations do not help us to develop our ED SYSTEM. SO reservations ust be removed. Then only talented persons will get opportunity to study higher EDUCATION. I really agree with what all is written and I have to thank you because this journal has helped me a lot Education is a burden I agree with all of you and today's education system should be changed and each and every person living in our country should be learned. Yes I agree to a certain extent with the views posted on the site. But again we cannot completely criticize the whole system by saying that it doesn't provide any practical knowledge. I mean from whatever I have learnt in my school days in history and geography especially about our own country still remains with me. Yes there are certain areas which are inconsequential but I believe that whatever learnt may it be applicable or non applicable is of use at some point of time or the other. It should be changed with respect to the selection criteria for higher courses and education. I think it is also true that even though the world as a whole is passing through "knowledge revolution" the four key principles- access, equity, accountability and quality- which have been good old cardinal elements in the

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development of higher education continue to be guiding principles, even today, while planning for higher education for the 21st century. I agree with all those who say that our system lays more stress on theoretical knowledge. Even in my practical exams hardly anyone had actually done the experiment,the students were busy in producing it on the paper. Secondly,there are many subjects that I consider to be useless like history, drawing, arts&craft, sanskrit etc.all these should be made optional. The things that are taught in history are exhausting. Russian revolution,blah! Not even a single russian would know when India got her independence. These things need to be changed. Reservation is reducing the opportunities of cream students of India and by doing this - is our government doing justice? Todays education system has to be changed. The system has to be changed according to the age groups of students. The primary students are given very much burden in many cities. They are over burdened. The education should give them the proper course structure which should be a must in all schools. Yes I believe that we need to bring about a lot of changes in our education system. To start off we should look at the syllabus in primary schools. A toddler who is in LKG is expected to write an entrance test to get admission into a school - is it not ridiculous or should I say how sensible is it ! Another example is a UKG child made to learn multiplication tables - does this child know where he is going to use this. I strongly believe that if one learns a subject with a purpose and knows where to apply it practically he will definitely learn it with great interest. Hence I strongly endorse the idea of practical learning and suggest that it should be introduced in schools right from the beginning. Hi everyone. I must thank everyone for their material. It has helped me a lot for my debate. I am 13 yrs old. Education is not the amount of information that it is put into your brain and remains there undigested all your life .We must have life-

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building ,man-making ,character, assimilating fine ideas and making them your life and character goes a proverb. I think it is necessary to educate one other. Education helps us to live in this world, to understand it. The older we get, the more simplified everything looks to us. Education should be provided in connection with world around us. Classrooms should act as a medium of interaction between two generations with knowledge and experience being passed over to the next generation so our thinking increases with time. Being practical and relating everything learnt in the classroom with day to day experiences by the students is the requisite of an education system which today in India it is lacking. Indian education system is very backward . English is a local language of the world and every body should get it but in India all the people are forgeting the Indian culture and giving more time to western culture.so we have to learn english. I would like to add the point that co-education is better than seperate institution. When boys & girls are educated in seperate institutions,they have different mindsets than from boys & girls syudying in same institution. When men & women study together,they learn to enjoy rights & responsibilities. Wow thanx a lot to all of you. All this information has helpd me a lot in my debate. I totally agree that the present education system must be changed . Today we are taught with respect to theforthcoming exams and not our life. Education is not only information, but it also the development and implementation of our skills and character. all of us no dat character n not education counts at d crucial moment. 2day edu must b based on our character buildin n not just theory of wat at times is not even necessary 2 no until uno where, how, whn, n y 2 use dam in our lives Today's education system in INDIA is just like a bird without a wing or a man without a brain. It provides experience in the theoretical part of our life but not in the practical part. India is a

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developing country and that it why it has to keep pace with the new world. The education system just provides the qualifications but not the practical experiences. The students just mug up the answers and pour it down on the answer sheets. They don't have to think. In other words,the education system is just feeding with golden spoons and thus in their later lives,they cannot produce whatis needed by our country. The interactions between the teacher and the students are also less. The students are not allowed to choose their favourite to study. Every subject is made necessary for the students till 9th class. The education system needs to undergo drastic changes to produce ASSETS for the country. Education is the all round development of an individual.But the present education system of India has not been adequate for this task. The teacher student relationship is deteriorating. Life is becoming more and more mechanical day by day.In this NUCLEAR AGE & NUCLEAR FAMILY SYSTEM many sweet homes have turned into sour houses. Something needs to be done at the earliest as possible, otherwise all our expectations about our children would become a waste. Hi, You are having good contents on your site. So I appreciate you for doing this job. Keep it up and also inform me on current new issues. Thankyou. The education system of INDIA is academic oriented and marks dependent. Hence it is unable to recognize the real talent of the individual and nourishing it for the betterment of the country. This is leading to the brain drain as foreign countries respect and value the true and distinctive talent of the individual. Hence there is a need of serious reforms in the education system so that the human capital of India which is the country's biggest asset can be preserved and conserved. What strategies should be followed by India in order to improve current level of education? Hi Friends thanks to all I got so many information from your site. I agree with your all opinion, today's education system want to change because

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in our country in class & colleges only theory knowledge is given. All admissions given by money power so poor who have good marks did not get admission in there choice of branch. Hi friends, this is a very good discussion on present education system. The present education curriculum is giving more emphasis on "How much a student can memorise the things rather than applying the facts he has learnt". This has to change right from primary education to graduation levels. The system of examinations has to be changed. The government has to reform the education system and it should try to develop all round knowledge in students right from schooling. Education has to serve individual to solve his own problems and problems facing by his or her country or state. Moreover moral values have to be kept high as education serves the society in large. There is no adjustment between real life & education. Nowadays a student can sketch the charter of many authors but they can't sketch the character of his friends. They have knowledge about the whole world but they do not not know about the chairman of municipal party of his city. At this time in India there are many scholar minds but they have not a proper schema about his future. Our education system is totally based on theory knowledge and not on real life. Hi its really nice to have such discussions when we youth of india are there to think over. The education system in our country is really to be innovated, starting from villages or primary schools run by government where afternoon meal is free for students. Education brings out the best from the children. It changes our persanility ,way of talking. Nowadays student study only for marks not for knowledge. Thats why India is still a developing country and not a developed country. Education is the most fundamental factor of ones social and economic success in life. If children are to prosper in this global community, they need an education that will prepare them well for this undertaking. Using a three-stage learning process that begins with primary schooling and

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spans through post-secondary education, future generations could learn all they need to know to succeed. This process begins by establishing cultural literacygaining knowledge of ones own culture and history, which will serve as a basis for all learning. Hi friends, I agreed with all of your opinions on today's education system. Though there are drawbacks in our education system but education helps us to mould ourselves in different ways. Learning in school makes us to know how to mingle in the society and interact with different people. Not only this it helps in our career growth. Whatever we learn it helps in the future but the government should help the people who are talented but financially backward by this our education system in India will develop. I appreciate all who really gave nice suggetions. Even I support them when all the developed countries are running with the practical system of education even we should opt for that to develop our country and there should not be any political involvement in education system. There should not be any reserve quota. Everything should be performace based. Excellent points sir This all is just amazing. Money-making is growing rapidly in all institutions. Taking bribes and offering seats has become so common in this world. Offering money will give a student admission in any college that person likes but what about the peopl those who don't have money? What will they do? They don't have any option but continue with which college they have. There must be a way to improve the system of education. Every person should be given equal rights. I think marks system should be ceased and grading system should be implemented. This will reduce the psychological stress from the students and the jobs must be provided purely on the basis of practical knowledge. I think that you all have done a good job. This thing which you have written is fantastic. Very good, outstanding and keep it up.

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Jyoti 11-Sep-2007 Preeti 20-Sep-2007 AKASH 25-Sep-2007

Yes, I agree with co-education because when girls and boys study with together they understand each other. Boys do respect girls. Education system should be improved. I agree with all the points mentioned and there should be changes in the modern education. I agree with the co-education. The syallubus is vast and the students have a lot of burden. Students do not get time for recreation. All of you have done a good job. I APPRECIATE ALL FOR THEIR GOOD AND USEFUL SUGGETIONS. I AGREE WITH THE SYSTEM OF CO-EDUCATION. STUDENTS SHOULD BE TAUGHT WHATEVER IS NECESSARY AND NOTHING MORE. SO THE BURDEN FOR THE STUDENTS IS REDUCED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. Today's education system in india is purely on money basis. Hello friends! I agree with most of the points mentioned above. But we cannot say that the whole education system at present is a mere waste.Today's education system provides us with a little practical knowledge and more theoretical. It is a stress for the students. I think if this state continues students may lose their thinking capacity and depend upon others for every matters. So government should take right steps to give a valueable education. All your analysis are excellent. Faboulous . Keep on going. The points were very good. I am really happy because I have gone through this topic.I agree with u all. Almost everything is there.But let me tell u that this is only education which made u able to give ur opinion. Think, if u didn't go to school, could u criticize ur education system? Yes, our education system needs a change but its not totally useless. I am really happy because I have gone through this topic. It is really good. But let me tell you one thing that, it is only education which made you able to talk about current isues like EDUCATION SYSTEM. Think, if you haven't

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gone to school, could you give your opinion or could you criticize our education system. NO. Yes our education system needs a change but it is not totally useless. Hi friends. This concept is very super. I agree with all points. Thanks to all my friends for giving valuable points...these points have helped me for the presentations..our system definitely needs a change and reservations should be given to people on the financial status of the family not merely on caste...thanks a lot my dear buddies. OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS BEEN A LEARNING PROCESS WHERE MEMORIZING HAS BEEN GIVEN MORE IMPORTANCE THAN UNDERSTANDING. I think that toay's modern education is the best because it gives us variety of modern techniques for studying. I agreed with my frnd"s thoughts bt v shud nt 4get that inspite of good education students r nt showing keen intrest in stds so its nt only the fault of education system bt family n surounding atmosphere too since childhood v all hav 2 put eforts 4 proper building up n 2 make them a good human."GENTLE MEN"THANKS Our education system has been more on value base . But due to course of time our education system is losing learning enivironment because earlier teacher were ideal and dedicated. But now a days pupils are more on learning by doing is the basic principle rather there is no ethics and principles. I think today's modern education is sufficient for our career. Ya ,it is true that our education system is totally theoratical and we have to perform in exam only by mugging the whole topic but if we understand that topic than it need not be mug up and u can perform well in exam. so problem is in ours not in our education system. If you understand properly whatever you read than you give your best performance. It must have some changes but it only depends on you. Yes.I agree with all opinion that todays education system needs to change in such way that

GALIB 5-Sep-2008 Sumeet 13-Sep-2008 Zeenath Nisha 28-Oct-2008 VIJAY SWARUP 10-Nov-2008 sonu 11-Nov-2008 Yoseph Shepherd 14-Jan-2009

everyone should go in the field of their interest.So that everyone enjoys their work fully. So work should not be burden at all but enjoyable. I think that education should be made more practical. Today's education must be changed because it contains all the things which are not necessary. ################ ################ Education is compulsory for development. Reading over the statements provided so far I've become excited over the idea that so much similar enthusiasm and desires for reform in education is in so many people around the world. Where one country desires such reform, I say that it is the same in another. There is one fundamental change that I notice, early development. Early development is the foundation on which all higher educational pursuits must rely upon. How the mind takes in information and retains it; this can be fully strengthened to unimaginable levels before a child is 6, adaptability to changing circumstance; Vijay Swarup has the right idea, a lab environment should be the next step that all educational pursuits should take. Environments that enable students to learn how to analys and adapt their thinking structures appropriately, to utilize creativity and spontaneity in a controlled enviroment. And most of all, to have younger flexible minds to be already able or actually fully competent in a field of study before exiting high school. If this were to be pursued, there would be more breakthroughs in many fields and with younger, flexible, creative minds being in the higher fields along with their innate youthful creativity, we would see many exciting changes. (of course with errors every-now-and-then) A new form of education must be pursued, the teaching field must be flooded with many many teachers. In fact their should be an exclusive teacher for every five or so children. The teachers curriculum should be up to the teacher who would know her students best instead of a

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standardized syllabus. Great Guys!! I am also in favour of remodelling our education system. I agree with the point of memorising the things only when its practical utility is known to us. Well said in the example of memorising tables in UKG standard without knowing where these tables are used. I disagree with some of the points "studyng compulsory subjects till 9th standard". The mindset of 9th standard teen is not transparent to judge in which field he/she should carry his future. Its the age of learing and analysing things not of making random decisions. Also, some of you said that its all in onself how he/she want the things to look upon i.e. education can be self learned. I agree to this point upto some extent. Having good teachers, better studying environment provides a platform of enthusiam and interest to know things. I want to emphasize on girls education-" A boy can educate only one family but a girl can educate two families". I want to suggest we the people can contribute a lot in rural education. We all are from good schools, colleges or organisations. So, We can initiate a program at our institue levels to go to nearby rural or slum areas on sundays just for an hour and teach the needy. Only criticism to something is not the solution to any problem, its we, who are the real contributors. SO LETS JOIN HANDS. Remember one flower makes no garland. ################ ################ Education is not only taken, it is forwardrd to another. yes. Education system is really very good. ################ I agree with you. Education is very important in humanlife. ################ ################

satish kulkarni 24-Jan-2009 pavankumar puligundla 18-Feb-2009 Veeresh Yaligar 4-Mar-2009 KAUSHAL 5-Mar-2009 muhassin 6-Mar-2009 M.Sreenivasulu 16-Mar-2009 Sathyan 18-Mar-2009 anusha 5-Apr-2009

PUNEY MALHOTRA 10-Jun-2009 dev kumar 5-Sep-2009

################ I trully agree with each one of you.but there's only one thought haunting my mind is that the introducing of reservations. Basically in a secular country like that of our India this reservation system is weakening the inner strength of study bugs from forward castes or not coming under reservation criteria. The full discusion was excellent.Our education system in india is very poor so it should b really changed Thank you everybody for the information. It helped me lot in my project about 'THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN INDIA' Thought is very good. Because in today's world education is must & competetive. I m fully appreciated the above discussion. I think that the "System of Education" should be changed. Education is must in today's time,because without knowledge we doesn't anywhere.So, we have to develop our mind according to today's requirements. The quality of education lies on three things viz. medium of learnig, methodoloy of education and quality of syllabus. On the one side, there is a lot of disscussions and shoutings on the demand for changing mainly the syllabus as an ultimate solution for improving the quality of indian educational system, on the other side there is a total neglection of even initiating a talk on looking at mother tongue as the medium of education. Also there is alarming silence on revamping our eductional system in the context of our local needs. Countries, that are very much appreciated and upheld for its achievements in the fields of education and scientific inventions and innovations, have only their mother tongue as the medium of education. Starting from Europeon Countries to eastern Asia of Japan they have their mother tonque as medium of eduction. Let us learn as many lanuages as possible including English but the medium should be the mother tongue. Unless and until our childern are permitted to raise their quetions on what they are learnig, it is very difficult to have a change as we

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wish in our system of education. this discussion is superb.according to me,this discussion is also one way of sharing ideas.people get a lot to know from this.by the way thanx to all of you because it helped me to prepare for the debate. This is really good information. yes,education system in india should change a lot....."AS PRESENT DAY RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND FUTURE DAY SUCCESSFUL LEADERS WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM" I would like to thank everyone for their valuable opinions. Accordingly the education system in India was designed to be best ever possible., but due to lack of proper implementation it is now becoming very misleading. I believe that apart from inculcating theoretical skills we should encourage the students to find out real life examples which satisfy the theoretical base. The should themselves be able to generate questions and curiosities of their own rather than just mugging up predecided answers. At the same time it is completely unfair to say that theory base is not at all needed as theoretical knowledge is the main foundation on the basis of which students are able to ponder new thoughts and ideas. Thanks to all of you. You all really helped me to prepare for my debate. This modern education system not only in our India but all over the world lacks many things and the government must work on those things before it gets too late. we need to form globaly recognised universities. Really the above points have really helped me to prepare for my debate and has made me really aware of the drawbacks of the present education system. thanx a lot. hi thanks a lot for this discussion. It helped me. I agree with all of my friends points.Today's education needs more practical than the theory. And also the teachers must support for that. Most of the staffs are just look what students are doing rather than how they are doing. This situation has

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to be changed and students must be encouraged in a right way. The education is restricted to marks,ranks and jobs no parent and no teacher and even no student also don't know even what is study what was the purpose of it. Education means only for job only for getting degree. I think the present Education System of our country is Greatly affected by the Prevailing Caste System. This institution of caste as said by our Constitution Makers is anti-national & Responsible for all the miseries our Country is Facing Today. We have to go beyond just the NCERT weve been studying. We need to go deep into the subject and actually put it into a practical use to understand its real importance. There is no point of mugging it all up if it just has to be vomited onto a sheet of paper. A student should have freedom of thought, but with so much to learn he is just trapped in the walls of alpha, beta and gamma. A good atmosphere can only be created if more emphasis is laid on practicals than just the theoretical knowledge. I have some thoughts about the problem of our present educational system and its possible solution. It will be very nice for me if anybody makes some constructive criticisms. Today a student has to obtain an undergraduate degree on any subject (be it physics or philosophy) to appear in competitive exams leading to govt or non-govt jobs. (I am not talking about engineering, medical or any professional courses.) But is it necessary to know any physics or philosophy to become an govt officer or bank employee? His total learning in college just gets forgotten with time and the only symbol of his education left is his college certificates. So what is the point in studying in college for such students? This is the problem I proposed to introduce. Now I give the solution I have thought. I think only those students should go to college to study such scholarly subjects like physics or philosophy (or anything like these) who want to do further study and research on the subject. Those just seeking a job need not study these

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subjects. Otherwise there should be a nationwide entrance test after standard twelve for these students. Those who will succeed in that test will be admitted to a new course that will teach them just what they need to do a govt or non-govt job. This course may comprise of arithmetic, general English, accountancy, Indian administrative system etc. After completing this course they will directly be absorbed in govt or private sectors. I have some thoughts about the problem of our present educational system and its possible solution. It will be very nice for me if anybody makes some constructive criticisms. Today a student has to obtain an undergraduate degree on any subject (be it physics or philosophy) to appear in competitive exams leading to govt or non-govt jobs. (I am not talking about engineering, medical or any professional courses.) But is it necessary to know any physics or philosophy to become an govt officer or bank employee? His total learning in college just gets forgotten with time and the only symbol of his education left is his college certificates. So what is the point in studying in college for such students? This is the problem I proposed to introduce. Now I give the solution I have thought. I think only those students should go to college to study such scholarly subjects like physics or philosophy (or anything like these) who want to do further study and research on the subject. Those just seeking a job need not study these subjects. Otherwise there should be a nationwide entrance test after standard twelve for these students. Those who will succeed in that test will be admitted to a new course that will teach them just what they need to do a govt or non-govt job. This course may comprise of arithmetic, general English, accountancy, Indian administrative system etc. After completing this course they will directly be absorbed in govt or private sectors. I really liked all your views. It helped to have a debate on present education system in INDIA. All points given are true. But I support the Indian Education systen because it opens doors to all fields and in college we get a clear picture of our strong subjects. As for mugging up it depends on

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the persons mentality. I strongly believe that mugging up is not the right way of studying. I really like this site. Very good collection. I agree with every one's views. Mostly the reservation system must be changed according to the present situation. And ofcourse, the subject must be more practical. One more thing I want to add is that, we people moslty believe our eyes rather than our ears. My view is that if most of the subjects can be shown as presentations which can make the student understand even better than teaching so that it makes us remember for a life time. Thank you very much. This helped me in my school debate. Education should be a little more value oriented than career oriented. Our educational system though modified reaches only few people! Today's educational system is multiplying our possesion but reducing our moral values. Hence we need to pay more heed towards the values being taught in school. In my opinion today's education system is most perfect one. I also thank for the given information. I think Education needs a drastic change. I really think that our education system needs ample of changes. I agree with all those people who say that our educational system needs to be improved. I strongly recommend to the education department that whatever we are studying should have more of practical application rather than theoretical part. Those pursuing professional studies have to literally suffer at the hands of their universities or institutes only because is that for the want of the degree or certificate one has to study hrs & hrs, completely sunked into their books. Today's education system requires a lot of changes. I totally agree that education system needs a drastic change. Subjects like carpentry, metal working, rifle shooting, laboratory techniques, craft engineering, jewellery designing should be

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included in our curriculum so that when a student steps out of the school he learns to earn his living in an honest way. Our education system must be more practical oriented. The teaching staff should be selected on their talent and not because of bribe, reference, caste. Education system must be qualitative and economical. I think education system is correct upto twelth standard because after 12th, we can choose the stream in which we have more interest or which we want. But higher education system should be improved. I really thank you all for your great idea. I do agree with all of you that the level of the education of our country has to be increased I think todays education system is beneficial for us, it gives the knowledge about every topic. The education has also become competitive. Today's education system is fairly good but needs changes. Nowadays, children do not know basic life skills because the teachers only know how to teach SUBJECTS! No basic skills are taught. I am a student myself and I know how tough school becomes without extra curricular activities or field trips. Although they've started improving now, to much of my surprise. Really guys it's fantastic! I really agree with you that our education system needs to be changed.Its only money making. One wants to become an engineer but how? There is no practical knowledge given. Teachers care for only completing syllabus. Oh... What is the benefit for us?