Education System in India

We all know that the country’s development is majorly dependent on the quality of education system and this is the main reason why we are still a developing country.

Indian education needs to be remodeled from the scratch. Most of us judge a student’s capability by the percentage in the board exams. For mugging up the entire text book and reproducing the same in the exam, what is the need of human brain when a computer can do that job, don’t you think? I feel that this is the first step towards the deterioration in our education system.

Most of the kids are pushed to study hard from the age of four. This is the age when the creativity starts sprouting. Instead of allowing it to blossom, we tend to uproot the creativity. Kids are forced to score more and parents induce evil competitive spirits in the minds of the children. They are forced to study the main subjects at school and sports, art, music (usually called as extra subjects) are completely neglected.  

Today is the era of innovation and inventions. Unfortunately our education system is not built for it! You can argue that many universities and colleges are coming up, but by just allowing hundreds of colleges to boom, don’t solve the problem of education crisis. The syllabus is outdated! There should be a serious look through the syllabus. As there is tremendous advancement in the field of technology, the syllabus should be updated accordingly.

I feel that the reason behind people (Indians) chanting slogans against India is the poor quality of education. It is necessary to induce the sense of patriotism in our education system.

Teaching is considered as the safest, low- pressure jobs. This notion attracts hundreds of unfit teachers in India. The reform should start by encouraging talented and qualified teachers. It’s high time to realize that teaching is the most responsible job and this should be taken seriously.

It is necessary to upgrade the system with time. As this is the era of technology, why aren’t we trying to use them?

Another hindrance in our education system is reservation (creamy layer reservation). Reservation was coined as the short term solution in earlier days and we are still following! For the country to stand like a rock there should be equality in the education system. Reservation is not the solution; it’s the problem which needs a serious solution.

PS: This article is just an opinion and it’s not subjected to cause any harm/ offence/debate.