THE PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM
The present system of higher education does not serve the purpose for which it has been started.
In general education itself has become so profitable a business that quality is lost in the
increase of quantity of professional institutions with quota system and politicization adding
fuel to the fire of spoil system, thereby increasing unemployment of graduates without quick
relief to mitigate their sufferings in the job market of the country. So, the drawbacks of the
higher education system underscore the need for reforms to make it worthwhile and beneficial
to all concerned.
Competition:
there is the most populated country in the world. Naturally there is too much
rush and competition in every field. So, rush to technical and higher education has increased
as scope for arts and science has become lesser and lesser due to lack of reforms and up gradat
ion in the course structure and materials according to the developments of the world. Also,
qualification in higher education gives added advantage to face successfully competition in
the job market.
Purpose of Education:
All round development of personality is the purpose of education. But the present day education
is neither imparting true knowledge of life, world and helping one stand on one’s own leg nor
improving the talent of a student by which one can achieve laurels in the field one is
interested. So, combination of arts subjects and computer science and science and humanities
or literature should be introduced so that such courses could be useful for the students to
do jobs after recruitment in some companies which would reduce unnecessary rush to higher
education.
Right Course of Action:
In around 240 Universities controlling somewhere 5000 colleges of various courses
churning out millions of graduates seeking jobs in vain due to lack of employability,
communication skill and entrepreneurship quality. to political rivalries and lack of investments in job generating manufacturing units and companies. This is one side of the picture.On the other side, all want to become Engineers or Doctors or Computer specialists in IT or Software, which is beyond the reach of many and also, all cannot shine in such a line if not suited later on. So, to overcome disappointments in the working life clear appraisal of one’s Self is necessary before pursuing a course of action.
For that not specialization but general education covering all subjects literature is very essential. After education, tour to all the places in India and world as far as possible with the
cooperation of government is necessary so that one can understand about people, culture,
arts, literature, religions, technological developments and progress of human society in
the world.
Basing this knowledge one should have a vision of one’s future life and work in the world and
decide about the future course of action, i.e. whether to go for higher education or do job
suitable to one.
Finally, based on knowledge only vision of the future life and work can be had; based on this
vision only a broad ambition can be fixed for oneself; and based on this ambition only one can
lead interesting life doing satisfying job to do remarkable achievements in some field in the
worldIndividuality Otherwise, the life of one will not be interesting but rather boring, monotonous anDfrustrating. This is mainly due to parental interference in the education of the children. Parental
guidance is necessary but it should not interfere in the creativity or individuality of
the students. Also, in spite of the obsolete type of education system, some are achieving
wonderful things in Sports, Music, Dance, Painting, Science and Technology in the world! This
is only due to the encouragement of the parents and some dedicated teachers in the educational
institutions.
Right Course of Action:
In around 240 Universities controlling somewhere 5000 colleges of various courses
churning out millions of graduates seeking jobs in vain due to lack of employability,
communication skill and entrepreneurship quality.
Higher Education:
Higher education is necessary for one to achieve excellence in the line one is best. But one
should be selected for higher education on the basis of merit only. Further, fees for education
in general should not be high; especially, the fees for higher studies should be within the
reach of every class of people in the nation.
Quality:
That is the way people’s quality of life can be improved and also, the nation can economically
compete with the developed nations of the world. So, private educational institutions can give
higher education to all irrespective of economic status of the students. As far as quality of
education is concerned it should be under the control of a central institute such as All India
Council for Technical Education and the respective Universities concerned.
World Class Education:
Indian government is not giving priority to the development of Standard in education. India
should aspire for the international standard in education. To achieve that goal it should
adopt uniform international syllabus in its educational institutions.
Many national universities allow studies in highereducation for foreign students in their
countries and through correspondence courses as
well. In the same way India Universities of world class education can also offer courses
of studies to foreign students taking advantage of the globalization process.Personality Development:
Finally, education should be for the flowering of personality but not forthe suppression of
creativity or natural skill. In the globalized world opportunities for the educated people
are naturally ample in scope. As aresult business process outsourcing activities
have increased competition in the world trade leading towards the production of quality goods
and their easy availability everywherein the world market. That is the way the world can be
developed for peace, prosperity andprogress by able and skilful men.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
indian litracy
Illiterates are simply those who can’t learn, read or write. But does that translate into those who can’t learn, earn, read, breed; that those who can’t write are never right
Why do many poor children not attend school The response usually heard is that their families are too poor afford the education, and that the Government has been lax in establishing free education facilities at the primary level. Undoubtedly, these are responsible, but a little piece of news doing the rounds is that millions of kids are out of school because the places reserved for them by law were instead given to others like you and me. Although poverty and illiteracy have come down percentage-wise, the number of poor and illiterate people is going up, primarily because of unchecked population growth. Low productivity, ignorance and superstitions are the other causes.
Think about what you would miss if you could not decipher what was on the side of your medication; know what television show is coming up on your cable, or even read the daily news. The loss is insurmountable.
Poverty and illiteracy are linked to each other. The more the illiteracy, the more will be unemployment, which in turn, would encourage child labor. How many jobs can you think of, that do not require you to read or write? This is like carnage the mass without any weapons.
Effective learning and communication in this computer age is difficult without literacy, so is acquisition and sharing of knowledge and information. Literacy empowers the citizens of the country with weapons of rational thinking, liberty, cohesiveness and mutual understanding.
Literacy is a big force in alienating undemocratic forces and social and economic problems like terrorism, communalism etc.
Etiquettes are also closely related to literacy. You’re likely to behave in an organized and decent manner if you know when to do what. This creates a distinct line between the illiterate and the literate.
World Bank studies have established the direct and functional relationship between literacy and productivity on one hand, and literacy and the overall quality of human life on the other. I feel that, Progress = Successful people Total Population.
So people are the common denominator of progress. In fact, literacy is considered a pre-requisite for the physical and mental growth of people and the development of the nation as a whole. It is high time people in power realize the urgency to act now to solve the problems.
A certain percentage of seats should be set aside for indigent children and their education should be funded by government. Schools should be allowed to simply buy off the land allotted to them at market rates, and extricate themselves from the burden of having to provide free education. Elementary schooling should be made universal. A new scheme needs to be implemented – shifting the initiative to single-teacher schools in every street. can be involved in this project to identify the eligible children and enroll them in schools. Free food and books can be distributed through the In conclusion, “Literacy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.”
Why do many poor children not attend school The response usually heard is that their families are too poor afford the education, and that the Government has been lax in establishing free education facilities at the primary level. Undoubtedly, these are responsible, but a little piece of news doing the rounds is that millions of kids are out of school because the places reserved for them by law were instead given to others like you and me. Although poverty and illiteracy have come down percentage-wise, the number of poor and illiterate people is going up, primarily because of unchecked population growth. Low productivity, ignorance and superstitions are the other causes.
Think about what you would miss if you could not decipher what was on the side of your medication; know what television show is coming up on your cable, or even read the daily news. The loss is insurmountable.
Poverty and illiteracy are linked to each other. The more the illiteracy, the more will be unemployment, which in turn, would encourage child labor. How many jobs can you think of, that do not require you to read or write? This is like carnage the mass without any weapons.
Effective learning and communication in this computer age is difficult without literacy, so is acquisition and sharing of knowledge and information. Literacy empowers the citizens of the country with weapons of rational thinking, liberty, cohesiveness and mutual understanding.
Literacy is a big force in alienating undemocratic forces and social and economic problems like terrorism, communalism etc.
Etiquettes are also closely related to literacy. You’re likely to behave in an organized and decent manner if you know when to do what. This creates a distinct line between the illiterate and the literate.
World Bank studies have established the direct and functional relationship between literacy and productivity on one hand, and literacy and the overall quality of human life on the other. I feel that, Progress = Successful people Total Population.
So people are the common denominator of progress. In fact, literacy is considered a pre-requisite for the physical and mental growth of people and the development of the nation as a whole. It is high time people in power realize the urgency to act now to solve the problems.
A certain percentage of seats should be set aside for indigent children and their education should be funded by government. Schools should be allowed to simply buy off the land allotted to them at market rates, and extricate themselves from the burden of having to provide free education. Elementary schooling should be made universal. A new scheme needs to be implemented – shifting the initiative to single-teacher schools in every street. can be involved in this project to identify the eligible children and enroll them in schools. Free food and books can be distributed through the In conclusion, “Literacy is not a luxury; it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.”
Education in Government Schools
These high rates of school dropouts as a result, lead to the ineffectiveness of the
reservation policy in institutes of higher education.
Complete privatisation of education is certainly not the answer. It would only drive costs of
education or the whole of society higher up and cannot possibly enhance accessibility of
schools substantially. The option of securing seats under the reserved category for the
economically weaker students in private schools may seem like an inviting option at first
glance but neither does it solve the problem of high costs of educating children, nor does
it respond to the dire need for schools in rural areas. Providing free education to children
methodologies stand obsolete and outdated, with the emphasis being on rote-learning and merely
developing reading and writing skills instead of holistic education. Lack of vocational
belonging to this category is a policy which private schools are in disagreement with. A
system in which the schools are owned by the government but managed and operated by the private
sector is a workable alternative. The government could bear the costs of running the
institution, with suitable incentives to the private players willing to invest in such a
venture (possibly in the form of tax benefits to the private organisation); while the
management and operation of the school would be in the hands of the private organisation/
establishment. While this would ensure an exponential increase in the quality of education
that is accessible to the masses, but it may drive up the government’s expenditure on
education. However, a public-private partnership in education is the most suitable scenario
to check corruption, ensure efficiency and proper utilisation of allocated funds.training and non-availability of such courses renders students with barely any employable
skills at the end of their schooling. These factors, coupled with other social circumstances
have lead to alarmingly high dropout rates in the country. Most schools are miles away and
largely inaccessible to the students. While noting that adequate number of elementary schools
is to be found at a “reasonable distance from habitations”, the ministry admits in its website
that this is not the case with regard to secondary schools and colleges. The gross enrolment
rate for elementary education in 2003-04 was 85 percent, but for secondary education, the
enrolment figure stood at 39 percent. Figures put out by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development’s Department of School Education and Literacy indicate that as many as two-thirds
of those eligible for secondary and senior secondary education remain outside the school system
today.
reservation policy in institutes of higher education.
Complete privatisation of education is certainly not the answer. It would only drive costs of
education or the whole of society higher up and cannot possibly enhance accessibility of
schools substantially. The option of securing seats under the reserved category for the
economically weaker students in private schools may seem like an inviting option at first
glance but neither does it solve the problem of high costs of educating children, nor does
it respond to the dire need for schools in rural areas. Providing free education to children
methodologies stand obsolete and outdated, with the emphasis being on rote-learning and merely
developing reading and writing skills instead of holistic education. Lack of vocational
belonging to this category is a policy which private schools are in disagreement with. A
system in which the schools are owned by the government but managed and operated by the private
sector is a workable alternative. The government could bear the costs of running the
institution, with suitable incentives to the private players willing to invest in such a
venture (possibly in the form of tax benefits to the private organisation); while the
management and operation of the school would be in the hands of the private organisation/
establishment. While this would ensure an exponential increase in the quality of education
that is accessible to the masses, but it may drive up the government’s expenditure on
education. However, a public-private partnership in education is the most suitable scenario
to check corruption, ensure efficiency and proper utilisation of allocated funds.training and non-availability of such courses renders students with barely any employable
skills at the end of their schooling. These factors, coupled with other social circumstances
have lead to alarmingly high dropout rates in the country. Most schools are miles away and
largely inaccessible to the students. While noting that adequate number of elementary schools
is to be found at a “reasonable distance from habitations”, the ministry admits in its website
that this is not the case with regard to secondary schools and colleges. The gross enrolment
rate for elementary education in 2003-04 was 85 percent, but for secondary education, the
enrolment figure stood at 39 percent. Figures put out by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development’s Department of School Education and Literacy indicate that as many as two-thirds
of those eligible for secondary and senior secondary education remain outside the school system
today.
Poor Quality
India adopted a National Policy for Children in , declaring children to be the nation’s
asset. The population of children in a country comprise its human resources of the
future and the social, economic and cultural growth development of any society or community
hinges upon the quality of its human resources. Three and a half decades after the adoption
of the National Policy for Children, Finance Minister grandly allocated the
seemingly huge amount of exclusively to the education sector in his Annual
Budget last t, according to the , India has the lowest public
expenditure on education per student in the world. The prevalent differences within Indian
states in per student expenditure in the year painted a dismal picture. The highest
being the State that spearheaded the Universal literacy movement in the country spends
consequences and could lead to social upheaval. Schools in backward rural and tribal areas
are the most neglected, and the standard of teaching deplorable. Even in other areas, schools
to which children of the underprivileged have access are run by the State or local authorities.
By and large, these have a poor record of student; as the figures go from bad to worse with the lowest being
spending a measly child per year. So can it be said that funding is the issue with
government schools? Clearly not. It is one of utilization of these funds.
There has, unfortunately come into existence, a big class and caste divide coupled with a
rural-urban divide in education, in terms of facilities and quality which has serious social
. The most glaring of the problems with
government run schools is that of infrastructure. Poorly maintained buildings, dilapidated
classrooms, ill-equipped libraries and laboratories, lack of sanitation facilities and even
drinking water are issues that the students grapple with everyday. Availability of qualified
teachers and the student-teacher ratio is another tale to tell. The curriculum and teaching
asset. The population of children in a country comprise its human resources of the
future and the social, economic and cultural growth development of any society or community
hinges upon the quality of its human resources. Three and a half decades after the adoption
of the National Policy for Children, Finance Minister grandly allocated the
seemingly huge amount of exclusively to the education sector in his Annual
Budget last t, according to the , India has the lowest public
expenditure on education per student in the world. The prevalent differences within Indian
states in per student expenditure in the year painted a dismal picture. The highest
being the State that spearheaded the Universal literacy movement in the country spends
consequences and could lead to social upheaval. Schools in backward rural and tribal areas
are the most neglected, and the standard of teaching deplorable. Even in other areas, schools
to which children of the underprivileged have access are run by the State or local authorities.
By and large, these have a poor record of student; as the figures go from bad to worse with the lowest being
spending a measly child per year. So can it be said that funding is the issue with
government schools? Clearly not. It is one of utilization of these funds.
There has, unfortunately come into existence, a big class and caste divide coupled with a
rural-urban divide in education, in terms of facilities and quality which has serious social
. The most glaring of the problems with
government run schools is that of infrastructure. Poorly maintained buildings, dilapidated
classrooms, ill-equipped libraries and laboratories, lack of sanitation facilities and even
drinking water are issues that the students grapple with everyday. Availability of qualified
teachers and the student-teacher ratio is another tale to tell. The curriculum and teaching
something about India’s education
This particular question strikes me every time when I read something about India’s education
system. I see India’s education system as a stumbling block towards its objectives of achieving
inclusive growth.
Let me inform you about certain startling facts. India is going to experience a paradox of
nearly million people
joining the workforce but most of them will lack requiste skills and the mindset for
productive employment according to a report in DNA. India has about 550 million people under the
age of years out of which only 11% are enrolled in tertiary institutions compared to the
world average of
I wouldn’t be laying too much emphasis on the drawbacks of India’s public education system
because it has been an issue well debated over in the past and the main flaws have already
been pointed out before. I will be focusing on how the education system’s failure is leading
to another social issue of income inequality and hence, suggest certain policies to improve
India’s education system and reduce inequality.
The really critical aspect of Indian public education system is its low quality. The actual
quantity of schooling that children experience and the quality of teaching they receive are
extremely insufficient in government schools. A common feature in all government schools is
the poor quality of education, with weak infrastructure and inadequate pedagogic attention.
What the government is not realising right now is that education which is a source of human
capital can create wide income inequalities. It will be surprising to see how income inequalities
are created within the same group of educated people.Let me illustrate this with the help of an
example:
Let us take P be an individual who has had no primary or higher education. His human capital
is zero and hence it bears no returns. Let be an individual who completed his MBA from S.P
Jain college and let R be an individual who completed his MBA from Ahmadabad. The average
rate of return for an MBA student is . gets a rate of return of and
R gets a rate of return of due to the difference in the reputation and quality of the
management school. Let the income of and be .In a period of years, will be having
the same income as he does not possess human capital. For the same time period will earn an
income of and will earn an income . Now lets see what
happens when the rate of return on human capital doubles. Earnings of P will not change since
he does not have any human capital. Now Q is going to earn . going to
earn . Flabbergasting! As soon as return on human capital increases
proportionate
ly income inequality increases. With return on human capital doubling, income increases by
and income increases by.
The above example just shows the effect of the quality of human capital n income inequality.
if the government does not improve education system particularly in rural areas the rich will
which will also be a step towards reducing income inequality
Council for Technical Education
All India Council for Technical Education while medical
education is monitored and accredited by the Medical Council of India
Like-wise, agriculture education and research is monitored by
the Indian Council for Agriculture Research. Apart from these, National
Council for Teacher Education controls all the teacher training
institutions in the country. The country has some ace engineering,
management and medical education institutions which are directly funded
by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Union Government.
Higher Education in India has evolved in distinct and divergent streams
with each stream monitored by an apex body, indirectly controlled by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The 615 universities
institutions, are mostly funded by the state governments. However,
there are 45 important universities called Central universities,
which are maintained by the Union Government and because of relatively
large funding, they have an edge over the others. The engineering
education and business schools are monitored and accredited by the
Admission to all professional education colleges is done through all-India
common admission tests of which the IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CAT and CPMT are the most
popular ones. Most of the institutions reserve a small percentage of seats for
foreign students.
education is monitored and accredited by the Medical Council of India
Like-wise, agriculture education and research is monitored by
the Indian Council for Agriculture Research. Apart from these, National
Council for Teacher Education controls all the teacher training
institutions in the country. The country has some ace engineering,
management and medical education institutions which are directly funded
by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Union Government.
Higher Education in India has evolved in distinct and divergent streams
with each stream monitored by an apex body, indirectly controlled by
the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The 615 universities
institutions, are mostly funded by the state governments. However,
there are 45 important universities called Central universities,
which are maintained by the Union Government and because of relatively
large funding, they have an edge over the others. The engineering
education and business schools are monitored and accredited by the
Admission to all professional education colleges is done through all-India
common admission tests of which the IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CAT and CPMT are the most
popular ones. Most of the institutions reserve a small percentage of seats for
foreign students.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
ELIGIBLE
Candidates who have secured at least 55% marks (without rounding off) in Master’s Degree OR
equivalent examination from universities institutions recognised by in Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic
Science etc. are eligible for this Test.
Physically Handicapped (PH)Visually Handicapped category candidates who have secured
at least 50% marks in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are
eligible for this Test.
Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree final
year examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations
have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted
provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only
after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks
(50% in case of Such candidates must complete their P.G.
degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of
marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September,
1991 irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5%
in aggregate marks for appearing in NET.
Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates
whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear
in a related subject.
Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their
tificate along with online print out of their Application Forms
ther candidates are not required to submit any certificates
documents in support of their eligibility alongwith print out of their Application Form. Therefor
e, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for
the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage,
their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
Candidates with postgraduate diplomacertificate course, should in their own interest,
ascertain the equivalence of their course with Master’s degree of recognized Indian
universities from Association of Indian Universities,
equivalent examination from universities institutions recognised by in Humanities and Social Sciences, Computer Science & Applications, Electronic
Science etc. are eligible for this Test.
Physically Handicapped (PH)Visually Handicapped category candidates who have secured
at least 50% marks in Master’s degree or equivalent examination are
eligible for this Test.
Candidates who have appeared OR will be appearing at the qualifying Master’s degree final
year examination and whose result is still awaited OR candidates whose qualifying examinations
have been delayed may also apply for this Test. However, such candidates will be admitted
provisionally and shall be considered eligible for award of JRF/Lectureship eligibility only
after they have passed their Master’s degree examination or equivalent with at least 55% marks
(50% in case of Such candidates must complete their P.G.
degree examination within two years from the date of NET result with required percentage of
marks, failing which they shall be treated as disqualified.
The Ph.D. degree holders whose Master’s level examination had been completed by 19th September,
1991 irrespective of date of declaration of result) shall be eligible for a relaxation of 5%
in aggregate marks for appearing in NET.
Candidates are advised to appear in the subject of their post-graduation only. The candidates
whose post-graduation subject is not covered in the list of subjects in item No. 9, may appear
in a related subject.
Candidates seeking concession in fee are required to submit attested copy of their
tificate along with online print out of their Application Forms
ther candidates are not required to submit any certificates
documents in support of their eligibility alongwith print out of their Application Form. Therefor
e, the candidates, in their own interest, must satisfy themselves about their eligibility for
the Test. In the event of any ineligibility being detected by the Commission at any stage,
their candidature will be cancelled and they shall be liable for legal action.
Candidates with postgraduate diplomacertificate course, should in their own interest,
ascertain the equivalence of their course with Master’s degree of recognized Indian
universities from Association of Indian Universities,
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