Indian Education System

Indian Education System : Flaws And Ways to improve them

 Introduction 

 As Albert Einsteins has rightly said ,' Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of mind to think.' With colonization of country by Britishers, major change in education system took place.
The Britishers needed people who can help them administer India. So, education system was basically designed to teach people reading, writing and basic mathematics. Major problem with the system was lack of original thinking. After independence, some changes took place but 

education remain in the same line of before independence era.

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  Indian Education system faces many problems. Main problem is lack of infrastructure. Many schools, colleges and Institutes lack even basic facilities necessary for good learning environment. Well built, ventilated and lit building are needed in many states of the country. Lack of proper toilets along with separate toilets for girls is important for healthy learning. Modern libraries, laboratories and classrooms can take the education to new heights. Projector set-ups can help for audio-visual  material delivery in many places as this technique has proven more effective.

 Education delivered in our institutions is more information oriented rather than knowledge oriented. Low patents held by India proves that we fail to inculcate original thinking. We are ranked low in all international Institutional rankings due to this. Study shows that our graduates are needed to be trained again after graduation again. There is a gap between knowledge provided by our colleges are knowledge needed by our industries. More industry oriented knowledge need to be delivered. Programmes like 'Skill India Mission', 'Make In India' has huge potential in this aspect.

 High drop out rate can be seen after matriculation or higher secondary schooling. And there is a low enrollment in higher education. To sum up in numbers 'Gross Enrollment Ratio' in higher education is approximately 26%. One major factor responsible for this is high cost of higher education. There should be certain restrictions on fees collected by Institutions of higher education and these institutes can be aided by government funding.

 But over the years, government spending on education has been abysmal at around 3% of GDP which government plans to double. Number of teachers should be increased for proper attention to each student. Also recent special programmes like NISHTHA( National Initiative for School Head's and Teacher's Holistic Advancement) will help to train teachers in coming future. 

 New education policy, 2019 seems to be a positive step in the direction to make Indian education system better. It aims to provide foundational literacy to all by 2025. Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog or the National Education Commission will be created which will be chaired by prime minister and members will be from diverse backgrounds like educationalist, Union Ministers, and other eminent professionals from various fields.

Conclusion

Hope that will bring necessary changes in our current system and knowledge oriented education will be imparted through schools and colleges in coming future.