INTRODUCES THE NEW CLASSIFICATION BASED ON ECLECTIC SUBJECTS LIKE PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, ART OF LIVING, LIVELIHOOD EARNING MANAGEMENT ETC.

1. EDUCATION -EDUCATION -
REFORMSREFORMS
DR. DEVINDER K. KANSALDR. DEVINDER K. KANSAL
Principal, Indira Gandhi Institute ofPrincipal, Indira Gandhi Institute of
Physical Education (Delhi University)Physical Education (Delhi University)

2. ““Educated people are too behaving like uneducated,Educated people are too behaving like uneducated,
frequently today, probably because of the absence offrequently today, probably because of the absence of
the Department of Measurement and Evaluation inthe Department of Measurement and Evaluation in
the universities, the world over.”the universities, the world over.”
 The latest example of uneducated behavior of aThe latest example of uneducated behavior of a
highly educated person is that of an IAShighly educated person is that of an IAS
TOPPER, Mr. Lalit Sharma who used 19 namesTOPPER, Mr. Lalit Sharma who used 19 names
for himself, to amass white money by convertingfor himself, to amass white money by converting
black money through 19 false names andblack money through 19 false names and
addresses for one individual to avoid tax liability.addresses for one individual to avoid tax liability.

3. SPECIFIC EDUCATIONALSPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL
REFORMSREFORMS
 In the simplest terms,In the simplest terms, education shouldeducation should
be definedbe defined as the product of makingas the product of making
one truthful, selfless, benevolent,one truthful, selfless, benevolent,
humble, humorous and caring inhumble, humorous and caring in
one’s behavior of body, mind andone’s behavior of body, mind and
soul.soul. This alone is responsible forThis alone is responsible for
one’s efficient training in any otherone’s efficient training in any other
subjectsubject ..

4. None on earth can remain poor becauseNone on earth can remain poor because
byby nature thenature the human body is so constructedhuman body is so constructed
that it canthat it can produce much more than it’sproduce much more than it’s
maintenance costsmaintenance costs,,
Once each poor person is givenOnce each poor person is given
opportunity to workopportunity to work , he will certainly, he will certainly
remain producing more than his genuineremain producing more than his genuine
needsneeds

5.  The education should be considered as aThe education should be considered as a
separate and specialized subject and as aseparate and specialized subject and as a
“product“product” whose quality must be” whose quality must be
measured by valid objective, reliable andmeasured by valid objective, reliable and
provable methods rather than by agenciesprovable methods rather than by agencies
like “NAAC” whose methods are evidentlylike “NAAC” whose methods are evidently
invalidinvalid

6.  Excellence must be consideredExcellence must be considered
as an expertise in producingas an expertise in producing
better outputs rather than basingbetter outputs rather than basing
educational contents on majorityeducational contents on majority
votes of academic bodies which isvotes of academic bodies which is
bound to give mediocre contentsbound to give mediocre contents
in place of excellent onesin place of excellent ones

7.  Presently used term of education standsPresently used term of education stands
for change in skill behavior. It must befor change in skill behavior. It must be
replaced by the term ‘training’ and thereplaced by the term ‘training’ and the
word ‘education’ should be restricted forword ‘education’ should be restricted for
over-all change in one’s basic behaviorover-all change in one’s basic behavior
which can easily be tested from one’swhich can easily be tested from one’s
nature of “performing one’s duties (ofnature of “performing one’s duties (of
hand, head and heart) even in anhand, head and heart) even in an
unsupervised environment”.unsupervised environment”.

8. GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORKGIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
 The educated must remember thatThe educated must remember that
poverty can be eradicated in apoverty can be eradicated in a
short span of 5-10yrs. through theshort span of 5-10yrs. through the
paradigm change in giving help toparadigm change in giving help to
needy,needy, in the form ofin the form of
opportunity to work ratheropportunity to work rather
than giving money whichthan giving money which
makes the helpedmakes the helped
permanently dependent.permanently dependent.

9.  We must recognize the present situationWe must recognize the present situation
resembling that of a traffic jam where theresembling that of a traffic jam where the
so called educated advocate only for theso called educated advocate only for the
rights commission with no concernrights commission with no concern
to dutiesto duties. They forget that all rights. They forget that all rights
require somebody to perform honestrequire somebody to perform honest
duty for providing those rights to others.duty for providing those rights to others.

10.  Training course contents for eachTraining course contents for each
subject basically need to besubject basically need to be
revised in their quantity andrevised in their quantity and
duration.duration.

11. The classification of subjects needsThe classification of subjects needs
to be reducedto be reduced
 Art of Living (also inclusive of GeneralArt of Living (also inclusive of General
Education and Environment chapter).Education and Environment chapter).
 Language/sLanguage/s
 Measurement and EvaluationMeasurement and Evaluation
(including Computer chapter).(including Computer chapter).
 Opted Vocational Training.Opted Vocational Training.

12. The faster and smaller track forThe faster and smaller track for
the extremely poor and longerthe extremely poor and longer
tracks for the rich as per thetracks for the rich as per the
discriminate requirementsdiscriminate requirements
respectively for business,respectively for business,
employment, status oremployment, status or
profession.profession.

13.  Admissions and Examinations should beAdmissions and Examinations should be
assigned to the Academic Department ofassigned to the Academic Department of
Measurement and Evaluation to beMeasurement and Evaluation to be
created at each universitycreated at each university ..
 Each university must have a ‘Each university must have a ‘WorkWork
For All’For All’ centre for fund generation andcentre for fund generation and
unemployment eradicationunemployment eradication

14.  Each university should haveEach university should have ResearchResearch
Centre for producing tools for theCentre for producing tools for the
Application of existing knowledge.Application of existing knowledge.
 The entireThe entire research should beresearch should be
focused on national prioritiesfocused on national priorities (of(of
unemployment-illiteracy eradication,unemployment-illiteracy eradication,
economical housing, etc.) rather thaneconomical housing, etc.) rather than
doing undirectional & circumstantialdoing undirectional & circumstantial
researchresearch