1. Make science in India
Make in India is the much talked buzz word which makes the relevance
of make in India for Indian science. What really need to be done to make
scientific research and science in India that much healthier?
There is a wide gap between make in India campaign and strengthening
of research &development in India. The main cause can be the absence
of innovative science education practiced in our education system.
In India, the educational institutions become a ‘mark manufacturing
factories” instead of being institutions that turn out pupils who are well-
rounded and who will be an asset to the society and the country.
If you look at young people and ask what you like to become there will
be a doctor, engineer but not a scientist. There were only a few takers in
science. We don’t give any importance in the area of science and we
didn’t make it interesting for the students.
We do practical exams in higher secondary where we do tests in
chemical reactions, instead if we do the same practical exam which
could be used in our daily life scenario, say for example to test
adulteration of tea powder it would become interesting and it will
inculcate the interest to learn science.
Even if some where interested to take science as an option, there is a
barrier/gap in our education system. The demotivating wide gap is
entrance examination pattern, where there will be a lakh of students take
up the exams but only a few get selected.

2. Why does it happen? Because, there were limited no of seats and high
number of aspirants, which underpins our dream to study science in a
prestigious institution.
And if we are not going to provide the possibility of these young minds
as an option for research in science, there won’t be an improvement in
the area of science.
In India, Science and technology has been a secondary position because
we don’t give due respect for science and technology in society. How
this happen?
The most vital way of communication to society is media. But here the
media views science and technology is least important of all subjects to
which politicians aspire. The appointment of minister in the cabinet, the
press always viewed as a demotion and present it. It shows there should
be awareness about the importance of science in India.
I want to make a statement here is that, India is too low in terms of
contribution of possibility of innovation and research. If you go by
statistics India accounts 0.6%gdp in research compared to US 3% and
6% in scandivania. There was less than 1% for basic research funded in
India by private players which was 70% research in abroad.
The allocation of research and development is low in India. China
invests more in the educational institution when compared to us. We
have to study what other countries have done and learn from their path.
To quote, India is the only country which contains 75% young
population but the the foreign investors are reluctant to setup their
business unit in India. Because of the poor bureaucracy structure of
India ,slow in decision making and that was the result of poor condition
in infrastructure.

3. “If we all learn to act as if there was no tomorrow” sure there will be
change in the growth of our country, but as a culture we don’t act with
alacrity.
We can make the world turn and see India.
If there is speed in decision making, and involvement of experts in
decision making, ideology coming in the way of doing what is best,
relegating meritocracy to the backburner, bring the issue of religion,
caste into decision making.
If we change these things, we can “Make science in India.”