WITHOUT CREATING DEPARTMENTS OF BALANCED EDUCATION IN EACH UNIVERSITY, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO REFORM CURRENT DEFECTIVE UNBALANCED EDUCATION WHICH IS A GROSS INJUSTICE TO STUDENTS.

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 ,ratherEducation ,rather
Balanced Education should beBalanced Education should be
defineddefined 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. BALANCED EDUCATION MUSTBALANCED EDUCATION MUST
BE INTRODUCED AS A SUBJECTBE INTRODUCED AS A SUBJECT
 The Balanced Education should beThe Balanced Education should be
considered as a separate and specializedconsidered as a separate and specialized
subject and as asubject and as a “product“product” whose quality” whose quality
must be measured by valid objective,must be measured by valid objective,
reliable and provable methods rather thanreliable and provable methods rather than
by agencies like “NAAC” whose methodsby agencies like “NAAC” whose methods
are evidently invalid without assuringare evidently invalid without assuring
compliance to npe, UNESCO charter ofcompliance to npe, UNESCO charter of
PE PA & SPORTS(2015)PE PA & SPORTS(2015)

6. BALANCED EDUCATION-BALANCED EDUCATION-
EXPERTISEEXPERTISE
 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 ones.in place of excellent ones.

7. EDUCATION V/S TRAININGEDUCATION V/S TRAINING
 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) WHILE NOThand, head and heart) WHILE NOT
UNDER SUPERVISION.UNDER SUPERVISION.

8. GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORKGIVE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
 The educated must rememberThe educated must remember
that poverty can be eradicated inthat poverty can be eradicated in
a short span of 5-10yrs. througha short span of 5-10yrs. through
the paradigm change in givingthe paradigm change in giving
help to needy,help to 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. TRAFFIC JAM 2 DUTIESTRAFFIC JAM 2 DUTIES
 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 people advocate onlyso called educated people advocate only
for thefor the rights commission with norights commission with no
concern to dutiesconcern to duties. They forget that all. They forget that all
rights require somebody to performrights require somebody to perform
honest duty for providing those rights tohonest duty for providing those rights to
others.others.
 Due to multiple authorities, improvementDue to multiple authorities, improvement
in higher education is caught in ain higher education is caught in a
situation like traffic jam.situation like traffic jam.

10. SUBJECT TRAININGSUBJECT TRAINING
COURSES’ REVISIONCOURSES’ REVISION
 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. DISCRIMINATINGDISCRIMINATING
EDUCATION AS PER NEEDSEDUCATION AS PER NEEDS
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. ME & WFA DEPARTMENTS’SME & WFA DEPARTMENTS’S
NEEDEDNEEDED
 Admissions and Examinations should beAdmissions and Examinations should be
assigned to the Academic Department ofassigned to the Academic Department of
Measurement and Evaluation(ME)Measurement and Evaluation(ME)
to be created at each universityto be created at each university ..
 Each university must have a ‘Each university must have a ‘Work ForWork For
All’(WFA) Department/CenterAll’(WFA) Department/Center forfor
fund generation and unemploymentfund generation and unemployment
eradication 2 MAKE UNIV. SELF-eradication 2 MAKE UNIV. SELF-
SUSTAININGSUSTAINING

14. FIXING RESEARCH PRIORITIESFIXING RESEARCH PRIORITIES
NEEDEDNEEDED
 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

15. VALID ACCREDITATIONVALID ACCREDITATION
CRITERIACRITERIA
 The existing criteria being invalid must beThe existing criteria being invalid must be
corrected on Sawami Vivekananda’scorrected on Sawami Vivekananda’s
suggestion of making the aim of educationsuggestion of making the aim of education
very objective, clear and simple to arrivevery objective, clear and simple to arrive
at.at.
 Hence Accreditation should be based onHence Accreditation should be based on
objective steps leading to production ofobjective steps leading to production of
assured good charater educated people.assured good charater educated people.

16. University Departments ofUniversity Departments of
Balanced educationBalanced education
 EACH UNIVERSITY MUST HAVE AEACH UNIVERSITY MUST HAVE A
DEPARTMENT OF BALANCEDDEPARTMENT OF BALANCED
EDUCATION SO THAT EVENEDUCATION SO THAT EVEN
PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS DOINGPROFESSIONAL STUDENTS DOING
ENGINEERING, LAW, TEACHING ETC.ENGINEERING, LAW, TEACHING ETC.
ALSO GET KNOWLEDGE OFALSO GET KNOWLEDGE OF
BALANCED WELLNESS & HEALTHYBALANCED WELLNESS & HEALTHY
LIVING.LIVING.