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Indian Education system

The document discusses the characteristics of the Indian education system from ancient times to the present. It covers the Gurukula and Vishwavidhyalaya systems of ancient India, the impact of British rule which prioritized the English language, the post-Independence system guided by national goals, and issues currently facing the system like private tuition classes, exam-oriented learning, lack of creativity, corruption, and stress/depression among students. The document advocates for reforms focused on interactive learning, balancing mother tongues and English, reducing academic pressure, and redefining education goals.

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INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS : CHANGE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW  Prepared & presented by : Sheth Bhaumik l.
ANCIENT INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM : ’GURUKULA & VISHWAVIDHYALAYA’  Gurukula System : an important concept associated with pursuit of studies in ancient India.  Vishwavidhyalaya : ancient Indian universities  Nalannda university  Taxashila  Kanchi  Ujjain  Subjects  astronomy, mathematics, vedic literature , medicine etc.
CHANGE IN EDUCATION SYSTEM DUE TO BRITISH IMPACT : ‘FROM MAHARSHI TO MACAULAY’  1835 Dominance of English language as a medium of employment and education  Establishment of teacher- training schools for all levels of instruction.  led towards the nationalization of many universities  Many advantages but one biggest loss : Education lost its own esteem, and Indian touch
INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM : ‘POST INDEPENDENCE’  Strong central control over education  Guided by national goals, aspirations as embodied in Indian constitution  National Policy on Education (NPE) was adopted  In 1949 a University Education Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan to study the problems of university education and to recommend remedial measures
INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM : PRESENT SCENARIO & CHARACTERISTICS
PRIVATE TUITION CLASSES : ‘ A CANCER IN THE BLOOD OF EDUCATION’  Impact on mainstream schooling(mainstream teachers may not need to work hard)  Impact on societies(rich- middle-poor difference in education)  Economical impact on families  Psychological & physiological impact on student
ONLY EXAM ORIENTED STUDY : ‘THOUSANDS OF CHATURS OF INDIAN EDUCATION’  Bitter though the fact is, but it has to be accepted that recent Indian education system is only exam oriented , we all have to ‘memorize’ the facts and ‘vomit’ it in the answer sheets.  Less practical approach  Hard work of 1 year(or 1 sem) checked in 5 min  Should test logical and analytical skills regarding particular subject
EDUCATION SYSTEM-KILLING CREATIVITY? : ’GIVE ME SOME SUNSHINE..’  Present education system –only deals with the ‘GYAN’ between two covers of the book only.  Knowingly or unknowingly , other extra curricular activities like dance, sports, arts, music have been buried under the coffin –partially or totally.
CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION SYSTEM: ‘GALI GALI CHOR HAI..’  Report of UNESCO-25%-teacher absenteeism-second in the world  Drain on resources-22.5% waste of education fund  Politics for teacher appointment ,transfer  Absent of well established criteria  Cheating in examination, examination paper leak scam  Money on the name of entrance test by diff. institutes  Quota system-lacks transparency  Need to curb the bribery rackets & corruption rings
CAREER CHOICE ON PARENTS/ PUBLIC/TEACHER ADVICE : ’KUCHH TO LOG KAHEGE..’  Indian education system has a particular characteristic that in it, the career of a student is decided by a parents /public / teacher’s suggestion.  Their suggestion should be taken into consideration while thinking, but the final decision should be our-SELF DECISION.  Career choice should be based on interest, hobby, & self desire.  This type of careers have more success rate & satisfaction level
MID DAY MEAL SCHEME : ‘NAM BADE AUR DARSHAN CHHOTE..?’  The Mid-day Meal Scheme is the popular name for school meal program in India. It involves provision of lunch free of cost to school-children on all working days with an objective to:  increase school enrolment and attendance,  improve socialization among children belonging to all castes and addressing malnutrition  But it lacks in its efficiency by:  Delaying in implementation  Non nutritious Quality of food  misused by government to promote classism & other political benefits
OVER EXPLOSION OF PRIVATE COLLEGES : ‘VACANT SEATS, LOWER LEVEL OF EDUCATION’ •Due to loose control over the certificate approval to private colleges by state and central government , there has been a hike in no. of colleges for same course. •But all the private colleges do not have all the prerequisite facilities and infrastructure. •So, as a result of this, seats remains vacant in all these colleges and level of education lowers down.
TOO OUTDATED SYLLABUS – MISMATCH WITH JOB REQUIREMENTS: ‘OLD IS NOT GOLD..’  Growing mismatch between the needs & education received  Poor quality, outdated undergraduate education – created a shortage of trained personal  This has driven in company's training cost high  Needed change in curriculam but we can’t accept a sudden change-basics will remain same & atmost necessary
COSTLY HIGHER EDUCATION: ‘MAHENGAI DAYAN KHAI JAT HAI..’  Though present of higher education on India has increased in a considerable amount , but with it the cost of higher education has also increased  Increased price of textbooks, stationary and school fees has put a large amount of economic burden on parents & it has affected lower and middle class a lot.
LACK OF INTERACTIVE CLASS –BORING ATMOSPHERE: ‘NAA BOLE TUM , NA MAINE KUCHH KAHA..’  Indian education classes have an inevitable property of one sided ‘baby feeding’ style of teaching instead of true interactive classes  Mostly , Neither students are used to ask the question or clarify the doubts frequently nor the teachers care about it.
MOTHER TONGUE OR ENGLISH? : ‘MEDIUM MYSTERY..’  Educationalist agree that it is best to teach in mother tongue-because it is difficult to grasp contains in language other than it, but total dependence on mother tongue can cause many problem in this global era.  English-considered as a passport to social mobility- becoming preferred by higher-upper middle level class, but it is difficult to teach in lower-urban areas.
STRESS, DEPRESSION & INCREASING RATE OF SUICIDE : ‘I QUIT..’  Suicide rate has increased from 7.9-10.3% -in which major part is student suicide  Reason of suicide :  Ignorance & misperception by parents & public  Academic pressure from parents for higher grades  These increase No. are very disturbing and demand concrete solution  Though many corresponds programs have started – needed to widen the area & increase its efficiency.
100% LITERACY RATE : ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE..??’  Response to the demand regarding basic education  Wide convergent frame work for implementation of elementary education  Adult education : an important aspect  Loopholes:  Teachers-need to take their jobs seriously, proper qualifications required  Efficiency-needed to be increased
RURAL WOMEN EDUCATION : ‘MUNNA & MUNNI AT SAME LEVEL..’  “If you educate a man, you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a whole family. women empowered means mother India empowered.” -Jawaharlal Nehru
 Educated woman-play a significant role overall development & progress of country.  Government of India-recently launched ‘Sakshar bharat misssion ‘ for female literacy and has spread awareness in most remote and rural parts.
UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENT OF PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM: ‘I WAS BORN INTELLIGENT, BUT EDUCATION RUINED ME..’  Learning is easy-requires no effort  Like instant food, there is an instant knowledge, instant skill ,instant experience  Prosperity requires no hard work  This present education system is totally absurd-then why to pay attention to study??
CHANGE IS NEEDED, BE THE CHANGE.. PAST REQURIMENTS  Knowledge  Exam oriented study  Product-centric  Graduate  Passive participation  Just-in-case  Static content  Mandated  Instructor led courses FUTURE REQUIREMENTS  Knowledge with skills  Concept oriented study  learner centric  life long learning  active participation  Just-in-time  Customized content  Self directed  library of learning courses
REDEFINED GOALS OF EDUCATIONS  Appropriate field of education  Emerging demands of the profession  Professional ethics & human values  All round development : including moral and cultural education  Changing & emerging roles of :  Leadership, governance  Faculty, teaching, mentoring, assessment  Redefined goals of technical education :  Quality, excellence  National relevance  Social & societal responsibility  Environmental & ecological responsibility  Resource conversion
REFERENCES :  Indian education system : an overview By :St.Mark’s Sr. Sec. Public school, Meera Baugh, New Delhi  Educational access in India : by CREATE(consortium for research on access, transition & equity)  seminar at ‘International conference on engineering education’- By : Prof. R.Natrajan(VP-national academy of engineering)
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