Tell about Indian Education System

The over emphasis on marks and liberal marking system of some educational boards has seen the cut off percentages for admissions into some reputed colleges touch insanely high numbers. This deprives many average students of a good college education.

CBSE has attempted to address the issue of children with learning disabilities by passing an order to appoint special educators for such children. This is a part of the Right to Education Act and the philosophy of “inclusive practices” that the board is trying to follow.

Government funded schools are suffering from the chronic problem of shortfall of teachers. In many villages and small towns across the country, a single teacher is forced to run an entire school. Corruption has also enabled many teachers to remain absent from schools and collect salary for the same with impunity.

The University Grants Commission has granted the status of deemed university to more than 49 private universities within a few years as opposed to just 44 private universities in 50 years. This inevitably leads to charges of corruption against UGC.

The regional language is the medium of instruction for most primary schools and English as a second language generally begins by grade 3.

India accounts for an incredibly small amount of just 3% of all the research papers published in the world in science and engineering. Citations account for an even smaller amount of just 1%. USA, on the other hand, is way ahead of India.

Government of India plans to digitize degrees, diplomas, mark sheets, etc. from secondary to tertiary level institutions into a National Academic Depository as a part of the Digital India Initiative.

Secondary education begins in grade 9 and lasts until grade 12. The secondary stage is broken into two, two year cycles, generally referred to as General/Lower Secondary School, or ‘Standard X’, and Upper/Senior Secondary School, or ‘Standard XII’.

Education continues to be free at government schools, although private education is more common at the secondary level.

CBSE has attempted to address the issue of children with learning disabilities by passing an order to appoint special educators for such children. This is a part of the Right to Education Act and the philosophy of “inclusive practices” that the board is trying to follow.

The Doon School in Dehradun, La Martiniere School in Kolkata and the Delhi Public Schools are considered to be the best schools in the country. The Kendriya Vidyalayas run by the Union government are considered to be the best government-run educational institutions in India.

The University Grants Commission has granted the status of deemed university to more than 49 private universities within a few years as opposed to just 44 private universities in 50 years. This inevitably leads to charges of corruption against UGC.

Public examinations are held at the end of both cycles and grant access to grade 11 and university level study respectively.

Despite being a laggard in the quality technical education, IITs, Indian Institute of Science and AIIMS have achieved global fame.

Government of India plans to digitize degrees, diplomas, mark sheets, etc. from secondary to tertiary level institutions into a National Academic Depository as a part of the Digital India Initiative.

General curriculum for lower secondary school in India consists of three languages (including the regional language, an elective, and English language), Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Work/Pre-Vocational Education, Art, and Physical Education.

The National Institute of Open Schooling provides distance education to students at the secondary and higher secondary level. The Indira Gandhi National Open University provides distance education at the higher education level through its 53 regional and 1400 study centers.

The Doon School in Dehradun, La Martiniere School in Kolkata and the Delhi Public Schools are considered to be the best schools in the country. The Kendriya Vidyalayas run by the Union government are considered to be the best government-run educational institutions in India.

Secondary schools are affiliated with Central or State boards which administer the Secondary School Certificate at the end of grade 10.

A survey done among children aged 10 in the rural areas found that half of them were unable to read at a basic level, half dropped out of school by the age of 14 and 60% did not know division.

Despite being a laggard in the quality technical education, IITs, Indian Institute of Science and AIIMS have achieved global fame.

Based upon performance in the first two years of secondary school, and upon the SSC results, students may enter Senior/Upper Secondary School. Upper Secondary School offers the students a chance to select a ‘stream’ or concentration of study, offering science, commerce, and arts/humanities.

The National Institute of Open Schooling provides distance education to students at the secondary and higher secondary level. The Indira Gandhi National Open University provides distance education at the higher education level through its 53 regional and 1400 study centers.

There are currently around 1.29 billion people in India, making it the second most populous nation on the planet and the most populous democracy.

The National Institute of Open Schooling provides distance education to students at the secondary and higher secondary level. The Indira Gandhi National Open University provides distance education at the higher education level through its 53 regional and 1400 study centers.