Education is the back bone of any
country. For the development from Agricultural status to Industrial Status and
further, the education is the only channel. So it is very vital to structure an
efficient and consistent system to impart knowledge in the minds of the
citizens. However, it is the role of the Government to streamline the various
rules and regulations regarding the implementation of the system. We the
Indians fail in most of the implementation. The primary reason for this failure
in implementation and devaluation in quality is due to the value given to the
citizens of India. In all other countries, the Citizens are paid high and then
the expats, except for any exclusive cases but only in India, the citizens are
paid the least than expats except for any exclusive case. This shows that,
India can never be a super power, more over not allowed by own leaders to
become a super power. As far as the higher education is concerned, there are so
many factors that pull down the growth in India where as only a few are
discussed here.
Fee structure: The
exorbitant fee structure by the various level institutions makes it impossible
for most of the students and unaffordable to continue their studies. The
government talks about higher education but the higher education is sold in
many of the cases. The education industry in India has become a Commercial
Industry rather than a Service industry. The government likes to provide free
education at the cost of others but little steps have been taken to help the
institutions in implementing it.
Development of Self Financing
Institutions: Normally in any country the education is taken care by the
government and industry like liquor is privatized. But only in India, the
education is privatized and liquor is under the government control. More of
Self Financing institutions were given permission raising a heavy amount as
charges to improve the personal assets by the Authorities. This prevents the
institutions from developing the infrastructure. And these institution are managing
with lesser infrastructure than required, The intention of most of these
institutions are to make profit rather than giving the education as it is to
be.
Forces on Self Financing
Institutions through Laws: Instead of encouraging the Self Financing Institutions,
the Government puts lot of regulations to make more income from them, which
intern affects the performance of Self Financing Institutions and paves the way
for them to collect more from the students.
Bribing at all stages: In
India it has become a common phenomena that, any approval goes with additional
expenses either in the form of cash or kind. Especially, the government
approvals and verifications create opportunities for the inspecting officers to
make more wealth. Whether the entity have all the necessary requirements
fulfilled or not the extra expenses has become mandatory. This encourages many
of the Institutions to seek for approval without meeting the necessary
requirements. Ultimately it is the students who suffer and loose what they
deserve and not the Institutions. This produces ineligible and unemployable
output, which spoils the productivity and increases unemployment in the
society.
The laws against teachers in
the name of protecting students: It was highly unfortunate that in few of
the cases registered in Institutions, the teachers and faculty made
unacceptable mistakes against the students. This attracted lot of stringent
legal procedures and laws against the teaching fraternity. But, this led the
student community to take advantage and misuse the privileges. Also, it
prevents almost all the teachers from taking any step to correct the erring
students. The parents also, take advantage of these laws and play a vital role
in distracting the disciplinary system in making the student community.
Sometimes the student’s attitude extends to the extent of criminal offenses.
The monetary benefits for
teachers: In the prevailing commercial world, there is no more service
rather everything is commercial. The passion for the job is killed due to the
exorbitant development in the IT sector. This have attracted lot of
intellectuals into this fantasy world the passion for teaching is vanished. So,
the teaching has become the last priority of career setting. This is very true
in India, as in India alone the teachers (Non-Government) are paid least. The
tremendous IT sector can create quality products but not quality life, where as
Qualified teachers can produce quality life and intern a quality society. There
are several cases where tradesmen are paid higher than the teachers.
The deteriorated evaluation
system: When we were students, if we take First class, it was well
appreciated. Now, pupils get 1197/1200, I don’t know whether they have brain or
computer in their head. But, when they come to graduation, they keep arrears,
means they don’t study but memorize to take marks. This is the prevailing
practice in the Indian School education. So, the evaluation system needs to be
changed with change in quality teachers. The other reason for this is the “Low
remuneration for evaluators”. A heavy amount is collected as examination fees,
but the evaluators are paid peanuts. So, they are not interested in quality
evaluation. Only the universities get good revenue through the examination
fee.
Some more points may be discussed in my next blog. Thanks
for reading. All my writings are my personal views and will not pertain to any individual / group / organization / forum / whatsoever.
Truly said sir.
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