"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education
is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family." Kofi Anan
Answer - The above-mentioned quote stresses upon the importance of
education for "growth". The growth of an individual, which will
enhance the growth of his family, which, in turn, will help the society, and
the nation, ultimately...
Details of Education In India:
India, the seventh largest country in the world, is also the second most
populous one, ready to overtake China (the most populated one), in a couple of
decades or two. On the development and infrastructure font, despite being
endowed with all the natural resources, we lag behind other countries because
we don't have the requisite knowledge, and knowledge comes with education. This
cannot be denied that we have made much progress since we gained our
independence, but still, we have a long way to go. On one hand, we have top
universities in India like IITs, IIMs, GITAM University Vishakhapatnam, Christ University Bangalore etc while on the
other; we don't even have the elementary schools, let alone the higher institutions
in those places. Hence, there is a sort of discrepancy in the uniformity of
education in our country.
India is
a vast country with a huge population and it is really difficult to manage
everything to perfection and channel the manpower to a skilled labor force. The
greatest impediment to attain this perfection is the uneven nature of
development in our country, the lack of uniformity. The pattern of development
is also different for different regions. While some urban cities and towns exhibit
quality education system, the dearth is felt in the remote areas, the rural
regions, the interior parts of the country which account for the backwardness.
The need of the hour is to find a balance between the two. A number of measures
have been taken by our governments, time and again, regarding educational
development. Already, Right to Education is a fundamental right, through which
free education is imparted to all children between 6 to 14 years. We have both,
the public as well as private players, in this domain.
Now, taking a glance at our education system, the central
and most state boards uniformly follow the "10+2+3" system of
education. Here, the first ten years of study is done in school and two years
in junior colleges; and then three years of graduation for a bachelor's degree.
students also opt for technical courses and we have some prestigious institutes
such as IIS, IITs, NITs, among others. Other reputed institutes include BHU,
DU, JNU, University of Calcutta, GITAM University of Vishakhapatnam, Christ University Bangalore, IIMs, AIIMS,
etc. Of late, efforts have been made by the government to impart quality
vocational training as well.
To sum up, India definitely has improved
her condition, especially in the education sector, but much more is still
pending. Our education system must cater to the single person living in the
remotest part of our country and every citizen should have access to education
sans any gender, religion, caste or community barriers, then only its true
purpose could be served and we will have an educated, skillful manpower which
will lead us to our goals of development and progress.Thanks.
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