History of education system
It is one of the oldest education system across the globe. Indian education system has its roots to the ancient ages where they follow the Gurukul system – a system where the students are suppose to resided in the house of their teacher until or unless the teacher felt that he has imparted all that he could. The subjects taught varied from Mathematics to Metaphysics to Sanskrit to Scriptures. This attained knowledge would be passed on to the future generations.
It is unfortunate that the education systems of other nations have undergone major changes with the changing technological advancements and times but India is still stuck with the old education system. There is no change in the pattern or curriculum nor in the way of education imparted. Indian education system prefer good marks/grades over being knowledgeable. There is also lack of encouragement for thinking out of the box. If we talk about foreign education system then they people focus on practical knowledge instead theoretical. But Indian education system emphasis more on theoretical part as compare to practical.
Problems with Indian education system
Marking system: Indian education system has many problems which hinder the growth and development of an individual. One of the main problem of Indian education system is the marking system. The intelligence of student is judged on the basis of the obtained scores, students are compelled by teachers to score high. In this way students stop learning the things and to explore them. They start focusing more on the ways which leads to high scores, so they are not able to think beyond it. Students are not bothered about understanding the concepts or enhancing their skill all they bother about is to look for ways to get good marks.
Emphasis on theory: The 2nd major problem of Indian education system is that the focus is only theory. If we talk about one subject then there will be 95% theory and 5% practical either it contains 100% theoretical. Our education system encourages the students to become bookworm so that they can obtain high marks. Teachers do not prepare the students for handling the real problems and challenges of life.
If we talk about an engineering student he/she has to study over 40 subjects, this is probably equal around to 6,000 hours of attending classes and approximately more than 3,00,000 pages of engineering information. Of the 6,000 hours which students devoted to studying , only around 500 hours is actually spent on hands – on lab work. In nut shall we can say that they get very less time to do practical work and also they are not been encouraged to do that.
Lack of research: Problem solving skills are very much required when students complete their studies and they look for jobs to earn money and to make their career. These skills can be enhanced only by participating in problem solving projects with the use of critical and creative thinking. In India we have the highest number of graduates still we lack technological innovation.
Personality development program: Every company looks for a candidate who is aware about the course of action, at this point students lack. In Indian school and colleges teachers demand the performance of students in terms of marks and students are not well exposed to the external world. In this they do not able to meet the criteria and skills for their desired job.
No Entrepreneurship development scheme: In school colleges there is lack of entrepreneurship development schemes. Might be all of you have noticed that after the completion of studies we people run behind jobs. We people became the “job seeker not the job giver”. Also teachers do not encourage the students to start their own venture, they used to say obtain high marks then you will be able to get good job which is totally wrong.
Outdated syllabus: This is the major problem of Indian education system. There are no timely changes in the syllabus. There are regular changes in the technological advancements and scientific improvements but students still studied the outdated syllabus which reduces their knowledge level.
Reservation and paid seats: In Indian education system there is cast reservation and paid seats. Seats are reserved for reserved cast and rich students. The child who belongs to a rich family gets good education just because of ample money and the child who belongs to poor family hardly gets the primary education. This differentiation system makes the Indian Education system worse.
Uninspired educators: In India educators do not inspire the students to do something great in their lives. There are some teachers who go by the thinking that they get paid for it whether their students learn from their classes or not. The government should also find a way to give educators the reason to be excited to teach everyday.
Ways to improve Indian Education System
If we really wants to change the education system then there are many ways to improve Indian Education System:
More emphasis on practical work: Our education system mainly focuses on the theoretical knowledge. To develop a thorough knowledge of any subject practical knowledge is very must. This really needs to be changed. For better understanding and application practical knowledge must be imparted.
Updated syllabus: Since decades the curriculum of schools and colleges is the same. It should be updated with the advancement in technologies.
Hire better teaching staff: Teacher with the highly knowledge should be hired. They should be encouraged to motivate students for practical work and to get involved in problem solving projects.
Skill development: We need to put more focus on skill development. Indian schools and colleges should stop to putting so much importance to the marks and ranks of the students.
Entrepreneurship scheme: Our education system needs to introduce entrepreneurial schemes, this will lead the students to start their own venture instead of searching for job. In this way they can be the “Job giver not the job taker”. This further helps to decrease unemployment.
These all are the ways to improve our education system. We all should take step against the poor education system. The most important thing is that now days students are not aware about what they want to do. Correct career guidance to students should be given. For practical knowledge industrial visits should be conduct so that students can find their interest. To cope with the world these all steps are required because if citizen of India will grow then country will grow.