education policy of india

Education policy of India

I asked someone, “What do you think about the education policy of India?” The person replied, “Its rubbish!!” I was shocked by this answer though I expected a negative answer but not this. Further I asked why he thinks so. The answer he gave me compelled me to think over this topic again.

Education plays a vital role in the development of a nation. Education is a major aspect of a person’s life. It improves the quality of a nation’s citizens. But what if the education policy of a nation itself is poor? Obviously, the nation will never move on. In a developing country like India, the education policy should also develop. To do so the following points can be taken into consideration –

1)    All changes should be first implemented in the lower stature- according to this whatever changes the board wants to make should be first implemented on lower classes and if it is successful there then it should be implemented on the rest.

2)    Detention should be done-as per the latest CBSE guidelines no student can be declared fail up to class 10^th. This policy should be changed because under this policy the student is not at all benefited. It’s okay to take re-test if a student is fail in any of the subjects but if he is fail in the re-test also then teachers should have a right to declare that student fail and not to promote him in the next class. So Strict rules should be made which should be child friendly but only to a certain level.

3)    CHANGES IN THE CCE(Continuous And Comprehensive Evaluation) PATTERN- among the 4 formative assessments (FA) only 2 should be there comprising of three tools each. Right now we have 4 FAs of 3 tools (task) each which means 12 tools in a year and in most of these tools we have got our project work. The whole year we are busy making files, projects etc. and do not get sufficient time for our studies. Some believe that its due to these projects that you develop team building, collaborative spirit that you cannot by studying books and yes it’s true, there are many things which we learn from these projects which we can never learn by studying books and so I m not saying that these projects should banned or something I m just saying that the no. of these projects should decrease. So according to me there should be only 2 FAs comprising of three tools each and among these 3 tools one should be a pen-paper test and the other 2 can be project work, group activities etc. This way we can complete our projects also and can find time for our studies also.

Moreover, the students should get more practical knowledge. More workshops should be organized because even after spending so many years in schools still the students come up with a very little practical knowledge of work. Now you people must be thinking that this article is pointless. On one hand I m saying that project burden should decrease and on the other hand I m saying that more workshops should be organized. See these workshops should be organized in our summer vacations when more or less all of us are having time to attend these workshops. Yes, projects too add more practical value but these workshops will be a better option. Like for eg. In China, students are skilled in making various gadgets, robots etc. such skills should be practiced in India also these things will help us to enhance our technology and students from a younger age will know how to work.

But, “Rome was not built in a day so is the education policy of India. Gradually the education policy has improved and will keep improving unless and until the govt. is open to adopt a change.” A newspaper report clearly shows the achievements of the Delhi government in the year 2015-16. This report says that in every government school in Delhi surprise inspections were made by the Edu. Minister, the teachers who were not working properly were suspended, principal’s powers were expanded and many more. Increasing fees of the private schools has also not been neglected.  It’s a great effort made by the Delhi government and should be appreciated. Moreover the students got proper healthcare, sanitation and drinking facilities. Just like the Delhi government every state government should take steps towards the learning eco system of their state because then only our dream of an ‘EDUCATED INDIA’ can be fulfilled.