Education has lost its essence in the recent past. It has become a mere trade-off against money. The quantity has gained momentum whereas the quality has deteriorated. The education level of a child has become a matter of pride and honour for the parents. It’s role of empowering individuals, to be better human beings, is getting diminished with time.
Of late, the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, declared UGC to be one of the most corrupt governing bodies in the country. Soon after that, there arose an ambiguity concerning the title of ‘Deemed University’.
The above steps have been taken to increase the transparency within this sector. These days, there is a flood of Institutions in the country, who claim to be the best among all . However, they are mere tuition centres, who charge huge amounts of fees ( that is charged by regular students of a University ) and provide degrees, whose validation is under question. Most of them donot even follow the norms setup by the Governing bodies to attain some minimum standards.
Moving from the prevalent scenario of higher education to that of the School level education, the decision that cannot be ignored is that of ‘ Scrapping of Class ten Board examinations’. The students of class 10 donot have to give Board Examinations. Rather, they would be marked through a year long process of Grades.
Reason behind such an action is to make the education system more practical and interesting for the students.
However, my question is that is it really happening ? Is the system able to impart values it is suppose to ? I donot think so.
Indeed, Hema Nagpal has raised a good question about the current educational system in India. I found this article very objective and in favor of the working class people. This article can also represent the realities in Nepal. Both India and Nepal have many similarities in political, socio-economic and cultural sectors. We share common social discrminations such as caste apartheid, criminalization of religion in the name of religions, feudalism, multinational exploitation and more.
I agree with the writer’s view that education is becoming a profiteer’s enterprise. All nations have signed in the international commitments recognizing education as a human right but in practice, they have served only the moneyed classes. Therefore, more debates on this issue is necessary.