Enumerate the merits of privatization of education
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Privatization of Education has a number of advantages.
a) There is a healthy competition to increase the quality of services in schools and colleges.
b) Education is taken to international standards. Many private institutions have collaborations with international schools as exchange programs that can give exposure to youngsters.
c) Framing of syllabus is more flexible and number courses and options can be introduced for the benefit of the students.
d) Pay scales for teachers can be set according to the merit.
e) There is accountability to the functioning of the institution with respect to financial as well as academic aspect which is absent in Government institutions.
Privatization has its own demerits but owing to the points discussed, privatization of education has more merits than demerits.