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Education system
The education system of India is blamed every now and then for being too theoretical,but not practical and skill-based. Students study to score Mark's, not to gain knowledge.This so-
called modern education system was introduced by the colonial masters to create servants who could serve but not lead,and we still have the same education system. Rabindranath tagore had written many articles offering suggestions to change the education system of India. But still,success is as elusive as ever.
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Education plays an important role in the development of an individual, society and nation. Education is an asset for any country. Education helps in building responsible citizens of the country. Education enables us to fight injustice in society. Every individual has the right to get a good education and thus a proper education system is compulsory for any country. Education play important role in one's life. It affects our life from birth to death. So, there is a great need to be strong in our education system. But, there is a lot of drawback to the Indian education system. If we start listing then we would need a lot of time and space.
The problem of Indian education
Lack of practical knowledge
Indian Education system judge students based on their academic performance and not on their overall performance. This affects those students who are not good at specific subjects. Bookish knowledge is the prime motto of the Indian education system. The focus is given on the theoretical knowledge only not on practical knowledge. As a result, most Indian student gets unemployed despite having high qualification.
No scope for other fields except studies
As you know that since early times our Indian education system has been a traditional educational system. In other words, you can call it the gurukul system where all types of education were provided to students. They were not unknown from any field. They used to learn music, art, archery, yoga, literature, and so on. But, with time, many changes happened in our education system and the modern education system started. The modern school system was brought to India in the 1830s by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay. This new education system was very different from the ancient times 'Gurukuls' system. At that time all subjects like Sanskrit to the holy scriptures and from Mathematics to Metaphysics were taught. The guru teaches the student everything that he wants to learn, from Sanskrit to the Holy Scriptures and from Mathematics to Metaphysics. The student stayed in a gurukul for a long period until the guru felt that he had taught everything. All of the learning was closely related to nature and life accordingly and not just confined to memorizing subject matter. Whereas the modern school system was confined to subjects such as science, English and mathematics and no scope for subjects like metaphysics and philosophy. Modern education emphasizes taking more and more degrees were no need for skill. Right from the beginning, parents and teachers emphasize studies and getting good marks. They never encourage other fields. In a real sense, If someone tries for other fields then they have to leave it on halfway because of lack of opportunity in another field. Indian Govt also does not provide facilities and environment for the development of another field. In India Sports, Photography, Acting, Music etc. are considered as hobbies, not a profession. It is not included in the education system. Moreover, the education period is so long that the average age of getting a job in India is between 22-24.