Write an article voicing your concern about the commercialisation of education in about 120 words
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In the modern fast growing competitive world on need not
state the significance of education for the dignified life of an
individual as well as that of a nation. How one can afford to
forget the effectiveness of education in changing society. ech-
oing this the education commission in India stated.
“It this change on a ground scale is to be achieved without
violent revolution there is one instrument, one instrument
only that can be used education other agencies may help but
can indeed sometimes have a more apparent impact. But the
national system of education is the only instrument that can
reach all the people it is not however, a magic world to wave
wishes into existence it is a difficult instrument, whose effec-
tive use requires strength of will dedicated work and sacrifice.
But it is a sure and tried instrument which has served other
countries well in their struggle for development it can given to
will and skill do so for India.
Commercialization of education has been a big challenge be-
fore the fundamental right to education in India. Demands for
the qualities education, opportunities in abroad, growing con-
sciousness about the education in India comparativeness and
governmental inability to cope up with the rising demands has
resulted into widespread of education and thereby education-
al institutions in the hands of private persons. Enormous de-
mands for higher education in India have led to the Industrial-
ization of education.
But Education today is an object of business which has serious
and negative effects on our society. The more one can pay,
higher the education he can get.Every year, number of stu-
dents going for higher professional education is increasing in
India and therefore, good opportunity exists for all these col-
leges to make money by offering such courses.
In many cases, situations even remain much worst and stu-
dents feel cheated at the end of courses. The best example is
given in a movie, P a t h s h a l l a in which some rules were
set for the school’s profit. We can easily give the example of
flourishing MBA colleges across India where average annual
fees is around 5-10 lakh rupees; however, the facilities provid-
ed by these colleges are much below average levels. Most of
these colleges remain more interested in making good bucks
than providing quality education to students. Every year, num-
ber of students going for higher professional education is in-
creasing in India and therefore, good opportunity exists for all
these colleges to make money by offering such courses.
Same condition do prevailin other professional colleges in In-
dia. Under the new scenario, Government – Privatepartnership
is becoming important in Management Education. Now India
is a transforming country. We are near to achieve status of
developed nation. The demand for higher education hasbeen
growing rapidly with comparatively faster growth in enrolment
in higher educational institutions1 than the growth in number
of higher educational institutions
COMMERCIALIZATION OF EDUCATION HAS CREATED
PROBLEMS :
1. It has affected mainly the right to access to education.
2. This has created new diseases like capitation fee and high
cost of education making it beyond the reach of the common
man.
3. They money power has replace the social national need
and merit.
4. It deprives the large economically poor, socially disabled
communities from right to education especially the higher ed-
ucation.
5. The lakhs of rupees tuition fees it beyond their economic
capacity. Those who have entered to start the new institutions
are motivated by commercial interests and not by educational
and social interest.
6. Political consideration have become paramount is sanction-
ing educational institutions.
7. There is a high of exploitation of student in certain disci-
plines through unethical and illegal collection of unauthorized
payments.
8. Commercial or corporate method of education suits more
to rich students and their parents who are interested more in
degree rather than knowledge.
9. Those who enter in education institutions through money
power they also tend to belie that with their money power it
is not difficult for them to manipulate the examination result.
10.Private educational institutions have become the centers of
exploitation do teaching as well as non teaching staff.