Changing the Education System in India

      


        Since last several decades after independence, we find that the academic sessions in schools and colleges have the same type of academic schedules. The academic sessions start from June/July and end in April to May. After 12th standard, the students have to appear for various entrance exams and again the admissions are done in similar fashion. Anybody who misses these times, he has to re-try only the next year.

      I ask; Why do we have to follow this strict time bound programme ? In school admissions, depending on the age of the students, the admissions are given. A child born just after the cut-off date has to wait for the next year for the admission. Why ? When the child birth does not follow any particular pattern, why should the admissions should have fixed dates ?  I don't wish to say that round the year any child may be admitted..but, at least we can have a semester or trimester system in place, where a child need not wait for his admission to school for more than four to six months depending on the minimum qualifying age.

    Similarly, I feel that all the universities / colleges should start academic sessions every six-monthly basis. There are various entrance exams for various different institutions ? Why ? We should have maximum two or three types of entrance exams one each for engineering/science, medical and humanities streams. These exams may be conducted on quarterly basis by standard specialist agencies, somewhat on the lines of the SAT and ACT re conducted in USA. 

        Due to this arrangement, the fear and stress levels among the students of X and XII standards will be reduced to a large extent. There shopuld not be any lower or upper age limits for these entrance exams. The students may be permitted multiple attempts to improve their scores  and best of score could be used for admission purpose. 

        Similarly, the distance education system should be improved in quality so as to enable a large number of willing learners who cannot pursue regular schools/ colleges may be benefitted. 

        One important objective of school and college education must be to impart useful knowledge and not to merely get the degree certificates.

        Pl. share your views and let's start building up this opinion, if you agree with me, so as to bring a sea change in the ways India imparts education to its children and youngsters.

Quotable Quotes!

Here are some of the `Quotable Quotes' which I really liked...They're placed below for your reading...
IF WE CANNOT LOVE THE PERSON WHOM WE SEE, HOW CAN WE LOVE GOD, WHOM WE CANNOT SEE? - MOTHER THERESA.

IF YOU WIN YOU NEED NOT EXPLAIN...... BUT IF YOU LOSE YOU SHOULD NOT BE THERE TO EXPLAIN. - ADOLPH HITLER

IF YOU START JUDGING PEOPLE YOU WILL BE HAVING NO TIME TO LOVE THEM. - MOTHER THERESA
I'M NOT IN COMPETITION WITH ANYBODY BUT MYSELF....MY GOAL IS TO BEAT MY LAST PERFORMANCE. - BILL GATES

DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH ANYONE IN THIS WORLD....... IF YOU DO SO, YOU ARE INSULTING YOURSELF. - ALEN STRIKE.

NEVER EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO ANYONE...... BECAUSE THE PERSON WHO LIKES YOU DOES NOT NEED IT.........AND THE PERSON WHO DISLIKES YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT. - ANONYMOUS

THE DREAM IS NOT WHAT YOU SEE IN SLEEP......DREAM IS WHICH DOES NOT LET YOU SLEEP. - DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM

NO MAN IS RICH ENOUGH TO BUY HIS PAST - - OSCAR WILDE

WINNING DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN BEING FIRST,..... WINNING MEANS YOU'RE DOING BETTER THAN YOU'VE DONE BEFORE - BONNIE BLAIR
EVERYONE THINKS OF CHANGING THE WORLD, BUT NO ONE THINKS OF CHANGING HIMSELF. - LEO TOLSTOY

I WILL NOT SAY I FAILED 1000 TIMES, I WILL SAY THAT I DISCOVERED THERE ARE 1000 WAYS THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE. - THOMAS A EDISON

IN A DAY, WHEN YOU DON'T COME ACROSS ANY PROBLEMS YOU CAN BE SURE THAT YOU ARE TRAVELLING IN A WRONG PATH - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

IF SOMEONE FEELS THAT THEY HAD NEVER MADE A MISTAKE IN THEIR LIFE, THEN IT MEANS THEY HAD NEVER TRIED A NEW THING IN THEIR ENTIRE LIFE - ALBERT EINSTEIN

Let's form a Union of South Asian Nations !

I think it's inappropriate on part of the BJP functionaries to take an unsolicited action against Mr. Jaswant singh just because he wrote a book on Jinnah. Apart from being a BJP member, he's also an individual human being and as a citizen of this country, he has a right to have his opinion.
Well, only him ? We should encourage a healthy debate on the subject of `Partition' and allow everybody who has a view of his own or anyone who could really throw light on the `not so talked about' matter of the reasons for the partition of India.
In fact, we should go one more step ahead and re-think of the re-unification of the indian sub-continent. I sincerely feel that if the politicians of both the countries get out of the `power chair race' and if the Pakistani Armed forces shun their vested interests, even now a reconciliation could be possible and who knows? We could also re-unite and make the united India, as it was supposed to be there in 1947. But, mind you... it's veeerrry difficult !
If not re-unification, at least border less entity with membership of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka could be evolved with single currency and free passage to the citizens. Even the Unique ID project can encompass the citizens of this joint entity. We could name it as Union of South Asian Nations or something like that. Readers ! Just think .... is it really that difficult ??? Yes, it is indeed. Because ...then we would find that even today the similar parties / political groups would stand in the way of such an effort and the similar obstacles would be put by various such groups. Some would get agitated.. They'd feel - " What ? Instead of seven presidents, seven Prime ministers and seven sets of ministers ONLY ONE ? Where the hell would we go ? " But then, I feel if not today but at least within next 20 or 30 or may be 50 years, the good sense would prevail... when the common folks from all these nations would become educated and wiser... Then exactly this dream would come true. Pl. think...Can we do this ??

Why Do We Want More and Give Less ?

You all must have come across people who've gone abroad, telling you about the cleanliness and general discipline of the citizens of those `Clean' and `Beautiful' countries. But back home, these very people want to be literally `free' and don't want to follow any rules. Throwing garbage wherever they wish to.. just outside the `Indian' airport, after getting out of the lounge....
We want all the facilities to be provided to us... May be from the Government, By the Local Administration, By the Office Administration, By the Housing Society and so on.... We want to pay lowest taxes... ( many of us do whatever they can to even avoid taxes...) We don't want to contribute positively to any efforts towards the betterment of the community... We don't even go to cast our Votes... And still wait for the election results and keep the drawing-room discussions hot..in our free time.. We blame the government for all the terrorists activities, all the air crashes, all the train accidents.... But, THINK ! Are we really contributing anything ? Or are we also belong to that most insensitive of the lot who feel that they only deserve to be given the dues (?) but do not owe anything to the Society ?
Most of even don't have any personal opinions about what is happening around us. If we, the common citizens of India have become so blind to the realities.. who do we think would come forward to save the country ?
This is a wake up call to all those who think that if `Shahadat' is must, let a `Bhagat Singh' be born to a neighbour.. Wouldn't the soul of Shaheed Bhagat singh becursing, looking at todays Indians, as to why he committed the blunder of giving his life ?
If we do not change our ways, may be only the ISI or IM mujahideen only would keep coming in big numbers and continue creating havoc amidst the `consumerist' and selfish Indians !

The confusion Between India and Bharat !

Actually, since the independence and partition of India there are two major types of schools of thoughts have been there among the citizens and even the leaders - One is to follow the Western thinking and the other is Swadeshi. An average citizen has since long been confused on this point as to what to make of this country - India or Bharat or even Hindustan!
Well, these are only the two major lines of thinking.. There are more people who want to make this country something else.. The communists, socialists, maoists, capitalists... everyone wants others to follow their own thinking and what we see is that all of us have made a real mess out of this beautiful and resources rich nation.
When we got partition thrust upon us, we deliberately made a decision of calling ourselves a `Secular' nation... without really finding the actual meaning of that word. Ultimately, it became synonymous with minority appeasement and hindu-bashing.
As the political leaders have been filling their bellies and spreading ill-will among the common masees, the present confusing state became more complex as few folks started talking of carving out a Khalistan.
Well, while condemnation of the politicians has become a fashion, it would be improper to blame the politicians for every thing that goes wrong. In fact, I say; The real culprit are all of us, the common citizens of india.
After lot of thinking and brain-storming, I've come to the conclusion that there are three root-causes for anything which goes wrong or any pathetic situation or any unfortunate incident that takes place:-
1. The Population Growth
2. Lack of Education, and;
3. Degradation of moral values among Citizens.
Instead of blaming others, let's first be the initiative takers and take a positive action wherever needed... Let's learn to love our mother-land as few others like the Japanese, Israelies and the koreans or even the Chinese do... Let's contribute individually to make this country better than it's today... Let's do it for ourselves and for our future generations to come.
Let it be an India or a Bharat... it should be a safe, conducive and healthy, less polluted and strong nation where the citizens must be proud to be a part of this nation.