“INTELLIGENCE + CHARACTER IS THE GOAL OF EDUCATION” – Martin Luther King
Why education is so important in India ???
By 2020 India contribute 160 million workforce
Analysis of India Education path
#Expansion : 1947 – 26%,,,,,,2011 – 74%
#Equity : Female literacy : 1947 – 8%,,,,2011 – 65% (male – 82%),,,,,,this female literacy rate is not even close to national average,,,,,,
#Excellance : only 17 % contributing to research output whose number is 2.4 %
#Employability : 5 lakh engineering graduates and only 68% are employed
statistics
–>Gross Enrollement Ratio (GER) : Age group based enrollement in education institutions
- primary : 116 % [clear indication of miscalculations]
- 8th : 69% [reduction in rate because of child labour, ]
- 10th : 39% [child labour , child marriage]
- Graduate : 18 %
=>ASER[Annual Status of Education] Report by PRADHAM
- children in class 5 who could read class 2 is 47.8%
=>Issues in india
- Genetic transmission of employment
- Rote learning
- India is well filled and not well formed
==>Solutions
- Make the problem visible : attend survey and accept figures
- Build systematic and instituional capacity : continous and comprehensive evalauation
- Establish a READING MISSION :
- Reforming board exams
- Holistic development of education : sports, arts etc
=>>Constitutional Provisions
- Artcle 21(A)
- Art 45
- Art 51(A)k
- Schedule 11 and 12