Study Spectrum
The
education system in India
Brief
Introduction
What
do you understand by the term education system?
It is a method by which it imparts knowledge to
students in a systematic manner. You make the students learn various subjects,
like Mathematics, Science, Biology, English, Physics, languages, etc. This way,
students gain knowledge. And they can apply the same in their practical lives.
Day to day living is incomplete. You are not able to calculate numbers When a
person is not educated,
If you find applying sciences difficult, almost
everything comes to a stand-still. Computer literate manpower is also something
the world is looking at. In today’s competitive world, a lack of knowledge can
be a great barrier for you to live your day to day life. That, too, in a
fruitful manner! Let us unveil the entire education system in India.
Starting from the time, it had evolved until what it is today.
Evolution
of modern Education in India
It was the gurukulam or the open schooling method.
This was adopted here in India. Weintroduced the modern method of schooling to
India during the 1830s. It was the concept of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay.
He had introduced the English language to us.
Board of High School and Intermediate Education
Uttar Pradesh Education was the first board, To be set up here in India. This
was during the year 1921. Then the board ent through a radical of changes. We
established the other board during the year 1929. It was named Board of High
School and Intermediate Education Rajputana.
As two boards were established at more or less the
same time, there was a need to centralize the same.
Birth
of CBSE
There came a dire need to centralize education here
in India. So that students, parents, and teachers. To the modern style of
education get themselves accustomed. Once India became a free country as on 15th August
1947, radical changes started taking place, especially in the educational
sector.
This was how we had seen the birth of CBSE.
Abbreviated as Central Board of Secondary Education. During the year 1952, when
India became a sovereign republic, the CBSE system of levels of education in India had finally emerged in
India. few other regions were included on the board
All the schools in Delhi.
Even today, it is the panel team at the CBSE that
decides curriculum, textbooks, examination pattern, and so on. Today, you have
thousands of Government aided schools and private schools affiliated to CBSE.
Not only in India,
but the CBSE has also become an accepted norm of
education in other overseas countries like Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Dubai, Saudi
Arabia, countries of UAE, etc.
Hierarchy
of schools in India
You have around five sub-divisions. Into which
schools are divided . Let us have a detailed insight into what each one of them
is:
CBSE aided Government Schools
CBSE aided Private Schools
State-aided Government schools
State syllabus oriented Private schools
Residential Schools
Let us look into each one of these in detail:
CBSE aided Government Schools
Central Goverment of India managed land , building,
infrasture, teaching faculity . The fee structure is relatively lesser. A
classic example of Government aided CBSE schools is Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Central Government employees, banking officials, and
factory workers of Central Govt. industries have their jobs which are highly
transferrable in nature. They send their kids to Kendriya Vidyalaya schools.
All School and University follow the CBSE pattern of
Education.It teaches science and Social Studies to you In Hindi. While you have
English, languages, and Mathematics too.
CBSE
aided Private Schools
Private schools adhere to the CBSE or the NCERT
pattern of education. Examinations, textbooks, and curriculum between Govt.
aided schools and Private Schools remain the same.
State
Syllabus- Government Schools
The State Government also controls the education
structure in India. Syllbus desigend through sate goverment. You have State
Board affiliated Government schools. Again just like CBSE aided Government
schools, land, buildings, infrastructure. And teaching resources are managed
owned. And controlled by the State Govt.
The fee structure at State board Govt. schools is
way lesser than what is levied to you at Private Schools. The
lower-middle-class or poorer sections of the society find Govt. aided schools a
big-time boon. Most of these schools offered Mid-day meals are also to children
in . State Govt. employees also prefer putting their children in State govt.
Schools.
State
syllabus aided Private Schools
The land, building, infrastructure, and resources
are managed. And controlled by Private educational trusts or agencies. However,
these schools can have their own freedom in choosing teaching aids or unique
methodologies in imparting knowledge to children. Higher Secondary Schools or
Matriculation Schools called Private Schools. These schools follow the syllabus
as designed by the State Govt.
Residential schools
Ex patriates or NRI parents prefer putting their
children in posh Residential schools. It follows the Anglo Indian syllabus.
Cambridge Certified Schools also act as a favorable nomenclature for choosing
these kind of schools.
The infrastructure is highly posh, and study modules
are highly conducive. You find International teachers handling classes for you.
The average student-teacher ratio is usually very low.
You have varied ultra-classic modern activities like
horse-riding, swimming, dance, karate, and taekwondo as part of the
co-curricular activities.This types of school called international school.
The fee structure is quite high at these schools.
You have hostel facilities for international students who prefer coming to
India to pursue their future studies. Now, you are going to have a look at the
evolution of the board named ICSE
Birth of ICSE
Introduced the bridge a new form of education . The
gap between CBSE schools and State syllabus. This brings us to the birth of yet
another new board named ICSE. ICSE stands for Indian Certificate of Secondary
Education. The syllabus is designed in parlance with the Cambridge University
standards, Indian syllabus is included with an international affiliation added
to it.
ICSE was introduced to you during the year 1962.
Most of the upscale Residential or International schools are affiliated to the
ICSE boards. Mainly as it comes to you with a Cambridge Affiliation. ICSE and
CBSE boards conduct their main-stream examinations at the All-India level for
students of Class 10 and Class 12.
Scope for change
Though we have come a long way in introducing varied
modes of education, there still is massive scope for change. Especially at the
education system in India. The revolutionization of education becomes possible
when we witness changes at the grass-root level.
As India is an IT-enabled country and has lavish
man-power. The resources can be utilized to the nation’s advantage,
Approximately 3% of GDP is spent on the country’s education. Quite a lot of
senior educational institutions, labor associations, democrats. GDP to be
increased to 6% according the tthhcivilian population. Exclusively bifurcated
or set-aside for the eductor alon
C, C++, Java, Microsoft, and Cloud computing can be
taught to students at all kinds of schools. Say like Govt. aided CBSE, Govt.
aided State, Private and Residential schools. Computer education has to be made
mandatory. It has to be introduced as a universal concept just like Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, or Mathematics.
We have thus learned about different boards and the
type of schools in India. The education system in India, therefore, calls
for ample scope of improvement too.