What is Education? : What is Education? Informed perspective towards life & the world in general
Employability skills
Innovative minds
Encourages creativity
Present Education system : Present Education system MARKS
Rote learning
No self development
Narrow perspective
Not contemporary
Apes the west
Some facts : Some facts 300 universities over 15,000 colleges
3rd largest in number of students
No Indian University in the top 200
only IIT ranked 41, three each from China, Hong Kong and South Korea
Only about 10 per cent population enters higher education in India
over 15 per cent in China and 50 per cent in developed countries.
How can we Improve Education? : How can we Improve Education?
Changes desired : Changes desired Better remuneration for teachers
More focus on practical learning
Broadening the world view
Teacher as a facilitator
Changes desired in Higher education : Changes desired in Higher education orientation classes / personality development
attract better talents into teaching
more operational freedom
remove corruption
reward productivity and punish laxity
Industry specific education
Combining other fields of knowledge
Impartial government aid
Changes at the Government level : Changes at the Government level Recognition to be given to worthy colleges(NAAC)
To incorporate newly discovered fields of knowledge
regulate the fee structure and donations
UGC - better functioning
Non politicising of education system