How Is the Education System in India?

India has been the home to some greatest minds that have made headlines across the globe throughout history. The main reason behind this is the robust education system of India that has continuously been getting upgraded for ages. Keep reading to know how India's education system is to get a clear idea regarding the same.

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The different stages of education system in India are as follows:

1. Pre-Primary Stage

In this stage, the education system focuses more on building a basic foundation of skills, knowledge and behaviour. The children learn various things that help them prepare for the following stages. This stage can be further divided into a preparatory, nursery, lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten.

2. Primary Stage

The students are given a brief introduction to a variety of subjects with the aim of developing a strong base for advanced education. Then, the branches of these subjects increase for a better insight into a variety of topics. These mainly cover classes from one to five. The age limit of the students in this stage ranges between six and fourteen years.

3. Middle Stage

The classes included in this stage range from six to eight. Students get to know about various complexities associated with each subject, their diversifications, and some basic principles. This leads to the development of a student’s interest in different subjects, which acts as a basis for their career selection.

4. Secondary Stage

This is a crucial stage where students usually sit for their first board exams. It includes classes nine and ten. By this time, they know enough about a subject that they can apply its knowledge in their daily life. Also, after this stage, they have to select a particular stream of education, such as science, arts, or commerce, for their higher studies.

5. Higher Secondary Stage

This comprises classes eleven and twelve, where students learn in-depth about different subjects present in their stream only. This helps them to grow interested in a particular subject that they want to study in future. Also, they can select the right career based on the knowledge that they get in these classes. After this, students progress to graduation and post-graduations levels and consider higher studies, in specific subjects of their choice.

However, despite such strategic divisions, there are some recurring issues in the education system of India that hampers its efficiency.

Some common challenges of the education system in India are as follows:

1. Education System Development Expenses

With the rise in costs, it becomes essential to allocate more funds for developing a robust educational system. Hence, it becomes challenging to gather substantial funds, creating a prominent gap in the system.

2. Maintaining Quality Standards of Schools

It is difficult to recruit qualified teachers to impart standard education to students. This can pose a problem as there are only a handful of highly qualified teachers, thus raising a question of an institution's quality of education.

3. Utilisation of All the Facilities Available

The government has introduced several facilities and schemes keeping in mind the benefit of students. Nonetheless, it becomes difficult to monitor if students are aware of them and also if they are reaping their benefits.

4. Maintaining Student-Teacher Ratio

Although the government has fixed the student-teacher ratio in schools, there are still several institutions that do not adhere to this number. However, it becomes challenging to keep a check on the same.

5. Designing Proper Infrastructure of Schools

It is vital to design a proper infrastructure for a school to impart quality education to its students. However, some institutions face severe financial crunch, for which they are unable to provide the necessary infrastructure.

6. Focusing More on the English Language

Several institutions strictly adhere to imparting education only in the English language. Thus, students with difficulty with this language will face hurdles in receiving the same. This will, in turn, create a gap in their education.

7. Designing PPP Models for Development

It is essential to design a perfect PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model for introducing some innovative ways of teaching. However, the government might require additional time to incorporate it into the educational system.

8. Increasing Education Pressure on Students

A constant increase in education pressure on students poses a burden on their mental health. This, at times, leads them to take adverse steps, which is pretty alarming to parents and guardians, the government, as well as the education system.

9. Preference of Students to Study Abroad

Many students do not have enough faith in the effectiveness of Indian education system. Hence, they prefer to shift abroad for better opportunities and advanced assistance to complete their studies.

Keeping these issues in mind, the government has introduced several schemes to give the much-required boost to the education system in India.

Following are some schemes that boost the education system in India:

• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
• Mid-Day Meal Scheme
• Right to Education (RTE) Act
• National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level
• Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
• Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao(Save the daughter, educate the daughter)
• Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
• Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutes

Now that you know how India’s education system is, you can identify the reasons behind the country being the home to so many extraordinary individuals. However, the government is planning some latest additions and modifications to take the education system to new heights.