CURRENT EDUCATION SCENARIO IN INDIA Education in India falls under the control of both the Union Government and the State Governments, with some responsibilities lying with the Union and the states having autonomy for others. The various articles of the Indian Constitution provide for education as a fundamental right. Most of the universities in India are controlled by the Union or the State Governments. India has made progress in terms of increasing the primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the population.Indias improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India.Much of the progress, especially in higher education and scientific research, has been credited to various public institutions. The private education market in India was 5% and in terms of value was estimated to be worth US$40 billion in 2008 but had increased to US$68–70 billion by 2012. As per the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012, 96.5% of all rural children between the ages of 6-14 were enrolled in school. This is the fourth annual survey to report enrollment above 96%. 83% of all rural 15-16-year olds were enrolled in school. However, going forward, India will need to focus more on quality. Annual surveys have been showing that government actions are not yielding desired outcome of providing quality education. Existing teachers have poor training, partly because teacher training institutes have a shortage of faculty. In addition, teacher training institutes are concentrated in urban areas. Thus, rural areas – where literacy levels have traditionally been lower – end up with fewer trained teachers. The total number of schools in the country has been rising, touching 1.36 million by 2011, according to the IDFC report. Also, the rate of students dropping out of schools has been falling. The dropout ratio was 49% in 2011, versus 69% in 2003, said the report. However, the dropout rate for students from the schedule castes and schedule tribes — among the most impoverished sections of Indian society – remains high,
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:04:59 +0000
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