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The Study on the Challenges Facing by the Secondary School Education System in India

  1. Mohammad Asif Pasha

Abstract

To begin an occasional series on India's education system, this article examines the country'seducational challenges in the perspective of its past. When it comes to Indian educationpolicy, there have been several major issues that have had to be dealt with since the country'sindependence. Boosting access and quality at all levels; raising finance, particularly forhigher education; and increasing literacy rates are the main issues. Schools in rural regionsconfront serious hurdles notwithstanding India's world-class business universities andtechnological schools. However, incoming administrations often promise to boost educationfunding and implement structural changes, but these promises are seldom kept. In India, thethree tiers of government (federal, state, and municipal) are responsible for various aspectsof the public education system. Many sections of the Indian Constitution and the Right ofChildren to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 guarantee free and compulsoryeducation as a basic human right for all children in India between the ages of 6 and 14. InIndia, approximately 7 out of every 5 students attend a public school. India's earliesteducational system was called the Gurukul. Beginning in the fifth millennium BCE, shisya(student) and guru (teacher) lived together at the guru's ashram (residence) or in closevicinity as part of a residential schooling system. This enabled for a personal connection tobe established before any actual learning took place. The ancient Sanskrit language was usedas the means of communication. The foundation of education was not rote memorization offacts but rather a child's whole growth and maturation as a person. There was a focus on allaspects of their health, including their minds, bodies, and souls. Religion, sacred texts,medicine, philosophy, warfare, statecraft, astrology, and more were among the many topicscovered. Human qualities such as independence, responsibility, empathy, creativity, and acommitment to correct action were emphasized. The hope was that someday that knowledgewill be use in solving actual issues.

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