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#774827
A good post from the author. A school headmaster will never get time to see how his juniors in the school are interacting with students and how effective is their teaching. He has to manage village politicians in power, then he has to see how the midday meals are being prepared and he has to see that attendance details were sent to the concerned authority in time. In such a condition, what we can expect from a teacher?
It is a good idea to have one degree, and one syllabus throughout the nation. These days Autonomous colleges and Deemed universities are increasing but who is checking their standards and who is controlling them? In my opinion, UGC should increase its vigilance on such colleges and universities and see that they will not dilute the syllabus. The parents should also see this aspect. What is the use of getting a degree but failing to fare well in entrance tests and competitive examinations?
drrao
always confident
It is a good idea to have one degree, and one syllabus throughout the nation. These days Autonomous colleges and Deemed universities are increasing but who is checking their standards and who is controlling them? In my opinion, UGC should increase its vigilance on such colleges and universities and see that they will not dilute the syllabus. The parents should also see this aspect. What is the use of getting a degree but failing to fare well in entrance tests and competitive examinations?
drrao
always confident
#774829
It is a very genuine post of the author stressing the highlight of the uniformity of syllabus but the same cannot be possible unless a single board is prevailing throughout the country up to the secondary level. At present we do have different state - boards functioning in the different states apart from the CBSE Board, ISC Board etc consisting of different syllabus.
In the event of transfer of parents from one place to other, their kids are the worst sufferers because of sudden changes of the syllabus making them overstressed.
Even for the higher education, there are different universities following their own syllabus not matching with the others. At least, this is really a worrying situation and the same can be corrected if the syllabus of the universities are made uniform. NEP, I hope, would take care of the present anomaly to ease the tension of the students.
In the event of transfer of parents from one place to other, their kids are the worst sufferers because of sudden changes of the syllabus making them overstressed.
Even for the higher education, there are different universities following their own syllabus not matching with the others. At least, this is really a worrying situation and the same can be corrected if the syllabus of the universities are made uniform. NEP, I hope, would take care of the present anomaly to ease the tension of the students.
#774830
Thank you for the response. I agree with the comments. When the boards are different, I have seen neighboring schools with different books for the same subjects though they are following the same board. The contents of the books are different depending on the publisher. let all the publishers follow the same content so that the availability of books becomes easier. This happens with most of the ICSE board. CBSE follows the same books. Schools decide what subjects and which publishers to follow. When it comes to professional courses autonomous colleges have diluted the syllabus which is making students lose their ability to clear the competitive exams. When they enter the industry they are unable to understand basics. The education sector really needs attention. too much pressure in school days is making them saturated by the time they enter college life. Training institutes give ready notes for board exams, and students mug up to score well and they expect notes even when they come to engineering college. They have literally no idea about how to check the contents in the textbooks. Faculty is not permitted to detain students and students take advantage. Teachers/Faculty are sailing in the boat the oar of which is in the hands of management. The present education system is only focussing on grabbing admissions but not paying attention to making a good citizen with capability who can lead life successfully.
#774833
It is possible but would need time for someone to settle this. After independence, the political system has destroyed the cultural aspects of this nation so deep within that this is not going to be an easy task.
See, we are divided at the national level then at the state level, and then at the village level, and so on. We have different communities in India that have their own cultural priorities. It is very complex now.
The thing is we are witnessing changes in society and the changes are positive but unfortunately, this is not being liked by a section of society, and therefore the efforts must be harder.
A good thread raised by the author.
See, we are divided at the national level then at the state level, and then at the village level, and so on. We have different communities in India that have their own cultural priorities. It is very complex now.
The thing is we are witnessing changes in society and the changes are positive but unfortunately, this is not being liked by a section of society, and therefore the efforts must be harder.
A good thread raised by the author.
#774894
A very good suggestion by the author of this post for bringing in the concept of one syllabus one nation. But before going for that type of scheme we have to understand some ground realities in our educational system. India is a very big country and there are so many states in it. Every state has their own infrastructure and modalities under which they are following the general guidelines issued by the government for providing education to the students in their areas.
There are so many regional languages in our country and many of them are very prominent and local people will definitely desire to have education in that medium. In fact that is being done in many states especially in Government schools and colleges. Of course that is not a serious issue because today all the course materials are available in the translated form in any of the prominent languages of our country. Ocer and above that the influence of English is everywhere and people want to learn it just by the choice and not by the force from the institutions.
Further, we have already different type of system of education prevailing in our country like central government schools syllabus, state government school syllabus, international school syllabus, and other hybrid syllabus in some private institutions. So merging all of them in one syllabus across the country will not be a simple exercise as it will require a major overall in the system.
I am not sure whether the new education policy (NEP) is having such an ambitious task in its fold or not but in principle I also agree that one syllabus one nation will bring a lot of improvement in our educational system.
Knowledge is power.
There are so many regional languages in our country and many of them are very prominent and local people will definitely desire to have education in that medium. In fact that is being done in many states especially in Government schools and colleges. Of course that is not a serious issue because today all the course materials are available in the translated form in any of the prominent languages of our country. Ocer and above that the influence of English is everywhere and people want to learn it just by the choice and not by the force from the institutions.
Further, we have already different type of system of education prevailing in our country like central government schools syllabus, state government school syllabus, international school syllabus, and other hybrid syllabus in some private institutions. So merging all of them in one syllabus across the country will not be a simple exercise as it will require a major overall in the system.
I am not sure whether the new education policy (NEP) is having such an ambitious task in its fold or not but in principle I also agree that one syllabus one nation will bring a lot of improvement in our educational system.
Knowledge is power.
#774900
One nation-one syllabus is an excellent concept. But in a vast and diverse country like India, this concept is not totally applicable in at least two subjects, i.e. History and Geography. It is expected that students from different regions must have basic knowledge of history and geographical condition/weather, etc. of his/her region. Students must also study his/her mother-language at least up to Xth level.
Uniform syllabus in all regions of India is possible in English, Mathematics, Science subjects, Economics, etc.
Finally, after reading the main post and subsequent responses, I feel that some members don't analyse clearly and completely the present important issue.
(a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
(b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali
Uniform syllabus in all regions of India is possible in English, Mathematics, Science subjects, Economics, etc.
Finally, after reading the main post and subsequent responses, I feel that some members don't analyse clearly and completely the present important issue.
(a) Those who have forgotten Noakhali, how can they protest Sandeshkhali?
(b) Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. ---------- Salvador Dali
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