This article takes a closer look at the Indian education system and uncovers five major flaws that are affecting students and the overall quality of education in India. We dive into issues like the overwhelming focus on English, the widespread cheating practices, the rigid learning methods, the growing trend of students studying abroad, and the intense pressure that contributes to student suicides. We also propose some solutions, such as holding ministers’ children to the same educational standards, enhancing student support systems, and increasing respect for teachers. Our goal is to start a meaningful conversation about how we can overhaul and improve the education landscape in India.
Indian Education System: A Harsh Reality
The Indian education system is seriously flawed. It’s disheartening to say this, but even the Supreme Court couldn’t deliver justice to NEET students. Highly reputed exams like UPSC are being wasted under the garb of reservation.
Kota, the hub of coaching centers, is where children’s dreams often die, tragically, their lives too.
If there’s a business where the customer is blamed for the product’s failure, it’s the education sector. Sadly, our education system lacks the very essence of education and system.
Kabhi socha hai, despite having the highest number of engineers, why haven’t we won a single Nobel Prize since independence?
The worst part is, our ministers are well aware of these flaws. Shayad isi liye unke bachche yahan padhai nahi karte. Instead, they study abroad, yet these ministers with all the power in their hands, fail to bring change in our education system.
Why does our system focus so much on rote learning? Why are we turning our children into robots? Kyon hamara education system bachon ki creativity ko barbaad kar raha hai?
Poore jeevan school aur college humse sawal puchte hain, but today, let’s flip the script. Aaj humare education system se hum 5 sawaal puchhte hain.
1st Question: Why is there a compulsion for English?
Hamare desh mein 22 official languages hain, aur anek unofficial languages. Lekin kitne log apni mother tongue mein education lete hain? Or better yet, kitne logon ke paas yeh option hota hai?
Mujhe English se koi problem nahi hai, but the fact that it’s a compulsory medium of instruction is troubling.
Maine apni padhai Odia medium mein ki, and I’m grateful because I can still read Odia. But aaj, desh ke 25% youth apni matru Bhasaa padh bhi nahi sakte. Imagine the treasure trove of literature that would have been inaccessible to me if I had studied in English medium.
In countries like Japan, China, and Russia, science is taught in their native languages, yet their scientists do not lag behind. So why are we putting unnecessary burdens on our children by making English a compulsion?
2nd Question: Why is cheating so common?
Har exam season mein, kuch papers leak hote hain, kuch cheating hoti hai. It’s not just about a few students cheating; the whole system seems to be filled with cheaters.
We can learn from China’s Gaokao system, where papers are transported in armored vans to prevent leaks. Agar China samajh sakta hai ki exam mein cheating kar ke aage badhne wale log desh ka nuksaan karte hain, toh kya hum nahi samajh sakte?
3rd Question: Why is our learning style so rigid?
Research kehti hai ki students 4 different types ke learners hote hain: Visual, Auditory, Reading-Writing, aur Kinaesthetic. Finland ka education system is known for catering to all these types, but in India, from the first standard to college, we’re stuck in the read, write, memorize cycle.
As Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Hamare education system mein bhi, backbenchers apne aap ko failure samajhte hain, not because they’re not smart, but because they’re different.
4th Question: Why do Indians leave their country for education?
Har saal, 750,000 log India chhod kar higher studies ke liye bahar jaate hain. Aur yeh sirf padhne ke liye nahi jaate, balki settle hone ke liye jaate hain. This is not just a personal choice but a failure of our education system.
Sundar Pichai aur Satya Nadella ke Google aur Microsoft ke CEOs banne par hum garv karte hain, lekin yeh sochte nahi ki agar yeh yahan hote, toh yeh humare desh ke liye kitna bada contribution hota.
5th Question: Why does competition kill?
India mein, har 42 minutes mein ek student apni jaan de deta hai. In 2020 alone, 11,300 bachchon ne apni zindagi khatam karne ki sochi, unable to bear the pressure.
Kota jaise shahar, jo competitive exams ke preparation ke liye mashoor hain, suicide cases ke liye bhi infamous hain. Parental expectations itni zyada hoti hain ki bachche apni jaan tak de dete hain.
But is IIT admission more important than a child’s life?
Solutions:
Solution 1: Force ministers to educate their children in government schools and colleges with no quotas.
Solution 2: Talk to students about their problems rather than adding to their pressure.
Solution 3: Respect teachers, as they are the **creators of tomorrow**.
Education is not just in schools or colleges; real education begins at home.
Hum poore system ko ek baar mein nahi badal sakte, lekin apne ghar ke environment ko zaroor badal sakte hain. Is article ke baad, agar kisi student ka pressure kam ho, agar koi parent apne bacche ko yeh samjha paye ki ek marksheet tumhari value decide nahi karti, toh humara effort safal hoga.
Agar aapko meri baat sahi lagti hai, toh is article ko zyada se zyada logon tak pahunchaiye. Tag your area’s MPs and MLAs, because the change in education system can only come with collective effort.
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