What do I feel about being a part of the INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM?

As a kid I was brainwashed to believe that marks determine the level of a person's intelligence.So I toiled hard for 16 years and crammed over 200 books to get those shiny stars and big double digit figures on my result sheet.

I gave up my love for chemistry , because I couldn't study business administration with it , and as per my parents, MBA  was the "in" thing.

I worked so hard to get a 96% so as to bag a seat in the best commerce college.And today I sit back in the AC rooms wondering ,if my teachers would come to teach or would they be busy in some teachers association meeting nibbling on the samosas and sipping tea while we are still in ambiguity with regard to our exams syllabus and schedule.

I still wonder how would it be if I could study all the subjects that I really loved together, If our education system could be flexible enough to let  me take a bachelor’s degree in business administration and also allowing me to fulfil my desire of enrolling into an art school too. 

Alas, my experience with our education system hasn't been very pleasant.

It is claimed that India has the best education system in the world and it has been so since time immemorial. We have some of the brightest minds working as scientists, engineers and managers but the question is, are we really building our human capital? Are we creating a smart bunch of innovators or simply a group of efficient trained workers?

Our education sector has indeed shown tremendous improvement. The literacy rate has risen to 65%. There is also a rise in the number of graduates and Phd’s. But it has failed to drive in ambition and inspiration among the potential entrepreneurs of our country. We cannot deny the presence of gems like A.P.J Abdul Kalam , Dhiru bhai ambani and the likes who have made India proud with their achievements but I wonder to what extent had our education system contributed to their success apart from providing a basic technological knowhow.

A lot of youngsters complain that there aren’t many financially feasible career options available in our country and thus they are forced to be MBA’s , doctors and engineers. But the problem is that most of us don’t have the vision to think beyond the mentioned professions. I mean seriously , How many of us would prefer undertaking a risk to start one’s own venture over a Rs.10 lac per annum salary package by a Multinational corporation after getting a glossy MBA degree form a well-known institute ? I don’t think I would.

There is no point listing flaws in the education system. They would be almost equivalent to the number of flaws in our own perspective with regard to education. What’s important is what can be done to make it better?

We need revolution in the education sector, to build a system where teaching is considered to be as good a profession as an IT engineer, where world class facilities are provided to students to expose them to the world of opportunities that awaits them, and education system that boosts creativity and inspires the entrepreneur in them. A system which can help India find its bill gates and Michael Jacksons. 


And I know it will happen.
SOMEDAY!!