{"id":3320,"date":"2019-04-17T18:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T12:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2020-07-06T14:11:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T08:41:44","slug":"does-indian-education-need-a-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/does-indian-education-need-a-revamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Indian Education Need A Revamp?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">With the upcoming LokSabha elections loaded with political parties election manifestos promising better education for all, improved teacher training and autonomy of higher education institutions among a few, one is prompted to take a pause and reflect.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Is the Indian Education System Staring at a MEGA revamp?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/education.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3328 size-full\" title=\"Congress manifesto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/education.jpg\" alt=\"Congress manifesto\" width=\"713\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">We took expert suggestions and came up with the Top 3 areas where the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/indias-draft-national-education-policy-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Indian education system<\/span><\/a><\/span> can improve upon so as to place itself on the global map.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>1. Shift from \u201cToo much Focus on JUST Marks\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Almost everyone works towards a better future and the most direct way to ensure a brighter future is through Marks. Right? Not necessarily. But, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/does-indian-education-need-a-revamp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Indian education<\/strong><\/a> framework is focused entirely on building a student base that is tested on a common parameter based on rote learning. The examinations aren\u2019t the best out there to test a student\u2019s insight or concepts and thus, resulting in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Increased Student Stress,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Lack of information on what the student excels at, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Development of phenomena like psychological issues, student suicides, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/student-success.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3322\" title=\"Indian Student placed on Stanford Harvard university\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/student-success.jpg\" alt=\"student success\" width=\"443\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">There are hundreds of examples of students who aced competitive examinations and got into leading Universities across the world which took more than JUST marks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">So, why not promote extracurriculars and other profile building activities as well which can improve students\u2019 success to secure admissions from TOP colleges? <a href=\"https:\/\/univariety4.viewpage.co\/Promap-to-educators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">To know how your Students can excel Beyond Marks<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>2.\u00a0 Bringing in the \u2018Practical Approach to Education\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Limited schools across the country are taking an initiative to go beyond the classrooms to impart education. This aspect includes bringing in the dynamism by implementing real learnings that prepare students for a life beyond the four walls of the school.\u00a0 The Indian coursework limits the 360-degree development of a student by exposing them to only a few elements of education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The Indian education system should consider incorporating the following aspects of guidance into the system to give students the critical guidance that they are missing out on:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3323\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3323\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/internship.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3323 size-medium\" title=\"Student internship program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/internship-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14px;\">Image Caption: Gaurav, a Grade 9 student of Oakridge International School, Gachibowli working as a Summer Intern at Univariety<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Internship Experiences:<\/strong> This gives an edge to students by understanding what they are good at, how they can work of translating a dream career to reality, and build critical skills along the way!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Alumni Guidance:<\/strong> Guidance doesn\u2019t get better than having actual seniors who have gone through the same admission process to guide your students. The Indian school community is still not leveraging the full potential of their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/power-of-alumni-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alumni network<\/a><\/span> who can serve as potential query resolvers for the current batch of students.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 19px; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/univariety.viewpage.co\/School-Call-Back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Click Here To Build Your Alumni Network Today!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>3.\u00a0Developing the Teacher<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the years a lot has been said about \u2018Teacher Development\u2019 and how through certain plans and policies the same can be incorporated. What is yet to be seen is REAL action in terms of the grassroots\u2019 progress being made. What is required from <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/how-this-indian-school-implemented-design-thinking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian schools<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">is actual participation to ensure that their teachers can:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Link careers to actual subjects,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Bring in the much-needed classroom discussion around careers, and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Upgrade in their careers thus, improving retention!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Some progressive schools across the country realize the importance of teacher development and have taken concrete steps in that direction. What is needed, is for more schools to realize the importance of their teachers and leverage them to their full potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3332\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/assum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3332 size-full\" title=\"Assam Valley School team\" src=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/assum.jpg\" alt=\"Assam Valley School team\" width=\"613\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 14px;\">Assam Valley School, Tezpur implementing a leading Teacher Training Program on Campus<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/univariety4.viewpage.co\/Callback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Click Here To Develop Your Teachers Today!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the upcoming LokSabha elections loaded with political parties election manifestos promising better education for all, improved teacher training and autonomy of higher education institutions among a few, one is prompted to take a pause and reflect. 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