Development and Challenges of the Indian Education System - भारतीय शिक्षा प्रणाली का विकास और चुनौतियाँ

Program Class: Certificate/ BA

Year: First

Semester: Second

Subject: Education

Course Title: Development and Challenges of Indian Education System

Course Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this course, learners will be able to:

·      Understand the development of Indian Education during different ages.

·      Analyze the trends of Education running in the different educational systems.

·      Narrate the major contributions of Indian Educational Heritage in the different fields of study.

·      Discuss the views of foreign travelers about Indian cultural and educational heritage.

·      Identify the problems of Indian education at different levels of education.

·      Assess the root cause of challenges faced by the Indian education system.

Credits: 4

Core Compulsory

Max. Marks: –25+75

Min. Passing Marks: 33

Unit

Topics

I

ANCIENT EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Vedic and Buddhist Period: Main Characteristics, Aims of Education, Merits and Demerits of Education System, Contribution to Modern Indian Education.
• Viewpoints of Travelers towards Ancient Indian Education System.

II

EDUCATION IN MEDIEVAL PERIOD

• Main Characteristics.
• Merits and Demerits of Education System.
• Contribution to Modern Indian Education.

III

EDUCATION IN COLONIAL PERIOD

Some Landmarks of British Period: A brief description of

• Indian University Commission.
• Gokhale Bill.
• Wardha Yojna.

IV

POST-INDEPENDENT ERA OF INDIAN EDUCATION:

Role of the following commissions:

• Vishv Vidyalaya Ayog (RadhaKrishnan Commission)
• Madhyamik Shiksha Ayog (Mudaliar Commission)
• Education and National Development (Kothari Commission)
• National Policy of Education 1986
• Janardan Committee
• National Knowledge Commission

V

PROBLEMS OF PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Unsatisfactory Conditions of Pre-primary Schools.
• Training of Pre-primary Teachers.
• Unavailability of Teaching Material.
• Loopholes of Supervision and Administration.
• Problem of Uniformity.

VI

PROBLEMS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Problems of Access and Equity.
• Problems of Multilingualism, Child’s Home Language and the Language of School-Classroom, Textbooks etc.
• Mass vs Class – Gap in Standards, Financial Load on Parents, Syllabus.
• Problem of Non-Availability of Technical and Vocational Guidance at Secondary Level and NSQF.
• Problems due to Cyber World and Increasing Stress

VII

PROBLEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Problems of Access – Gender (Masculine, Feminine, and Transgender) and Caste, Class, Religion, Region.
• Problem of over-emphasis on Examination System in India, Information Explosion and its Validation.
• Problem related with Students – Aimlessness, Intolerance, Aggression, Unemployment, and Competition.

VIII

AFFECTING FACTORS OF INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

• Urbanization.
• Population Explosion.
• Poverty.
• Brain Drain.