Present Education a Falicitatre

1)With its plurality and paradoxes, India never ceases to fascinate. And education in India
is only one among various other elements that have captured the attention of the world
While the United Nations is worried about the presence of a large number of illiterates,
various other countries are amazed by the quality of some of the human resources that the
Indian education system has produced.
2) The growth of the Indian economy in the recent past and the compulsion to sustain it is
also forcing the Indian government to accelerate the process of developing all the
branches of the Indian education system. Therefore, it would be very interesting to
understand and analyze the various structures of education in India, its present condition
and future developments.
3) Under theGurukul system, young boys who were passing through theBrahmacharya
stage of life had to stay at theGuru or the teacher's home and complete their education.
Although the ancient system of education has produced many geniuses and still a major
area of research
4) t was hardly egalitarian. Women and people of lower castes gradually lost their right to
educate themselves
5) But it is the English language and the reformation movements of the 19th century that
had the most liberating effect in pre-independent India. Thus, the Britishers, although
rightly criticized for devastating the Indian economy, can also be credited for bringing a
revolution in the Indian education system.
6) India has made a huge progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance
rate and expandingli tera cy to approximately two thirds of the population.[1] India's
improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to theecono mic
rise of India.[2] Much of the progress in education has been credited to various private institutions.[3] The private education market in India is estimated to be worth $40 billion
in 2008 and will increase to $68 billion by 2012
7) As of 2007, there are 1522 degree-granting engineering colleges in India with an
annual student intake of 582,000[6], plus 1,244 polytechnics with an annual intake of
265,000. However, these institutions face shortage of faculty and concerns have been
raised over the quality of education