Exploring Quality Of Indian Schooling

Here is a close look at how Indian schools fare in terms of quality. Which one will you select?

India has succeeded in bringing over 20 million children into primary school education in just about two decades. A stupendous achievement in terms of statistics. But when we look at it in terms of quality, a yawning gap appears. This is a matter of grave concern. More so, because we are a country that has pledged to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal of quality education.

The first step in this direction would be to improve the quality of learning. This can be possible only if we have a student learning tracking system. The way students are assessed doesn’t leave much option for optimism. The focus is still on statistics. How many students pass an exam, the scores, cut-offs for higher education admission and so on and so forth? Nobody asks any question on learning outcomes. There is an overloaded curriculum and too much pressure on students. Creativity and innovation is sacrificed at the altar of rote learning and exams.