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10 Fun Facts about the Indian Education System

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Indian education is one of the most comprehensive and high-quality education systems among developing and developed countries. There are over a million schools in the country, as well as over 36,000 higher education institutions.

In recent years, the literacy rate and sex ratio in schools have significantly improved.
The Indian education system may be viewed as a world-class progressive education system that is always experimenting with the improvement of its students. The Modi 2.0 government’s recently issued budget aspires to make India’s education system world-class. Let’s look at the top ten facts concerning India’s educational system.

1. City Montessori School is the world’s largest school

According to the current edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, is the world’s largest school. Bharti and Jagdish Gandhi established the school in 1959 with only 300 borrowed rupees and five pupils. The school today has around 2500 teachers and serves roughly 40000 students.

2. Nalanda University is the world’s oldest continuously operating university

Nalanda University, the world’s oldest functioning university, was founded between 600 and 500 BC in Taxila, nicknamed Takshashila, with 68 courses to study. It was first established during the Gupta Dynasty Period.

Many Buddhists began to educate the students later, and the university was heavily impacted by Buddha Ideologies. The institution remained closed until President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam advocated reopening it in 2006. The university was later resurrected in 2014 with 15 students.

3. In 2011, 21.2 percent of India’s population was living in poverty, according to government statistics

Children who live in poverty are more likely to drop out of school. Why? Their first priority and main worry are ensuring the survival of their family. Education is a luxury for the poor, something only the wealthy can afford in terms of time and money.

This perspective may be shifted by dedicating more funds to the construction of schools in underprivileged parts of India, allowing students direct access to school and working around the schedules of people who are also caring for their families.

4. The National Institute of Technology (NIT) is a public research university Karnataka: It has a beach of its own

The NITK Campus in Karnataka features a private beach on the premises. Although, from the NITK campus to the seashore, there is a gate that gives a nice green path. However, the beach is reachable from anywhere outside of NITK. It is situated on a 250-acre plot of land on the Arabian Sea’s beach. Students are permitted to visit the beach even after the college has closed.

5. In India, children between the ages of 6 and 14 receive free and compulsory schooling

The Indian Parliament approved the landmark Right to Education Act in August 2009, making education free and compulsory in India for children aged 6 to 14. Because of this act, there have been significant improvements and advancements in educational access. In India, for example, literacy rates have risen in recent years. Between 2010 and 2015, the student population in the educational system increased by 5%.

6. Is it possible to start an MBA program directly after graduating from high school? Yes!

The Integrated Curriculum in Management at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, is a unique program. It is a five-year program that leads to a master’s degree in business administration.

The format of the course is straightforward. The course will cover the graduation syllabus for the first three years, and the master’s coursework for the remaining two years. Between the stages, there will be no tests.

7. Banaras Hindu University is Asia’s largest residential campus

BHU is the largest residential university in the world. It serves around 20000 students pursuing higher education. Kashi Naresh, the hereditary monarch of Banaras, gave the university land. It covers an area of up to 1,300 acres.

It provides services to six institutes and more than 60 hostels. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, India’s first Vice-President and second President, was the Vice-Chancellor of BHU till January 1948.

8. In India, one out of every 40 elementary schools is held in tents or open places with unqualified instructors

Inadequate money is provided to rural regions and primary schools, denying children in remote areas access to structured primary education. Children are frequently taught in tents or open places with little access to basic tools like pencils, pens, paper, and chalkboards.

Furthermore, UNICEF and other international organizations have noted that incompetent teachers are a big issue in India’s education system. Teachers, for example, have minimal certification requirements, according to WENR (World Education News + Reviews).

9. In India, preschool schooling is not required and is quite uncommon

In India, the Right to Education Act prioritized education for children aged 6 to 14. Preschool education, on the other hand, is not always prioritized. In truth, higher education receives more than 30% of educational budgets, leaving education for children under the age of six impoverished.

10. In India, girls account for a disproportionately large share of overall out-of-school children

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It is not unusual to identify child labour as a significant factor for children not attending school in India’s rural areas. This is due to the need for youngsters to labour on farms and in homes to earn a living for families living in poverty. The majority of these youngsters are female. There is still opposition to sending females to school in some areas. Despite the fact that the Right to Education Act mandates that children aged 6 to 14 attend school, more girls than boys are pushed to drop out by their parents in order to help at home. Progress has been made, however, in keeping girls in school.

Despite the fact that the Right to Education Act mandates that children aged 6 to 14 attend school, more girls than boys are pushed to drop out by their parents in order to help at home. Progress has been made, however, in keeping girls in school. The Right to Education Act increased the number of walled school grounds and quadrupled the number of girls’ bathrooms in schools by 2016, reducing a key safety risk for girls attending school. Since the passage of the Right to Education Act, the number of out-of-school females aged 11 to 14 has declined from 10.3% in 2006 to 4.1 percent in 2018.