Educational reforms are a to a great extent most debated subject in the recent years. It is common known fact that the system of education formulated by the rulers at that point of time was not on a consonance with the nation’s future goals and objective. After realizing the need for educating the young minds in India, many leaders of the freedom movement have made an effort to establish a national level education institution. With the help of these institutions, the spirit of patriotism and nationalism were rooted in the minds.

Education In India

There were several committees as well as rules which were set up to put forward further proposal to bring in changes in the education system. Some of the commissions and committees included the RadhaKrishnan Commission on institution of higher education, LaxmanaSwamy Mudaliyar Committee on Secondary Education etc. Another education commission is the Kothari Commission on Education is the prominent ones.

Breakdown in execution

In spite of the large material availability in the form of proposal and proposals which were  curving out from these committees and commissions, educational reforms kept on to stay put an indefinable goal and no significant advancement were accomplished regarding adding fundamental changes in the existing system. It was a tough process for making it an effectual tool of countrywide reconstruction. The same inconsistent system formulated by the former colonial rulers persistently ruled the rest with negligible revisions generally relating to the external details. This resulted in the aimless float into the system of today. The educational set-up presents a lifeless and disturbing picture of the current society.

Successful implementation was one of the major issues. The universalization of the primary education remains a distant dream even today. The infrastructural facilities remained inadequate. The document titled “Challenges of Education by the GOI” clearly pictured the pathetic condition of the schools in the country. The aim to strengthen the higher education in also not achieved in least.

The main reason to fail of the National education policy was mainly due to many reasons like delayed and random implementation, progressive turn down in the allotment of resources along with the absence of an operational line of attack as well as practical instruments. It is very important that enough care is given to ensure that the same mistakes are not continued. The failures of the past must become the guiding principle for the future if the reforms are to become a reality.

Upgrading the structure on the National level

The fundamental fault in the current system is that it falls short to reproduce the national ethos effectively. The national spirit which manifests the educational hard work throughout pre-Independence Days was obvious by its nonattendance in the post-independence time. The structures are to be implicit in its construal part. This includes attitude and concept of education, national revelation and viewpoint along with consequence to the national requirements.

Values and notion of education

The philosophy of education is knowledge and knowledge itself is the essence of philosophy. The search for knowledge must be the main attraction of the education activity. Knowledge has the ability to enable human beings to rise to a superior level of spiritual and morality. In the current system, information is equal to knowledge. Separation of the pursuit of knowledge from higher pious and ethical values is a bane of the current system of education.

In India there were great and well known thinkers and philosophers like Swami Dayananda, Swami Vivekananda, and Gandhi etc have portrayed that education is a man making course of action. This will help to bring out the concealed transcendent behavior within the individuals. With proper education it is possible to craft an all round growth of the individuality together with the physical, intellectual, and divine aspects should outline the objective of education.

National Image and Perception

Developing the sense of nationalism and development of vision for the country is yet another criterion for the education. The awareness of the past, custom, principles and the world view jointly form the national vision of a human being. A sense of national pride has got to be built-in in the curriculum. This will ultimately help the youth accomplish originality and excellence in all walks of life and make the youth of the nation come out from the threshold of the colleges and universities with a courage and extreme self-belief in him and in his nation.

Significance to National requirements

The education has direct link with the socio-economical needs of the society. The aim of education is not to develop human robot or even to supply resources to the world. On the other hand the system must be effective to support the economic development and social transformation.

A proper and accurate of education system which is tuned to the economic and social requirements is the only retort to the current socio-economic troubles. Education must be capable to generate an army of skilled workers with social compassion that will speak to itself to the troubles of the society with a sense of promise.

The Primary Education

At the primary level, avoidance of dropouts has got to develop into a subject of top priority. Scheming a detailed and profound study of the root cause of dropout must befall the foremost step of an enduring planning. Instantaneous action must comprise extend required amenities and providing right incentive to the young student as well as to the teaching group.

Importance of education

The Secondary Education

The vocational education schemes and courses must be made stronger. Bridging the gap flanked by the world of knowledge and world of work should be introduced. Inculcating the important value of manual work and self-respect of labors must be cultivated. The course content and the pedagogy must be in tune with the local and regional requirements as to develop a proper technology for growth and social transformation. The course must help the students to develop their soft skills like communication, comprehension, IT, management skills etc.

Universities and Higher Education

Universities as centers of knowledge and study have a significant role in intensifying the prospect of understanding and academic supervision to the world. Regrettably, many of them have turn out to be mere test performing bodies nowadays. Provisions must be made for a proper arrangement of affiliation. There must be a fair conception of autonomous colleges. There must be an opportunity for meaning full research. The infrastructural facilities must be increased along with technological revolution in the information technology