Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Education Structure Of Schools In India

Since independence and even before that period the importance of education is very much evident in India. It can be said that many people used to throng abroad universities like Harvard and Cambridge and earn a niche for themselves instantly.

Continuing the same roots, lets see the prime roots which used to and still produce such laureates.

Yes, its none other than the education structure of schools in India which is the real the root cause for influencing and strengthening the students as far as their future growth in the field of education is concerned.

Lets go to the basics and track out the structure of schools India follows

There are principally four basic stages of schools in India, primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary or the high school.

Overall on an average, the schooling continues in India for 12 years from class 1 to class 12th (10+2).

The government in India is committed for providing the elementary education for all (Primary and upper primary) aged between 6-14 years of age.

However, upper primary and secondary school learners aged eleven to fifteen is planned into classes six through ten, and higher secondary school students ages sixteen through seventeen are enrolling in classes eleven through twelve. In some places there is a notion called middle/upper primary schools for class six to eight. 

Higher Education in India provides an occasion to focus in a field and includes technical schools (such as the Indian Institutes of Technology), colleges, and universities.

The main types of schools controlled in India are

The state government controlled schools under which a large chunk of students are enrolled
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi
The Council For Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE), New Delhi
National Open School
International Schools 


Now, lets have a detailed look at each of the stages of schooling In India school scenario

Preliminary Education- In India, the concept of preliminary education dates back to history pages and its not a fundamental right of the students, with a very less percentage of them receiving education under the forum concerned. 

Typically, the students under the same are LKG, UKG, students aged between 2-1/2 and 3. 

However, the facilities under this section were not better until some prominent players entered the scene. Pivotal amongst are Kid zee schools, Shamrock preschools. But, these good facility providers cover a very few small chunk of population. 

Nevertheless, the number of students enrolling for preliminary education program in India is as low as 11.22%!

Elementary Education- Students of class 1 to 5th basically forms this crust. As huge has 82% of the students have been observed enrolling for the same.

Higher Education- Higher education forms the rest of the education scene in India 

Accredited Universities- Accredited universities are also in India that offers college degrees once students complete school education in different traditional and professional streams.

Residential schools- In order to make the students a polished individual in the ensuing future, the residential schools play a pivotal role in the same department of imparting valued education in India. However, the basic tip for enrollment in these schools shall be for parents that they send their wards only when they attained a normal age, enough to live alone and independently.

Support Organizations- Charity organizations and many other affordable organizations are in line offering quality education at slashed rates.

Conclusion

We saw under various sections the education structure of schools in India. Government time to time implement and install strategies at various levels of schooling Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan, to cover up as much students they can to impart them education. The introduction of mid-day meals is also one of those initiatives to lure a huge chunk of students come and study at a nominal rate.

Various state governments have also started scholarship for meritorious students for numerous levels of schooling. The same has started to become a success since students can get a financial aid from the authority directly and at the same time study without being under pressure from the lack of aids.

Given these initiatives and many more to follow suit, the education structure in India is set to see a revolutionary change in the days to unfurl.

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