Editors Desk

The education system in India is going through a very important & exciting phase. Like we all know there are lot of external factors involved in the system that influence & shape the education policy of the country. I am going to give my 2 cents about how the system can be made better particularly in professional courses.

Section 1.01 Do Away With Centralized Merit Based System

As on print, admission to engineering colleges is being made through a centralized merit system. In fact throughout the country the same system is being followed. There can be no second thoughts in that admission should be merit based but I am against the centralization policy. The system as of now doesn’t encourage equitable growth and growth is gravitating towards areas & people who are already doing well. Number game is being played at every point & it is a winner takes all, situation resulting in the great divide. Just what am I saying here? According to the current ranking system, students getting higher marks are grouped together and attend prestigious colleges therefore getting better resources & exposure. This in turn results in lesser known colleges getting students who are not up to the expected standard. Well in my view even though infrastructure plays a great role in any education system it is the quality of students that determine the status of the college. Good Students = Good College it is as simple as that. Since the cream has been absorbed by well known colleges, the lesser known colleges have to deal will low quality students and therefore growth prospects for the region, college & students are highly limited.