Avinash shouted back on me for what I advocated then, breaking the
quietude air amidst us. "Abe yahi sach hai yaar, why are you getting so
patriotic?" good part of me replied to placate him.
It wasn't for the first time we lighted the fire between us on a social
issue. Living with a 'jaagruk' roomy often makes it possible. Yet, this time it
was me with some concrete statements to throw at him. Let me tell you, you are
a part of 3rd Largest Educational System
of the World. Did I hold you in awe? For the record, this is true and was well
highlighted in a daily newspaper. Yes, we hold the third standing position on
the stage with China and the United Sates joining us in the line ahead.
However, the elusive top isn't strong enough to fade the irony that we educate
only half as many people from the university age group as China does. You must
have heard about the 'Times Higher Education' current 2011 polls, those which
question of mere existence of quality education on Indian grounds. Yeah! you
can for a while feel proud and condemn me boasting about the ranks of IIMs,
IITs among top 100s of the world but to rectify your notes those stats are
rusted. It was long before in 2005 and 2006. No Indian name was tagged below
the huge figure 500 in 2011 by the same body of London. So let your pride rest
in your pocket. Moreover, the number of Noble Laureates that our nation has
seen so far is like a drop in the sea for such a large Educational System.
I made Avinash finally
silent and I can even make you stumble. The report of National Association of
Software and Services Companies lists 85% graduates of general education and
75% of Technical Education unfit for employment. Haha... puzzled to fathom how
much are you suitable for a job? If not, you will in the near future. The lack
of numerous single university systems has lead us this way and we have gone so
far that even chest-beating cries of the Indian students now won't even touch
the eardrums of our 'Educated Netaas'. Can anyone find a reset button so that
we can refresh and restore the quiescent system? It doesn't need a committee
of experienced old minds to understand what ails our current educational
system. The answer is well known but big enough to swallow for the bureaucrats;
those who run the money-engines for our corrupt netaas. Secure a respectable
score of 93% in board exams and you will find yourself eligible for the Ivy
College of US but you will be ditched by the Delhi University. Yes, we can be
proud of our quantity but have to keep our heads down while defining the
quality.
What's even more
perturbing is how we are bound to rag pick whatever is being thrown by
our Gurus. No 3 idiot team must have been able to make them see the corrosion
they are reinforcing. Certainly, there are roadblocks to deal with but it is a
professor who can only guide a student through them. What we are left with is
directions to steer our life clear of innovations or otherwise we will be holding big zeroes in exams. There's no-one to cure us,
the victims of Indian Educational System, who are taught 'to be an
employee' rather than 'to be an employer'.
The time waits to see an Anna rising
for it and I'll pray for the same. Till then keep the tag tight on your
forehead: "Hum hain chaupat RAJA"
