期刊名称：International Journal of Educational Research and Technology
印刷版ISSN：0976-4089
出版年度：2013
卷号：4
期号：2
页码：93-94
出版社：Society of Education
摘要：Our university system is, in parts states of country, in a state of despair¡In almost half the districts in the country, higher education enrollments are abysmally low, almost two-third of our universities and 90 per cent of our colleges are rated as below average on quality education parameters¡.I'm concerned that many states university appointments, including that of vice-chancellors, have been politicized and have become subject to caste and communal considerations; there are complain favoritism and corruption."These words were said by our hon'ble Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh in the year 2007, but the status of quality education in our country has changed in these five years. It has experienced increments as well as decrements. Education in India has a history stretching back to the ancient urban centers of learning at Taxila and Nalanda.TheNalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world. Western education embedded deeply into Indian society with the establishment of the British Raj. Education in India falls under the control of both the Union Government and the states, with some responsibilities lying with the Union and the states. The various articles of the Indian Constitution provide for education as a fundamental right. Most universities in India are Union or State Governments controlled. India has made a huge progress in terms of increasing primary education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately two thirds of the population. India's improved education system is one of the main contributors to the economic rise of India. However, India continues to face challenges. Despite growing investment in education, 35 per cent of the population is illiterate and only 15 per cent of the students reach high school. The Indian government lays emphasis on primary education up to the age fourteen years (referred to as Elementary Education in India).
