For the economic development of a country, Education plays an extremely important role. Since the early days of Independence, India has always focused on improving the literacy rate, for which even today, the government runs many programs to promote Primary and Higher Education In India. In India, the importance of Education has always been valued by the government, which is reflected in our economic policies. Education is all about the process of teaching, learning, and training of students in schools and colleges to increase their knowledge and develop their skills, hence enhancing the quality of their studies.
Importance of School Education
In shaping a person’s social and professional growth, the school plays a vital role. Schools in India mostly focus on nurturing the children to face the competitive world outside. Students’ capability is tested on the grounds of examination and assignments, which further encourage them to study sincerely. Based on their marks, a student will be judged whether he/she is knowledgeable or not.
In India, as per the World Bank report, there are more than 7,40,000 formal schools, more than 3.6 million teachers are working on a full-time basis.
Latest Trend and present Education System In India
The Indian Government considers Education as a key area where drastic growth and development is required. As a result, various future prospects have been considered and policies drafted. The vision is to ensure that Education in India is of the highest quality and available to the whole population, without discrimination.
Indian Education is divided into different levels such as pre-primary level, primary level, elementary education, secondary education, undergraduate and postgraduate level. In India, the foundation of Education is primary or elementary education. Later, they go into secondary education, undergraduate and then followed by postgraduate level, which are termed as higher education levels. Our Indian Education System has been revamped substantially with better facilities, enhanced study materials, improvement in teaching methods, etc.
Education Governing Boards in India are mentioned below:
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Council of Indian School Certificate Examination
State Government Boards
National Open School
International Schools in India
The Role of State Boards in Education
In India, in almost every state, there is at least one education board which caters to the Secondary and Higher Secondary education. Each state board follows a separate syllabus and grading methodology. The syllabus of state boards is usually limited, compared to other boards. It mostly gives preferences to regional languages and culture. In State Boards, examinations are conducted in each class. In Class 10, the students appear for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Class 12 students appear for the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams. Each State Board prescribes textbooks to schools affiliated with them. For e.g., schools affiliated to Tamil Nadu Board follows samacheer kalvi 7th books, 8th books, etc.
Every state board provides their study materials to students according to their respective syllabus. Students can access these study materials by visiting the official website of their respective boards. From the board official website, students can download reference materials such as textbooks, previous year papers, model papers, syllabus, etc. For e.g., students of Tamil Nadu Board can access these study materials such as samacheer kalvi 10th books, model papers, etc. by visiting the official website of Tamil Nadu Board.
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