Standard of Indian Education

As per Census of India 2011, the Literacy rate of India has gone up to 74.04% in 2011 from 65.38% in
2001. with male literacy rate 82.14% and female literacy rate is 65.46%. Kerala with 93.9% literacy
rate is the top state in India,Lakshadweep and Mizoram are at second and third position with 92.3%
and 91.06% literacy rate respectively. Bihar with 63.08% literacy rate is the last in terms of literacy
rate in India. Majority of states in India have shown majors signs of improvement in their overall
literary rate thus contributing towards a literate nation. But, India is said to be passing through a great
dichotomy. The country has got some excellent education institutions. But, the quality across the
country is uneven.
Primary and secondary education has their own challenges,Govt.run schools are not performing well
and the private run schools take huge sum for providing a better education.So in this era of economic
disparity quality education is serious issue.According to a report, 57% of students in the country are
educated but are not adequately prepared for employment. The country’s education assessment
framework lacks specific action points for teachers and parents to enable holistic education.
If we talk about higher education While there has been remarkable growth in the number of
institutions providing higher education in India, but even then none of the Indian universities finds
any place in the list of top universities in the world.Quality of many universities and colleges are far
from satisfactory.On one hand there are some institutions like the IITs, IIMs having a well established
a reputation, there are a large number of institutions which are mediocre, and some are no better
than ‘teaching shops’. Most of higher education institutions fall in between these two
extremes.Private universities are operating in an inappropriate manner, without much concern for
students and quality education,many of them operate under political patronage and take advantage
of the prevailing lax or corrupt regulatory environment.
Political interference in university and college affairs is of common knowledge.In some states, in
government colleges, teachers are transferable like government staff. The process of transfer is
opaque and often driven by political influence. Because of frequent transfers, teachers in government
colleges rarely develop an institutional attachment, which is essential for improving the quality of
education.
140 or more universities got themselves accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council (NAAC) but only about 32 percent were rated as ‘A’ grade or above.
But the happier part is that education sector in India is poised to witness major growth in the years to
come as India will have world’s largest tertiary-age population and second largest graduate talent
pipeline globally by the end of 2020. With online modes of education being used by several
educational organizations, the higher education sector in India is set for some major changes and
developments in the years to come. 
Looking forward:With human resource increasingly gaining significance in the overall development of
the country, development of education infrastructure is expected to remain the key focus in the
current decade. To ensure that the skills of Indian students are aligned with what the market
demands will require that courses and teachers are in tune with the same.
To ensure the quality education and education at affordable price,the online education is going to
play a key role.