(a) whether the Government proposes to bring radical changes in the present education system in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has consulted/proposes to consult various stakeholders before arriving at a decision;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which these changes are likely to be
implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (e): Educational reforms are a continuous process and
11th Five Year Plan seeks to carry them forward through
expansion, inclusion and rapid improvement in quality through
institutional and policy reforms and by enhancing public
spending.There will be no Class X Board examination w.e.f.
2011 for students studying in CBSE’s Senior Secondary Schools
who do not wish to move out of the CBSE system after Class X.
The students studying in CBSE’s Secondary Schools will,
however,be required to appear in Board’s external examination
if they intend to leave the Secondary School after Class X.
The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation has been
strengthened in all CBSE affiliated schools w.e.f. October,
2009 in Class IX.The new Grading System has been introduced
at Secondary School Level(for Class IX and X) effective from
2009-10 academic session. During various meetings with
stakeholders,survey etc. the CBSE has received encouraging
response.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Act, 2010 has been enacted which envisages
significant reforms in the Elementary Education sector
specially with reference to admission, attendance and
completion of elementary education by all children in schools
which conform to specified norms and standards.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) follows a holistic approach
to improve the quality of elementary education, and subject to
certain norms provides for opening of new primary schools, up
gradation of primary schools to upper primary school,
construction of school buildings, construction of additional
classrooms to improve the students classroom ratio,
recruitment of additional teachers to improve the pupil
teacher ratio, in-service training of the teachers and
training of the teachers and training of untrained teachers,
provision of text books, learning enhancement programme,
remedial teaching, school and teacher grant and regular
academic support to the school through Block Resource Centres
and Cluster Resource Centres to improve the quality of
classroom practices.
Model Degree Colleges are being established one each
in 374 education backward districts with low GER. These
predominantly serve rural areas and with concentration of
population of SC/ST/Minorities and have female GER.