Change in the curriculum is the first step in improving the higher education system

Change in the curriculum is the first step in improving the higher education system

Updating the curriculum, change in archaic regulations governing educational institutes, overhauling the examination system, upgrading pedagogy and focus on research are some of the reforms which need to be introduced in order to uplift the higher education in India, said panellists at the recently held Vice Chancellor Conference. "We are still following a dated curriculum. One of the immediate steps needed to improve the quality of higher education is to re-design the curriculum of all courses to teach students what is relevant in the present age," said Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He further added that along with the curriculum, it is equally important to upgrade the pedagogy for which training the teachers is the first step. The needs of the education sector are highly evolving and for this one needs customized teaching solutions as one size cannot fit all. Delhi's deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that our education system is burdened by the marks where students remain anxious to get more marks. "This is the time when we should raise them to be fearless learners and be innovative," he said. "While everybody is stressing on improving higher education, it cannot be fixed until the foundations are strong. For that we need to instill a sense of curiosity, fearlessness to ask questions, out-of-the-box thinking instead of fear of scoring. We cannot have entrepreneurs and innovators if the students live in the constant fear of exams," said Sisodia. Raj Singh, vice chancellor, Ansal University said “evaluation system in the country is compliance and conformity-based, which is not sufficient measure of learning. With such an examination system, a high percentage of students fail.” While debating if reservations in educational institutes lead to brain drain, T D Dogra, chief technical officer, SGT University said, "There has been a paradigm shift in aspirations of the students and brain drain was a problem when only limited number of students had access to quality higher education. Today we have highly qualified engineers and doctors in large numbers."

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