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Sibal hints at dropping some proposals if there is a rationale

New Delhi: With a few states opposing his agenda of educational reforms, including making Class-X board examination optional, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has hinted at dropping some of his proposals if there is a "rationale" behind it. "These reforms are good for the country. These reforms are required. If t ....Read more

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Education ReformsBy: shanthanu | Monday , 6 Jul '09 17:33:18 PM Reply | Forward Mr.Sibal had to make some loud sound heard within 100 day target imposed by UPA. He has made some suggestions so that the reactions will be heard loud and his purpose is served. Why worry of implementation and consequences and safeguards against failures of untested experimentation etc.?

Some sensible proposals...By: Baskar | Monday , 6 Jul '09 11:06:13 AM Reply | Forward 1. Provide CBSE in all official languages as medium of instruction.2. Instead of unifying all boards, ask all boards to provide percentiles instead of percentages.3. Increase higher education supply by building more institutions in the following categories:a) 100% merit based admissionsb) More in the category existing reservation based ones, ensure that 50% of the seats are merit based only.Increase reservation in primary schools, build more schools in poorer districts and tribal bets. You can't leave that task to religious folks. They can help only divide the country as their agenda is conversion and not upliftment.

Abolish Exams.By: B.Kameshwar Rao | Monday , 6 Jul '09 0:00:12 AM Reply | Forward What is the benefit if a student passes any exam ? We should teach the students and Give a certificate that He/She has studied 'xyz' Those who need them will evaluate as per their requirement This is already in practice like UPSC,PSC,AIEEE, PMT,NDA,and many similar tests.Let Students exist but not Examinees.

Indian candidates would still be Indians despite foreign sounding degrees!By: Hary Nambiar | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 19:15:36 PM Reply | Forward The minister must examine the IRRATIONALITY of his proposals rather than examining the RATIONALITY of objections of the State educationists. Mr. Minister, we are not discussing the role of consensus in a democracy, but about EVALUATION of achievements in education. What are your alternatives to the current procedure? How would you prove the VALIDITY and RELIABILITY of your educational systems, methods and practices? What would be your placement methods in institutions of higher education? What would be your criteria to distinguish excellence, good, mediocre and unacceptable? Indian educational system, institutions, educators and students have proved their excellence. Besides alien curricula, systems, methods, practices and procedure are in the public domain. So before buying alien brands for their, wrap, salesgirls and exterior smell for a higher price, the Minister must recognize international realities, which is, Indian candidates would still be Indian despite foreign degrees

National Conversation Required!By: Jacob Mudanthangili | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 19:10:17 PM Reply | Forward There is a lot of confusion going on with the proposed education reforms. Minister of Education tried to explain it and welcomed a national discussion. All stake holders should welcome it and join the conversation. Central government is not forcing any states to accept the proposed abolision of tenth grade exam in state run schools but central school system only. States have the option to choose.Let the national conversation going. It will be nice to have a national education policy and states follow the central guidence. It is better to avoid too many exams.

Rationale?By: Manish | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 18:59:39 PM Reply | Forward What is his rationale for removing class X exams? Havent heard of that at all.Here the rest of world is talking about the Indian education system i.e. the Chinese are trying to teach their kids good English, Obama is asking Americans to study like Indians and Chinese students.And this joker wants to play around with a proven system without a thorough analysis (how long has he been an education minister?).Shame on him!

Only One Board ExamBy: Bharti | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 16:41:23 PM Reply | Forward It is better to have only one Board Exam i.e. for DEGREE (15 CLASS).

Only rationale can be sucullarism, hence proposal must be only from missionary skuls and madarasasBy: S E Cullar | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 13:56:02 PM Reply | Forward Only rationale can be sucullarism, hence proposal must be only from missionary skuls and madarasas. It must be succlullarly taught to all kids how they can save their souls only through Juzzez or Ohllah.