The national capital is among the leaders on this front with a total of 166 cases in 2010. Maharashtra and West Bengal have recorded the maximum cases and over the past decade, the two have only exchanged places.
Rather than introducing minor changes in the syllabus, India need a change in the entire functioning of the system. Steps like having more counsellors in schools, revamping the marks-oriented education system and opening stress management cells in educational institutions across the country are increasingly becoming important. More importantly, education at higher levels needs to keep pace with the demand so that pressure on performance comes down. Recently, a task force set up by the Ministry of Education pegged the faculty shortage in India at 54% and concluded that 3,00,000 more professors are needed. Also, India needs four times the number of universities as compared to what it has currently. It’s time we eased the mental suffering in the minds of our youth, all because the system hasn’t been good enough to accommodate them.
Rather than introducing minor changes in the syllabus, India need a change in the entire functioning of the system. Steps like having more counsellors in schools, revamping the marks-oriented education system and opening stress management cells in educational institutions across the country are increasingly becoming important. More importantly, education at higher levels needs to keep pace with the demand so that pressure on performance comes down. Recently, a task force set up by the Ministry of Education pegged the faculty shortage in India at 54% and concluded that 3,00,000 more professors are needed. Also, India needs four times the number of universities as compared to what it has currently. It’s time we eased the mental suffering in the minds of our youth, all because the system hasn’t been good enough to accommodate them.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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