What are the vital reforms required in Indian educational sector?

I think indian education system should be designed to accomodate regional,cultural and ethnical diversity with technical as well as conventional knowledge. It should provide common field to compete irrespective of rural or urban or metropolitan students.To meet above goals, quality education institutions need to be made accessible to children of countrymen,rather than making island of education to serve "elite class" of indian society at the cost of marginal common "hindustani".

I think that the legislation relating to universities and the rules and regulations under them have remained substantially unchanged for the past 100 years. They should be simplified and rationalised for improving performance, efficiency and ensuring accountability.

I think more stress should be given to practical applications of the subjects and case studies rather than only theory based subjects. In India, it is a very bad thing of students spending their whole time in mugging up their curriculum because of which they learn less and "just read" more to get marks.

Dear Reader, the teaching methodology should change, there should be more competent, skillful, honest teaching staff who are truly committed and concerned about the future of the children, most importantly, at least some of the educated ministers in the ruling government should think of providing good and free education with good school building, infrastructure, willful staff to teach, gain confidence of the children and please also entertain them while educating, might be it is difficult, but if you are serious, contact me, i have a PPT presentation for better education methodology

it is quite unfortunate in our country that the education is totally neglected and there are no R & D done in this aspect.  all the past legislatures, ruling governments have not focused much due to which the today's education is oscillating.  unless there would be some major reforms in curriculum, syllabus, identity for brilliance irrespective or reservations and capitation, god should save us, we are running just by the mercy of god!!

There should be a proper adjustment of Strong Socialist Ideological background of Govt. and Elitist,Profit -generating Pvt. Partners in education sector.

In my opinion all those colleges with a track record of competence should be given the autonomy to prescribe their own curriculum, conduct examinations, and award degrees.

My point is that all indian schools should have same syallabus. Where ever U go in india the syallabus should be the same. It may be a village or a metro city. The fact we must accept that there is diversity in the education system. For example CBSC, ISCE, state board, Anglo indian, Matriculation, etc.,. The People in both rural areas aswell as urban areas should have the same Quality of education.

Both the ruling governance and the HRD Ministers are Idiots, the Government Schools especially in Rural Sector does not have basic amenities like drinking water, toilets, a moderate building to call it as school, our poor children does not have basic benches or chairs to sit, the poor teachers does not get their salary in time, there are no value added training or motivation to the school teachers, many times books prescribed does not reach students in time, teachers salary and perks are negligible? but HRD minister and the Educational governance wants to build castle in air? what would you call them?let them not think ahead to fool people again and again, first let them set right the base or foundation and later talk about reformation, legislation, syllabus etc.,??

Most universities are being controlled in some form or other through government nominees. They must be given total autonomy and freedom from government interference.

Each Undergraduate and Graduate program is solely theory based. The subjects are completly outdated and meet no challenges in the international environment. There is a vast advancement in every educational field and no subject in the relevant curriculum's imparting or covering that knowledge. The proportion between the ever growing knowledge and program curriculum's is dismissal. No practical application in the curriculum makes students unable to cope with job pressures and the increasing efficiency needs. The cuccirculum should be modified to include relevant subjects inculcating knowledge at par with world standards..

We should learn from Tamil Nadu transport which has been split to compete among themselves and resulted in best service. State boards should be free to compete in other states and why not if students get the choice to choose the best board

Being in the field of education for more than 20 years,I have experienced that the teachers themselves lack proper insight on the real meaning of education. Thanks to the typical training they receive in the professional course they undertake.Given proper exposure to soft skills building, professional attitude and creating a vision, these young aspirants can bring about a world of positive and productive difference to the Indian educational sector.It is firstly the teacher or the 'Education Facilitator' who must realize what the true essence of education is only then can it seep down to every related level of the system.

I think first our education system should be centralized whether the problem will create due to assortment in our culture, regions, etc. For this we can some added rules for the advanced regions if required. Second, admission to the higher education should be based on central entrance exam system.

right now, we have an one size system, It is expected that those who want to be part this system  must  fit in to this 'one size'. those who can't must go to a special schools or opt for non formal education. why is it so rigid? we are fine with the idea of a diverse workforce (post globalisation) but a diverse classroom is not ok.

Involvement of user, (Parents in early education-Primary &nsecondary; Industry in the case of Higher education; NGOs in the case of Humanities, Social science etc) will go a long way in Imparting education and training. Remuneration and other facilities provided to teachers should be on par with what industry provides in order to attract best of talents in Education sector, Educators should be paid more than civil servants. After all they are the ones who prepare the future citizens and as such their role is more important than a civil servant. Educational Institutions should have autonomy. Government funding should be to the extent of creating initial infrastructure. Government funding should be to the extent of 100% up to Secondary education and then onwards, Government instead of funding Institutions should provided scholarships to the needy based on merits and income level. scholarship should include tution, living expenses and books and other education materials. System of awarding doctorates should be limited to people who have acheived in the sectors of Industry, Medicine, education, arts and literature and not for social workers or politicians. Let society and or the government honour these people.