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Exam Republic—Analysing the Potential Fallouts of the Common University Entrance Test

Vol. 58, Issue No. 28, 15 Jul, 2023
In July 2022, India got a brand new “high-stakes” exam for our youth to fight out their rivals in the merciless arena of Indian higher-education—the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). Somewhat along the lines of its Chinese counterpart, or the Gaokao, the CUET (UG) was conducted across the nation, in a computer-based format, for admission to various undergraduate courses across a total of 90 universities. These included 44 central universities, 12 state universities, 13 deemed universities, and 21 private universities (MHRD 2022). Similarly, the CUET (PG), or the same exam for entrance into post-graduate programmes, saw participation of around 55 central, state, deemed, and private universities as per the latest data available on the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) website (NTA 2022b). With 14.9 lakh students registering for it, CUET(UG) became the second largest entrance exam in the country, with NEET (UG) retaining the top spot with 18 lakh registrations (Gohain 2022). Between 15th July and 30th August 2022, the CUET (UG) exam was conducted in six phases, 13 languages, across 259 Indian cities, and 10 cities outside of India (NTA 2022a).

Pandemic-aggravated Inaccessibility in School Education

Vol. 57, Issue No. 46, 12 Nov, 2022

Lack of access to disadvantaged minorities and discriminated social groups limits the gains.

Resource Constraints in Implementing the NEP 2020

Vol. 57, Issue No. 6, 05 Feb, 2022
The fiscal year 2020-21 was unprecedented for the education sector in India. First, a new National Education Policy with an ambitious rollout timeline was announced. Second, it witnessed a near lockdown of all educational activity because of the pandemic. This has led to significant learning loss, particularly of foundational literacy and numeracy that will have to be recovered in the coming years. Both of these call for a significant investment of resources in the education sector. An analysis of central and Karnataka (as a representative state) education budgets for FY 2021-22 reveals that there is minimal funding to address either of these in the current fiscal year.

English Language Education in India: How Aspirations for Social Mobility Shape Pedagogy

While English is not the official language of India, it has become the language of the ruling elite. Fluency in English is extremely sought after and brings with it the potential for social mobility to the underprivileged sections of society. But is an English-medium education the solution? */ */

School Choice in Rural India

Vol. 54, Issue No. 49, 14 Dec, 2019
Rahul Lahoti, Rahul Mukhopadhyay

Indian parents are faced with more choices of schools, but with less information on schools and schooling. The study across four states in rural India suggests that perceptions of teaching–learning, discipline, and safety of children in schools determine school choice among parents. Expenses are a critical consideration for parents who send children to public schools, while the English medium is important for parents of children going to private schools. However, parental choices of low-fee private schools are often not based on accurate information, and parents emphasise many educationally unimportant but aspirational factors. The marketing efforts of schools and cultural aspirations of parents reinforce each other, allowing for a situation in which actual educational outcomes can be subordinated, or worse, undermined.

Studying Childhood in India

Vol. 51, Issue No. 23, 04 Jun, 2016
Krishna Kumar

A look at the various ideas of childhood that have been dominant in India over the past century or so, and what they mean for parenting, pedagogy and politics in the new century.

Urdu Education in India

Vol. 37, Issue No. 02, 12 Jan, 2002
Ather Farouqui

While Urdu has given way to more career-oriented education, commitment to its revival must solely base itself on a cultural, religious and political identity. An experimental, even innovative educational approach as seen in other regional mediums might provide a welcome strategy.

Taking Schools to Children

Vol. 36, Issue No. 35, 01 Sep, 2001
Usha Jayachandran

In a unique experiment designed to ensure access to educational opportunities to child-labourers in the brick kiln industry, 'bhonga shalas' perform several roles. By their wider involvement of the community, they also afford employment opportunities to several tribal youth and ensure continuity in the educational process.

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