Corruption In Educational Institutions.

started by Suraiya Jaffer 3 mnths ago
It is the right of every citizen to have access to education.The literacy rate in India is not very high even in urban areas.What is the reason for this? Why can some action not be taken by the authorities to make education available to each and every citizen of the country?
 
There are several factors for this and the major factor is the latest trends in some of the leading schools and colleges of Pune ,specially the well known English Medium ones , is to ask for exorbitant amount from parents under the cover of admission fees.Recently the city is full of touts who claim to get admission for the student and take so called fees from the parents for it.The hapless parents,fall prey to them as they are keen to secure a good education for their  offspring,with the result they shell out hard earned money ,some even take loans and mortgages to satisfy these sharks.
 
Are the school authorities in nexus with them? Recently,I personally have seen how one particular school ,ICSC ,after refusing admission to a child on grounds of no vacancy,gave admission to the very same child through one such person,this was done only after the parents had paid up nearly a lakh.
 
Another factor is bias on the parts of the heads of institutions.An old and renowned college in central Pune,who recently celebrated platinum jubilee ,I am also a past student of the same college,rejected a student who wished to appear for Std : XII th,and what was the reply,that the student was from Andhra board so he should go back and complete from there as the college could not admission to OMS students and this was stated by the vice-principal?
 
Is this fair? Wherefore education in our city,the city,which is called "THE OXFORD OF THE DECCAN" is now come down to this level.
 
If the student is OMS then what about giving admissions to foreign nationals?Why this partiality.At this rate our country will suffer alot and the illiteracy rate will increase .

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  farazIITroorkie posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 1 week ago
indeed thou can understand thy problem...whoooopie..
  Seva posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 1 week ago
Have you talked about this issue to any politician (MLA etc.) and what was his / her reaction?


  Kadambari79 posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 3 mnths ago
This is very correct, because of the corruption there are so many students who suffer, and good students. It's time to think beyond schools/collages. It's time to do distance learning. There are many countries in the wold who have affiliated distance learning. It is the best way to improve your skills and learn more than what you learn in schools. 
Like www.extramarks.com, this website offers you the e-tutor, test papers, online tests. Thse things improve the skills of a student.
http://www.extramarks.com

  Uppili posted Re: Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 3 mnths ago
Tell us something that we don't know.

When education and health care are commercialized and no longer considered services, this is bound to happen.

You pay to get an education, which in turn gets you a job that pays well. You can use this money to pay the hospitals to keep you healthy and alive until you have lost all your money and soul....

This is called the economy of checks and balances.

  flimflam2 posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 3 mnths ago
"the latest trends in some of the leading schools and colleges of pune" is NOT a reason for the low literacy rate - 65% to 70% - of the indian population. literacy means ability to read and write in any language, and depends entirely on basic education, say, that imparted up to the eighth grade or standard.

furthermore, no private college has an obligation to admit any given person, as government colleges do. academic proficiency ("marks") may not, and need not be the only criterion used by colleges to admit students. what do marks and supposed academic proficiency mean when they can be got by memorizing information and regurgitating it on the day of an exam? when a large percentage of students make 90% or more marks overall, some universities will adopt more sophisticated criteria to discriminate among those who made similar high marks.

if your child or relative did not get into fergusson college, i'm sorry, but life does not start or end with fergusson college. and if s/he was truly knowledgeable or passionate about learning, i am doubly sorry. you and others like you should write to your m.l.a.s and to the education and chief ministers of maharashtra and demand that they start more government colleges.

flimflam
  Seva posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 3 mnths ago
if your child or relative did not get into fergusson college, i'm sorry, but life does not start or end with fergusson college. and if s/he was truly knowledgeable or passionate about learning, i am doubly sorry. you and others like you should write to your m.l.a.s and to the education and chief ministers of maharashtra and demand that they start more government colleges.  --- FF

>>> You raise a good point FF. 

 

If the original poster of this thread is concerned about the low literacy rate in India and giving education to children without spending too much money, then that can be done by sending kids to govt. schools and colleges which happened to be plenty all over India and are almost free to the level of Ph.D. degree in some subjects (humanities and basic sciences, I think).   On the other hand, if the parents want to send their kids to special or exclusive schools and colleges -- privately owned, professional type, English or other special  medium, religious (Convents, Madarasas etc.) -- then they have to  shell out the money demanded by those schools / colleges and there is hardly any reason for kids’ parents to complain about it.


- Seva
  Suraiya Jaffer posted Re:Corruption In Educational Institutions. on 2 mnths ago
Seva and FF, I am not talking about a relative or family,I was mentioning about the haughty way the institutions behave towards those who seek admission.They blatantly ask for lakhs for admission.You may be rich enough to afford it but how many of the working class people can do? FF ,I did not mention Fergusson so why are you assuming it? I clearly said Camp area,kindly read it properly before passing comments.

As for Seva , I do not advocate selling of education as I am an educanist myself.Education should be free of corruption and what I am against is corruption. Why should children from go to govt.schools which are meant for under priveleged kids? You want to deprive them of their rights.

I feel both of you are supporters of the cause of  education in good schools and colleges are meant only for high society ,rich class of people! I do not advocate corruption in any field nor support such institutions.




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