Editor’s note – In a fun way, the author takes you into the journey of exploration into the reasons for why those in power, despite their knowledge of the mishap that their management has produced, don’t make an effort to change things.
Author’s note – It’s about time the people running things took a look around them and admitted that not everything is perfect in the country today. Only after people admit the flaws in the education system will they be able to rectify it.
Editor’s note – The author draws from personal experience to discuss how the semester system can be either a boon or a bane depending on how it is executed.
Author’s note – I got my undergraduate degree from a reputed University in Kolkata. I have written this article since I feel I had had the worst experience in regard to the semester pattern followed in such a reputed university. It conducts an entrance exam of quite an appreciable standard and admits the crème, only to end up treating them so badly that they often resort to inviting guest lecturers of seriously inefficient capacity who come and read out notes from dirty yellow notebooks (that were probably written when they were students themselves) and get much annoyed when they are questioned by any of us. They do all of this to deal with the deadline of the semester! Also often when we had a paper on Greece and Rome we had been deprived of studying Rome entirely on grounds of time constraint. However when I had absolutely lost faith in the system and moved to a different university that is of international acclaim, I realized it was way more efficient. Both these institutions are government sponsored and have been dealing with the semester system for quite a good number of years. But the difference in their dealing made me realize that the fault lies not with the system but with its execution and in my article I have tried best in a concise manner to argue the same.
Author’s note – Through this article, I plan to bring out the clear disadvantages of the recently imposed semester system in the Delhi University, along with showing the apparent short sightedness on the part of the Academic Council in imposing it.
Editor’s note – The author brings forth a few real life incidents of uninhibited corruption and unethical activities inside educational institutions that are representative of how officials at these institutions think.
Author’s note - I am a graduate in BSc Economics. Over the years I have learnt a lot about the loopholes in the Indian Education System and through this article I would like to share a few of my personal experiences.