Continuous and Comprehensive Excuse me what?

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Editor’s note – The author is a NRI college student in Canada who questions the debatable initiative by the CBSE called the “Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation”

Author’s note – When I was in Class X, we had the board exams. There was less stress in studying for the exam, than in hearing everyone around you comment on how you should study, what marks you should get etc. As a result, numerous students often cribbed on how “stressed” out they were. Now the present students in Class X don’t have the board exams. C.B.S.E. believes it is enhancing the learning experience of students by getting rid of the class ten board examinations. But has the stress gone?

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American Undergraduate Studies: The Actual Experience

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Editor’s note – This is the second installment of the ongoing series on free education abroad. In the first part we saw detailed information on getting great undergraduate education in America. In this part, we reveal the actual experience of the author in America so that you can decide for yourself whether or not it is worth the trouble.

Author’s note – I authored the first article in this series (which was about free undergraduate education in the US). In this piece, I present my personal experience in an unbiased and candid way giving you an unfettered peek into my life when I went to Huntsville, Alabama in 2008 in search of greener pastures.

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India Engineered

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Editor’s note – This article comes from a Delhiite. The author talks about the narrow trends in careers and how the choice of a career is forced on the children. Then comes the argument about the essentially misleading nature of the competition that one has to endure in order to get into the top institutes. The author feels that real science is murdered in India. Also the topic of lack of productive output in our institutes is touched upon.

Author’s Note – I reside in Delhi, and I am aspiring to become an IT professional. Throughout my life I have had a pretty good academic record, but still I am dissatisfied with the quality of education I have received here in India. And this article is my statement on the trends of our country and the need to shift our focus from meaningless competition to real and productive output.

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