The latest Union Budget has given ample scope to HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to realise his grand dreams to completely revamp and restructure the education system in India. In an exclusive interview to priyanka rai, Sibal lays down a road map for how he will do to education what Manmohan Singh did with the economy in 1991. B&E wishes him Godspeed.
B&E: Did you harbour any desire back then to bring about a change in the education system?
KS: As a young boy you don’t usually think about such things.
B&E: How pressing really is the need to change the education system?
KS: India cannot wait anymore. Time is running steadily out. We just cannot afford to set up committees and wait for their reports. It is time to act now. We need to move forward with three mantras: expansion, inclusion and excellence. That translates into access, equity and quality. You must expand opportunities in education. Therefore, you must not depend only on the government or the private sector. You must think about new structures to deliver learning to the people. It must be inclusive because at the heart of it is the fundamental duty of the state to ensure that the underprivileged have access. Once you have access and there is equity you cannot compromise with quality. So you must deliver quality education at all levels. My focus is mainly primary and secondary education. I think once you increase the gross enrollment ratio then you will have enough stock to take care of higher education.
B&E: So you are essentially thinking about a bottom-up approach.?
KS: It has to be the bottom-up approach. At the moment, out of every 100 individuals who go to school, only 11 graduate. No country can move forward with this kind of gross enrolment. I also wish to remove trauma from education. I don’t want parents and children to be traumatised as they move up the ladder. School education must not be a traumatic experience for parents and children.
B&E: Did you harbour any desire back then to bring about a change in the education system?
KS: As a young boy you don’t usually think about such things.
B&E: How pressing really is the need to change the education system?
KS: India cannot wait anymore. Time is running steadily out. We just cannot afford to set up committees and wait for their reports. It is time to act now. We need to move forward with three mantras: expansion, inclusion and excellence. That translates into access, equity and quality. You must expand opportunities in education. Therefore, you must not depend only on the government or the private sector. You must think about new structures to deliver learning to the people. It must be inclusive because at the heart of it is the fundamental duty of the state to ensure that the underprivileged have access. Once you have access and there is equity you cannot compromise with quality. So you must deliver quality education at all levels. My focus is mainly primary and secondary education. I think once you increase the gross enrollment ratio then you will have enough stock to take care of higher education.
B&E: So you are essentially thinking about a bottom-up approach.?
KS: It has to be the bottom-up approach. At the moment, out of every 100 individuals who go to school, only 11 graduate. No country can move forward with this kind of gross enrolment. I also wish to remove trauma from education. I don’t want parents and children to be traumatised as they move up the ladder. School education must not be a traumatic experience for parents and children.
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