Presentation on Critical Analysis of the Present Curriculum

By CA Prashant Jain on 8th July, 2011

In examining the current status of Indian education, a striking pattern emerges in the form of the lack of curriculum relevance to students’ lives. As a product of the Indian primary education system, we can personally attest to the vast disconnect between academic topics studied and our life as a student. As a result, classroom learning has a tendency to take place on a very superficial level, leaving students unaware of the connection between classroom material and their own realties.

The practice of following curriculum solely for the purpose of garnering high examination results and the over-specialization of one discipline at an early age contributes to current Indian education tendencies that continue to encourage rote learning instead of critical thinking skills.

The lack of autonomy of teachers in choosing their curriculum is yet another explanation behind the persistence of the ‘textbook culture.’
Thus, by evaluating the present curriculum more relevant and meaningful syllabus can be developed so as to identify the students learning habits, teacher’s objectives and the student’s objective of joining a certain course. This helps in the overall personality development of a student which makes him employable in the present competitive world.