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India has amongst the largest student populations in the world over 230 million enrolled
in schooling and higher education and a low literacy rate of 65% and ranked 172 globally. Also,
there is a short supply of educated manpower which is employable. To meet existing and
emerging demand, India needs to significantly gear up its education infrastructure.
Regulatory bodies :
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is the apex body
for school education in India.
The state government boards
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) board.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) board.
AICTE which deals with technical eduacation
The Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act has come into
force on, April 1, 2010.according to this act every child in the age group
of 6-14 years will be provided 8 years of elementary education. No child
shall be denied admission for want of documents; no child shall be turned
away if the admission cycle in the school is over and no child shall be
asked to take an admission test. Children with disabilities will also be
educated in the mainstream schools. The Prime Minister Shri Manmohan
Singh has emphasized that it is important for the country that if we
nurture our children and young people with the right education, Indias
future as a strong and prosperous country is secure.
India's education system is divided into different levels such as pre-primary level, primary level,
elementary education, secondary education, undergraduate level and postgraduate level.
Functioning of School:
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction ofteachers.
Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these
systems, students progress through a series of schools
Play school and pre school (2-5 years)
Organized pre school market is dominated by private players a few of them are kidzee, eurokids,
treehouse.The current urban market size is estimated to be Rs. 6000cr.
Elementary education (6-11 years)
Rapid improvement in enrollment rates, at least in primary schools. Social disparity which was
very high till 90s has been reduced significantly.
Although globally education as a business does not lend itself to corporatization, as there are
limited economies of scale, in India corporate participation in education is essential because of
the sheer number of seats that need to be created. This capacity build-up needs to be done with a
strong project execution mindset and this can probably be done by corporate India alone, as
opposed to small scattered entrepreneurial ventures or large though inefficient new government
initiatives.
Reference
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http://www.right-to-education.org/
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http://www.icbse.com/universities/foreign/