Higher Education in India – Past & Present

The glimpses into the educational system in India provided in the foregoing chapters show how the system offered ways of imparting literacy and practical knowledge to the masses (so that they may earn a living) as also specialized training for various strata of the society.
This educational system was formulated over centuries through empirical methods, and attempted to fulfill society's day-to-day needs. It was not borrowed from an alien land but grew from native soil. The organization of the educational system remained the same among all sects -- Buddhist, Jaina and Vedic.
After fifty years of independence, India is unable to formulate the educational policy most suited to the country. Higher education was not the monopoly of the rich as it is today in India. The king did not intervene in the administration, through he, along with the nobles and wealthy merchants, contributed liberally for the cause of education. Read more...