OVERSEAS: POLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF INDIA

Abstract

The Indian education system is still based on the British model exemplified by Macaulay's army of clerks bringing about the cultural conquest of India. Well over 70 per cent, however, of the Indian population is directly involved in agriculture and lives in a rural area. Today, and for many years past, unemployment amongst graduates and diploma holders has reached colossal proportions. Posts advertised for minimum qualifications get applications from graduates. This has led to unrest amongst the student population of course. In fact, the Indian education system is geared to producing people of European culture, unemployable and apparently unwanted in India at present.

Citation

Barker, D. (1971), "OVERSEAS: POLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF INDIA", Education + Training, Vol. 13 No. 10, pp. 350-352. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb001730