STATE OF EDUCATION

Times of India (  07,Mar,2012  ) reports :

• Central Teachers Eligibility Test ( CTET ) was held on Jan 29, 2012

• 10,58,000  teachers registered to take the exam

• 900,000  teachers appeared for the exam

• Only 55,422 teachers managed to score the minimum 60 % required to pass the exam  (approx 6 %  passed)

• In last year’s exam , 14 % had passed

• CTET was started by the Government last year to to ensure that the quality of teachers across the country is standardized

Consequence ?

15 year old students from 73 countries took part in PISA [ Programme for International Student Assessment ], conducted by OECD

When tested on their reading , math and science abilities , Indian students stood “ second – to – last “ . So what ? Indian students were ahead of the students from Kyrgyzstan, who stood last !

Students from China’s Shanghai province , which participated in PISA for the first time , scored highest in reading . It also topped the charts in math and science

You are welcome to draw your own conclusion !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH