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School heads seek reform in university
admission process
Saturday February 04, 2012 07:53:30 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Heads of
various schools in the capital Saturday stressed upon the need to
reform the admission process at Indian universities as a natural
extension to the recent reforms in school education.
Speaking at the 'One Globe 2012 knowledge conference' here,
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Said D.R. Saini, principal of Delhi Public School R.K. Puram: "The
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"While the schools provide the roots, the shoot is missing since
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promising students are often compelled to seek admissions abroad.
"As a result, India is unable to bear the true fruits of talent," he
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Emphasising on the need for project-based approach to education in
schools, Kaye Annette Jacob, associate director of The Heritage
Schools said: "India has a rich educational tradition and heritage
from Gandhi to Tagore to Aurobindo.
"There is a need to muster courage to change the educational system
to keep it in sync with today's times," he said.
"We're on the verge of breaking through the silos of streams that
are no longer relevant for higher education. Schools today are
adopting novel ways of connecting with students through experiential
learning by creating authentic projects," he added.
Arun Kapur, director of Vasant Valley School, was of the opinion
that it is not the school examination that causes stress among
students but the fear of not getting admissions in good
universities.
"The university admission process is faulty and only looks at
numbers scored by students in the schools which should change," he
said.
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