Beginning a career from the age of 21 is definitely a major responsibility, especially when you are trying to study at the same time. While weekdays are occupied with work and a fixed routine, the weekends are occupied with family and friends. Apart from this, studying in India through distance mode is another additional challenge that I have found. They act like impatient horses during the admission procedure citing they need to adhere to strict deadlines and also shut their doors with an informative advertisement to visit their website regularly for constant updates. A funny joke, until you realise that they website has not been updated since the year 2010. Well this is the condition and then we talk about the young generation spending lakhs to study abroad. Its time to wake-up because this sluggish attitude is the reason why students are venturing beyond the boundaries of our country.
Simply stated, the generation today wants information at their behest and if there is a website where information is supposed to be available then why aren't there any kinds of updates in the first place. Mind you, they also take your personal number saying that they will contact you for further information and send constant updates about the submission of term-end examinations and assignments, which they never do. A new way to fleece students is through the fixation of two submission dates. One, where it would be written is the final date and the other also stating is a final day of submission but with a generous late fee.
Honestly, till date I was hearing about our educational curriculum being faulty but now the reason I have come to understand lies in the education system. The way it is mishandled and manipulated is not just a shame but a root cause to the problem of increasing drop-outs in our country. Yes, there are many who drop-out of such distance learning courses due to such kind of sluggish approach. This is not just slamming a negative image against the education system in the country but also leaving some with no choice of upgrading their educational qualifications. There are many who choose this method of education, to work and study simultaneously as its not just a better opportunity to gain experience at the work-front but also helps many gain financial independence and a hope to address economic slowdowns in their households.
Bringing out such programmes of distance learning, need to bridge the communication gap that delves between the university and students. It will foster the urge in many to enrol and take it up with a more serious approach.
Simply stated, the generation today wants information at their behest and if there is a website where information is supposed to be available then why aren't there any kinds of updates in the first place. Mind you, they also take your personal number saying that they will contact you for further information and send constant updates about the submission of term-end examinations and assignments, which they never do. A new way to fleece students is through the fixation of two submission dates. One, where it would be written is the final date and the other also stating is a final day of submission but with a generous late fee.
Honestly, till date I was hearing about our educational curriculum being faulty but now the reason I have come to understand lies in the education system. The way it is mishandled and manipulated is not just a shame but a root cause to the problem of increasing drop-outs in our country. Yes, there are many who drop-out of such distance learning courses due to such kind of sluggish approach. This is not just slamming a negative image against the education system in the country but also leaving some with no choice of upgrading their educational qualifications. There are many who choose this method of education, to work and study simultaneously as its not just a better opportunity to gain experience at the work-front but also helps many gain financial independence and a hope to address economic slowdowns in their households.
Bringing out such programmes of distance learning, need to bridge the communication gap that delves between the university and students. It will foster the urge in many to enrol and take it up with a more serious approach.
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