Outrageous Rules!!!

The way today’s education system is and the rules laid by it are really ridiculous. Coming to a particular example, U.S. universities are more concerned about the years of study than the matter of study. They have this dumb rule which says, “only those with 4years of baccalaureate degree equivalent to that of U.S. baccalaureate degree are eligible to apply for masters”. I call it a “ridiculous” rule because though engineering students have a 4 year degree; b.com students with 3 year degree have better basic knowledge as to the subjects in MBA. But, it’s really sad that they don’t identify this fact.

Not just the educational system but also what they impart is absurd. Here, I can give an example of Indian methods of education and the syllabi of subjects in Indian universities. I do not want to criticize it completely because it also depends on a student how he makes use of what he learns. The methods used in imparting education are still conventional and monotonous. The monologue delivered by teachers with regard to the subject is a sheer waste as it does not seep through the students’ minds. I would like to clarify that I am referring to majority of the universities and not to all of them.

The immense pressure on students by teachers and the parents in India also resulted in several extreme levels of stress among the students and even to number of suicides. Not just my college, there must be many colleges and schools which burden the students with unnecessary projects thereby wasting their time. The amount of effort and time used to work on such unnecessary projects can instead be used for better purposes. For example, one of the T.I.M.E. sirs, Mr. R.K.P. rightly said “St.Francis students find hardly any time in preparing for CAT because all their lecturers eat up their students’ time in giving unwanted projects”. Such projects not only involve physical and mental stress but also include financial stress on part of the students. Everything is commercialized. Thirst for higher ranks may even drive some students to get done their projects by professionals by paying a sum. Projects done in such manner serve no purpose to students.

Today, it’s unaffordable to many parents even to provide primary education to their children. Even the pre-kg kids are burdened with heavy backpacks. Dude! He is in pre-kg, and he is not going to write his IAS exam!

Having limited knowledge about Global education systems, limits my examples to only Indian and U.S. Universities. There may be several such loopholes in various education systems. I am waiting for a day when these institutions understand what rules are meant for. Rules should prove beneficial rather than pain to people. Rules such as following the uniform, coming dressed decently tries to impart discipline to students. It establishes a sense of belonging towards their institution. But rules such as compulsory 4 years degree are baseless. They don’t serve any purpose.


P.S:- Dedicated to all those who have 3 years baccalaureate degree and who face such predicaments.