Fixing, not merely reforming, India’s education system is necessary

D session at Civic Center, in New Delhi. | Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu

The Indian education system has had a rough three months. What is very evident from watching current events is that the Indian educational system is not falling apart all of a sudden, but is rather unravelling in a pretty open and predictable way. The NEET question paper leak scandal, the ongoing CBSE anxieties and last-minute curriculum adjustments, are all inextricably linked. They reveal a larger structural problem with the administration that has high-minded policy discourse but real sub-par implementation

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