Should study pattern be Practical or Theoretical?

Today in India there is no shortage of talent. The Indian students are finding the height of glory in almost every field of life like finance, engineering, medical, etc. we have made place for our self not only in India but in the entire world. Many large foreign business establishments are booming just because they have Indian students working with them.

But one of the major drawbacks which I can see in the study pattern of our society is that here the system study is more theoretical rather than being practical. These structures of study not only create problems for students when they enter into their commercial life but also create hurdles for various bright students. In our society the students from the very childhood are forced to score good marks and become a doctor or an engineer, etc. by their parents, in the later part of their life they encounter with a competitive world which again force them to mug up the answers to score good marks in their exams. This is not the fault of the students; it’s the education body which is responsible for this. The structure of study doesn’t allow the students to gain any practical knowledge. This makes the students a bookworm and keeps them unaware of the practical business world.

In most of the colleges the syllabus have not changed since 1960 (although the autonomous colleges have taken a few step forward) which reflect in nature of the students. These someway or the other create a waste of talent because the students are unaware about how they have to implement their theoretical knowledge in the outer world. A student might have good knowledge but if he can’t express that knowledge or if he can’t co-ordinate then his knowledge is of no use.

Now again the question arises that how can the education body make the study more life oriented. Although I am no one to give advice to the education body but being a student the things which I thing should be changed are –

1.There should be good interaction between teachers and students.
2.Students should be provided with practical examples along with that of theoretical one
3.There should be debate among the students on current topics this will lead them to express their views.
4.Students should not only attached with the books they should allow to participate in sports and other activities also
5.There should be program’s which welcomes student’s innovative ideas.
Students should provide with industrial visits.
6.Students should be provided with advance technology which will help them to enhance their knowledge.

It is not that the education bodies are unaware of this fact they have taken few steps like they have started converting the colleges into an Autonomous college (there is a target of converting 10% of the colleges by the end of 11th plan) which will provide freedom to the college authority to take various decision.
If India is moving on the path of global power they have to think beyond their imagination