Education System Of India.

Till the recent past it was believed that premier education is not available in India, but the current development in the educational sector has led to the belief that quality education is indeed available in India. Research done in the past has highlighted loopholes in the curriculum and methodologies but these criticisms had acted upon and amendments were made. These included changes in the syllabus, introduction of new courses and dynamic methodologies. Modern infrastructures and teachers with adequate training are facilitating cutting-edge delivery of content  connected E-learning (called C- learning) is in vogue and today, India is attracting students from South Africa, China, Canada, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, UK and USA.

This unbelievable progress in the educational scenario also includes low costs of tutions as compared to the western countries. The basic divisions in the academics include primary, secondary, senior secondary and higher education. Elementary education is till standard 8 while secondary and higher secondary education consists two years each. Graduation is between three to five years depending on the course after which there is an option for post-graduation (a two-year course) and research.
Today education system in India can be divided into many stages.

    Pre- Primary - It consists of children of 3-6 years of age studying in nursery, lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten. At this stage student is given knowledge about school life and is taught to read and write some basic words.
    Primary - It includes the age group of children of 6-11 years studying in classes from first to fifth.
    Middle - It consists of children studying in classes from sixth to eighth.
    Secondary - it includes students studying in classes ninth and tenth.
    Higher Secondary - Includes students studying in eleventh and twelfth classes.
    Undergraduate - Here, a student goes through higher education, which is completed in college. This course may very according to the subject pursued by the student. For medical student this stage is of four and a half years plus one year of compulsory internship, while a simple graduate degree can be attained in three years.
    Postgraduate - After completing graduation a student may option for post graduation to further add to his qualifications.