GS4 · UPSC Mains

Literacy levels have been increasing in India over the past few decades, and the literacy rate was found to be 74.04 per cent after the 2011 census. Though this increase in literacy rate seems like a very great accomplishment, it is a matter of concern that still so many people in India cannot even read and write. Children are going to school but not learning much beyond "floor level tasks". Moreover, the higher literacy level has not resulted in better human values and this is manifested in the troubled atmosphere in the society at large. This failure of the education system to reform human behavior is troubling for a young democracy, like India. Given this situation, answer the following: (a) What role is education expected to play in reforming human behaviour and inculcating human values? (b) Do you think only the government is responsible for this state of the education system? If not, identify the stakeholders who should press for a change in the education system in this regard.

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GS4 · Human values — lessons from leaders, reformers & administrators; role of family, society & educational institutions

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Arpit Gupta	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Naman Goyal	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Ravindra Kumar Meena	—	VisionIAS	p.34
Jagrati Awasthi	—	Vision	p.34
Jagrati Awasthi	—	Vision	p.34
Jagrati Awasthi	—	Vision	p.34
Gamini Singla	—	Vision	p.371
Divyanshu Nigam	—	Vision	p.34