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AroundAroundAroundAroundAroundAround1000 -800 BCEBCEBCEIndiaIndiaIndiaIndia hadhadhadone oneof the thebestbest besteducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemfromfromfromfromaroundaroundaroundaroundaroundaroundthethetheworldworldworldworldworldwhichwhichwhich whichwaswaswasthe GurukulGurukulGurukulGurukulGurukulGurukulGurukulsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemsystem.IndiaIndiaIndiaIndia hashas seenseen seenNalandaNalanda NalandaNalanda Nalandaas oneoneoneof thethethegreatestgreatestgreatestgreatestgreatestgreatestgreatestgreatestcenterscenterscenterscenterscenterscenterscentersof lear learningin th eworld fromth e5thcentury C.E.To12 thC.E. Looking LookingLookingLookingLookingdowndown downthethethetimelinetimeline timelinetimelineof IndianIndianIndianIndian Indianhistory,history,history,history,history,history,history,history,India IndiaIndiaIndiafacedfaced facedmultiplemultiplemultiplemultiplemultiplemultiplemultiple invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,invasion,fromfromfromfromdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdifferentdyndyndynastyanddifferentrule rs.In whi chthethethelatestwereBri tish, ish,ish,in orderto ease ease outtheir theirtheirtheiroperationsoperations operationsoperationsoperations operationsoperations theytheytheytheyintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedintroducedMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayismMacaulayism-thatthatthatthatwouldwouldwouldwouldwouldcreatecreatecreatecreatecreatecreateaclassclass class of anglicized anglicized anglicized anglicizedanglicizedanglicizedanglicizedIndiansIndiansIndiansIndians IndiansIndianswhowhowhowouldwouldwouldwould serve serveserveas culturalculturalculturalculturalculturalculturalculturalculturalintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediaries intermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesintermediariesbetweenbetweenbetweenbetweenbetween betweenthe BritishBritish British and andthe Indians IndiansIndians IndiansIndians. PostPostPostPost-independenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependenceindependencein 1965 1965 KothariKothariKothariKothariKothariKothariKotharicommissioncommission commission commission commissionwaswaswasformed,formed,formed, formed,formed,andandandBritishBritish BritishBritish Britisheducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemwaswaswastoppled,toppled,toppled,toppled,toppled, toppled,toppled,India IndiaIndiaIndiaas anationnationnationnation nationat thatthatthatthattimetime waswaswasunderunderunderunderundertremendoustremendoustremendous tremendoustremendoustremendoustremendoustremendoustransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformationtransformation.KothariKothariKothariKothariKothariKothariKotharicommissioncommissioncommission commission commissionfocusedfocusedfocusedfocusedfocusedfocusedfocusedon thethethesyllabussyllabus syllabus syllabussyllabussyllabuswhichwhichwhich whichbuildbuildbuild buildmore moremoreandandandmoremoremoremorepersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelpersonnelreadyreadyreadyreadyreadyto taketaketaketakeup thethetheclerical clerical clericalclerical and andadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativeadministrativerollrollrollrollto run runthe nationnationnationnation nation. Thus Thusit resultedresultedresultedresultedresultedresultedresultedresultedin amonotonous monotonousmonotonous monotonousmonotonousmonotonousmonotonousmonotonousoutcome,outcome,outcome,outcome,outcome,outcome,outcome,outcome,whereaswhereaswhereaswhereaswhereaswhereas thosethosethose policiespolicies policies policies andandandstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresstructuresfailedfailed failed failedto acknowledge acknowledgeacknowledgeacknowledge acknowledge acknowledgethethetheskill skill skillbasedbasedbased basedtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingtrainingand andinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractiveinteractivelearning learninglearninglearninglearninglearning.Giving asame same platformplatformplatformplatformplatformplatformplatformplatformto everyeveryeveryevery pupil pupilpupil regardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessregardlessof thethethefactfactfact thatthatthatthateveryeveryeveryevery individualindividualindividualindividualindividualindividualindividualindividualindividualindividualdiffersdiffersdiffersdiffersdiffersdiffersdiffersfromfromfromfromeach eacheachotherotherotherotherother.As of now,now,now,now,the systemsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemstillstillstillstill focusfocusfocusfocus on scoring scoring scoringscoringscoringhighhigh highmarksmarksmarks marksin examinationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsexaminationsthatthatthatthattesttesttesttestalimited limitedlimitedlimitedlimitedrangerangerangerangerangeof skills, skills, skills, mostly mostlymostlymostlymostlyacademic academicacademicacademicacademic .IndividualityIndividuality Individuality IndividualityIndividuality Individuality IndividualityIndividuality of schools schoolsschools schools wherewhere wherewhereconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityconformityis preferredpreferredpreferredpreferredpreferredpreferredpreferredpreferredpreferredover overoverdiversitydiversitydiversitydiversitydiversitydiversitydiversitydiversitydiversity.ChildrenChildrenChildrenChildrenChildrenChildrenChildrenChildrenarearearerailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedrailroadedintointointo atesting testingtesting culturecultureculturecultureculturecultureculturethatthatthatthatsqueezessqueezessqueezessqueezessqueezessqueezessqueezessqueezesout outthe joy joyof learning learning learning learningand andturnsturnsturns turnsSchools Schools Schools into intointofactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactoriesfactories In 2016 newnew educationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationpolicypolicy policywaswaswasintroduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,introduced,whichwhichwhich whichwaswaswasamended amendedamendedamendedamendedin 2021 20212021,namednamed namedas nationalnationalnationalnational national educationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationeducationpolicypolicy (NEP) (NEP) . This This systemsystemsystemsystemsystemsystemis designeddesigned designeddesigneddesignedby keepingkeepingkeepingkeepingkeepingkeepingkeepingall thosethosethose snagsnagsnagsnaglistlist listin mind mindmindandandandto focusfocusfocusfocusfocuson newnew methods methodsmethodsmethodsmethodsmethodsof learning learning learning learning.According According AccordingAccording Accordingto authority authorityauthorityauthority authority authorityNEPNEP willwill be formulatedformulatedformulatedformulatedformulated formulatedformulatedformulatedformulatedin maximum maximummaximum maximumno .of schools schoolsschools schools by 2040 . In MumbaiMumbaiMumbai Mumbai dueduedueto increaseincreaseincreaseincreaseincrease increase in privateprivateprivateprivateprivateprivateprivateschools schoolsschools schools andandandinstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutionlastlast last3decadesdecades decadesdecadesdecades no .of studentsstudentsstudentsstudentsstudentsstudentsstudentsstudentsis dropped droppeddropped droppeddroppedgraduallygraduallygraduallygraduallygraduallygraduallygraduallygraduallygradually. Due to thisthisthis many manymanyBMCBMCBMCschools schoolsschoolsschools arearearenonnonnon-functionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionalfunctionaltoday,today,today,today,today,today,aroundaroundaroundaroundaroundaround3dozendozendozendozendozenmunicipalitymunicipalitymunicipalitymunicipality municipality municipality municipalitymunicipalityschools schoolsschoolsschools arearearedilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidateddilapidated.In 2016 BMCBMCBMCtooktook tookthethethedecisiondecisiondecisiondecision to relaunchrelaunchrelaunchrelaunchrelaunchrelaunchrelaunchrelaunchmunicipalmunicipalmunicipalmunicipal municipal municipal school schoolschoolschool withwith withbetterbetterbetterbetterbetterbetterinfrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,infrastructure,teachingteaching teachingteachingteachingteachingteachingmethod methodmethodmethodmethodandandandstatestatestatestatestateof thethetheart facilityfacility facilityfacilityfacilityso as to competecompetecompetecompetecompetecompetecompetewithwith withprivateprivateprivateprivateprivateprivateprivateinstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitutioninstitution.