Contemporary India and Education book
                     CONTEMPORARY INDIA AND 
EDUCATION BOOK
INTRODUCTION
Indian education has a long history of 
achievements and failures. After independence, 
when the Indians became exposed to ever new 
demands on education, the consequences 
came in the form of numerous problems.
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STRUCTURE
 In terms of structure, all the levels of 
education are beset with problems. The entire 
education system is more problem infested 
than any other sector of Indian institutions. The 
study of Indian education system in terms of its 
history, development and problems is an 
interesting venture. 
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SOCIAL REALITIES OF 
INDIAN SOCIETY AND 
EDUCATION
Rich Cultural Heritage - Diversity in Indian 
Society; Inequality and Marginalization Schisms 
in terms of Caste, Religion, Language, Region 
and their demands on Education
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FORMAL EDUCATION 
Formal education corresponds to a systematic, 
organized education model, structured and 
administered according to a given set of laws 
and norms, presenting a rather rigid curriculum 
as regards objectives, content and 
methodology.
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INFORMAL EDUCATION
Informal education is quite diverse from 
formal education and, particularly, from 
nonformal education, although in certain 
cases it is capable of maintaining a close 
relationship with both.
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THE TRANSITION FROM 
FORMAL TO NON-FORMAL
An analysis of formal, non-formal and 
informal education features suggests the 
existence of a range for transition from 
formal to non-formal education, as well as 
from non-formal to the informal one.
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WHY IS NON-FORMAL 
EDUCATION IMPORTANT
The need to offer more and better education at 
all levels, to a growing number of people, 
particularly in developing countries and, the 
scant success of current formal education 
systems to meet all such demands, has shown 
to a growing number of researchers the urgent 
need to provide alternatives that escape from 
the formal standards, in order to solve these 
problems.
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 FORMAL VERSUS NON-
FORMAL EDUCATION
The issue initially relates with a probable 
conflict between formal and non-formal 
education. While the former has been firmly 
established for quite a while and its traditions 
are accepted by society, non-formal systems in 
their most advanced forms are only now 
emerging.
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EDUCATION SYSTEM IN 
INDIA
Education in India is provided by the public 
sector as well as the private sector, with control 
and funding coming from three levels: central, 
state, and local.
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