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Indian Education - Towards Growth, Learning and Success

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An investment in knowledge pays you the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin

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%3Ch5%3ETechnological%20Advancements%3C%2Fh5%3E%0A%0A%3Cp%3EOriginally%20students%20in%20India%20gained%20most%20of%20their%20knowledge%20from%20textbooks%20and%20ancient%20scriptures%20used%20by%20teachers.%20Over%20time%2C%20India%20has%20progressed%20along%20with%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world%2C%20using%20technology%20as%20a%20new%20medium%20to%20teach.%20Higher%20education%20especially%20makes%20the%20most%20use%20of%20this%20method%2C%20with%20teachers%20preparing%20presentations%20and%20using%20projectors%20to%20teach%2C%20and%20uploading%20course%20material%20and%20taking%20quizzes%20over%20online%20portals.%20This%20makes%20learning%20more%20convenient%20and%20materials%20more%20accessible%2C%20as%20students%20can%20take%20their%20laptops%20wherever%20they%20go%2C%20and%20stay%20up-to-date%20with%20their%20studies.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%0A%3Ch5%3EPeriodic%20Evaluation%3C%2Fh5%3E%0A%0A%3Cp%3EEducational%20institutions%20in%20many%20countries%20including%20the%20UK%20and%20the%20USA%20evaluate%20students%20once%20every%20semester%2C%20on%20the%20curriculum%20they%20have%20been%20taught%20over%20the%20period%20of%204-6%20months.%20Final%20assessments%20are%20usually%20the%20only%20examination%20or%20form%20of%20evaluation%20conducted%20once%20every%20semester%20across%20the%20world.%20However%2C%20in%20the%20Indian%20education%20system%2C%20students%20are%20evaluated%20on%20a%20regular%20basis%20every%20semester%2C%20making%20learning%20constant%20and%20efficient.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%0A%3Ch5%3EApproachable%20Faculty%3C%2Fh5%3E%0A%0A%3Cp%3EFaculty%20anywhere%20is%20meant%20to%20be%20a%20support%20system%20for%20students%2C%20readily%20available%20to%20help%20them%20learn%20and%20clear%20doubts.%20Some%20foreign%20countries%20allow%20students%20to%20speak%20to%20their%20teachers%20only%20on%20an%20appointment%20basis%2C%20outside%20the%20classroom.%20While%20professors%20in%20such%20systems%20are%20more%20than%20willing%20to%20help%20students%2C%20they%20require%20formal%20booking%20of%20time%20slots%20for%20meetings.%20Indian%20teachers%20have%20set%20office%20hours%20between%20which%20students%20have%20permission%20to%20approach%20them%2C%20but%20most%20institutes%20do%20not%20ask%20them%20to%20fix%20a%20time%20much%20in%20advance.%20Here%20an%20open%20door%20policy%20is%20practised%2C%20where%20students%20can%20go%20up%20to%20their%20teachers%20at%20any%20point%20during%20work%20hours.%20This%20helps%20build%20a%20better%20rapport%20between%20both%20parties%2C%20lets%20students%20acquaint%20themselves%20with%20their%20teachers%2C%20and%20facilitates%20smoother%20communication%20and%20learning.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A%0A%3Cp%3EMany%20organizations%20around%20the%20country%20are%20tirelessly%20working%20on%20new%20ways%20to%20improve%20the%20system%20every%20day.%20India%2C%20through%20the%20decades%2C%20has%20greatly%20evolved%20in%20this%20sphere.%20Indian%20education%20has%20transformed%20into%20something%20that%20allows%20room%20for%20ideas%2C%20opinions%2C%20technological%20advancements%2C%20and%20abundant%20opportunities.%20It%20breeds%20forward-thinking%2C%20a%20willingness%20to%20learn%2C%20and%20eager%20students%20who%20are%20ready%20to%20step%20into%20the%20real%20world%20and%20make%20their%20professional%20dreams%20come%20true.%3C%2Fp%3E%0A

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