Education-a business??

Getting oneself educated has become quite a challenge in the present days. Admission.....the highly feared and respected word is more of a business venture now. Firstly all such admissions take place only on the basis of one exam. Thus the whole course of one's life is decided only by the result that follows. If something happens during the exam or a student falls sick, he or she loses out on a whole year in a highly competitive world. Even this time there were many cases of time mismanagement during the CET exam due to the carelessness of certain supervisors, me being one such victim. However there is no way out. All anyone can do is curse their own bad luck as nobody, neither the college centre nor the DMER is prepared to take any action against the guilty. However another way out is if one has a rich father. No good marks?? Its ok!! Just pay a few lacs and d coveted seat is yours!! The system is almost foolproof what with agents and touts and college authorities all hand in glove in the money minting business.
Forgetting my own woes, I could also mention the harrowing times faced by the students running helter skelter for the junior college admissions. It was so easy for the state government to introduce the percentile system without giving much thought. But its long term implications were seen when even students scoring 89% are struggling to get into a decent enough college. Is it fair to increase the percentages of the SSC students just so that they are on par with the other boards?? Doesnt this make it unjust to students from other boards who have to score about 2% more than the SSC students to be on par with them? Instead of bringing on such childish solutions to a simple problem, the state government would have done better to completely revamp the current education system. When one begins a particular profession......it is not based on how well he answers questions but how well he practically manages his work. For this reason practicals should be given as much weightage as theory. Students should be urged to think......not jus learn by rote everything present in the textbook. There should be assignments assigned throughout the year giving one a chance to actually learn what is taught. The students thus emerging would not just be nervous wrecks but would know how to react in situations that demand their expertise.
Concluding.........I know all that I say is not really going to come to the notice of the authorities who really can make a difference........however I pray that one day the same people who rule every students' education........in short their life and career......would have the courage and the brains to make the necessary reforms urgently required to curb the increasingly degrading system of education in our country.