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    Equity and Excellence: Glimpses from

    Secondary Education of India

    Deepti Sharma1Manish Agrawal2 & Sumit Sheoran3


    1Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim
    University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
    1Senior Research Fellow, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim
    University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
    2Research Scholar, Human Development and Family Studies
    (HDFS), I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana,
    India
    Introduction
    Secondary education is not merely a link between
    primary and higher education system but it also equips
    the student to lead a respectable life as well as to
    contribute for the society significantly. Therefore, it does
    not remain solely as a bridge while it is a full and holistic
    process to generate knowledge and expand the
    possibilities.
    Equity and Excellence: Concept and
    Definitions
    The Collins dictionary defines Equity as “the
    quality of being fair and reasonable in a way that
    gives equal treatment to everyone”.
    The Oxford dictionary defines Excellence as “the
    quality of being outstanding or extremely good”.
    Secondary Education in India: An
    Overview
    “Secondary school education comprises of two years of lower
    secondary and two years of higher secondary education. The
    lower secondary level is for students aged 14 to 16 years”
    (British Council, Dec. 2014). “Higher secondary schooling
    system in India Senior secondary education comprises two
    years of higher secondary education, which starts at
    approximately 16 years and ends at the 17th year of the child”
    (British Council, Dec. 2014). “Secondary school: Ninth and
    tenth standard/ class/grade (for 14- to 16-year-olds)” (British
    Council, Dec. 2014).
    Secondary Education in India
    “As the UNESCO World Education Report (2000) on
    'The right to education' clearly demonstrates, primary
    education has expanded significantly in many developing
    countries since the 1950s, and this has resulted in a
    significant increase in gross enrolment in secondary
    education. However, as access to secondary education
    has expanded, its overall quality has often been on the
    decline due to over-stretched resources combined with
    less efficient systems” (as cited in Rani, 2007).
    Equity and Excellence in Secondary Education of
    India
    “Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is the
    Government of India’s Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to
    achieve universal secondary education. The aim is to make good
    quality education available, accessible and affordable to all
    young people in the age group 14-16 years (grades 9 and 10)”
    (MHRD, 2015).
    “The CABE report in 2005 on Universalization of Secondary
    Education reiterated and emphasised the suggestion of
    Education Commission (1964-66), that quantitative expansion
    should promote social justice and equity a reduce social
    exclusions from secondary school” (MHRD, 2015) .
    Conclusion
    Equity and excellence go on parallel and reciprocally.
    Secondary education policies advocate equity and
    excellence. The focus is on the equity and excellence in
    secondary education. The policies ensure that each child
    has an equal right to receive secondary education. The
    deprived ones are promoted and assisted to enhance
    their participation. It focuses on quality education which
    pushes excellence.
    References
    British Council India (2014). Indian School Education System - An Overview. British Council, Dec.
    2014, www.britishcouncil.in/sites/default/files/indian_school_education_system_-
    _an_overview_1.pdf.
    MHRD, GOI (2015). Equity and Efficiency in Expansion of Secondary Schools: RMSA-TCA.
    Retrieved from
    http://rmsaindia.gov.in/administrator/components/com_pdf/pdf/fc9763ef75ce7091da433f5f2da1dffa-
    Equity-and-efficiency-in-expansion-of-secondary-schools-final.pdf
    Rani, P. G. (2007). Secondary education in India: Development and performance. presented at the
    43rd Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Indian Institute of Technology,
    Mumbai, January 5-7, 2007. Retrieved from
    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Geetha_Rani3/publication/23778564_Secondary_Education_in_
    India_Determinants_of_Development_and_Performance/links/0a85e5336885e39331000000.pdf
    Web Pages
    https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/equity
    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/excellence
    THANKS

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