Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
3. The gap between jobs needs and knowledge, and the absence of role models, need to be urgently addressed to harness India’s demographic dividend into a reality. Analyse. (250 words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why this question:
The author presents a bleak picture of education system in the country as a disconnected pedagogy.
Key demand of the question:
The answer must critically analyse the gap between jobs needs and knowledge, and the absence of role models in the country and to what extent they have been influencing the India’s demographic dividend and how the country should address it.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Briefly explain the gaps that the question is referring to.
Body:
The question is pretty much straightforward and direct and there isn’t much to deliberate. Students must focus to cover the following dimensions in the answer body –
- Highlight the gaps present in the education system.
- Discuss the causes that have led to these gaps and explain why they have remained unaddressed.
- Take hints from the article and cover the various issues associated crisply.
- Suggest solutions to overcome these challenges.
Conclusion:
Conclude with efforts and policies of the government in this direction and suggest fixes to the existing and neglected aspects.
