Mizoram education system set to sail on sea of change

Special Report Vol. 3 Issue No. 56

June 16-30, 2009

Mizoram education system set to sail on sea of change

Mizoram Education Reforms Commission is all set to revamp the education system in the state. “We want to train the students of Mizoram so that they are able to compete with students in other parts of the world,” Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla said at a function.
“Every town and village wants to have college or high schools, but higher the number of institutions, poorer the quality of education. Government teachers refuse to remain in their rural posts resulting in the deteriorating quality of education in our state,” Thanhawla added. The Chief Minister said he had full trust in the members of the Commission to reform the education system in Mizoram.
Headed by former Director of NCERT Prof A K Sharma, the 11-member Education Reforms Commission will recommend improvement in the quality of education in the state.
The Commission would also examine the current status of pre-primary to higher education system and recommend improvement in the quality of education.
The other members include Prof G L Arora (New Delhi), Prof Ved Prakash, Vice-chancellor of National University of Educational Planning and Administrator, Prof S Hom Chaudhuri, Prof A N Rai, Vice Chancellor of the Mizoram University and other local academicians.
The terms of reference included reduction of school dropout rates and reviewing of the functioning of the state education board, SCERT and Indira Gandhi National Open University in Mizoram. Having offices in Aizawl and New Delhi, the Education Reforms Commission is expected to complete its task within the next six months and its term may be extended for another two months.

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