Language is a deciding factor in getting jobs. English speakers earn up to 34 per cent more, confirming that students from elite institutions have a better chance than non-English speakers. Only about 20 per cent of the student population can communicate in English, of which only four per cent are fluent. The English language training market is thriving and is set to double by 2015 according to a report by The British High Commission, New Delhi—from US$2.75 billion in 2012 to US$4.65 billion in 2015. Such private organisations offer e-learning programmes, as well as regular classes. "For underprivileged students, the spirit of inclusion isn't there in spite of getting enrolment. They must be given extra help, be it in the form of English training or other ways of engagement. Shortage of teachers in government sector and profit oriented approach of the private sector stops such efforts from materialising," says former Head of the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at the Madras University, Professor Gopalji Malviya.
While higher education in any of the Indian languages costs between Rs 1,200 and Rs 3, 000 a year, in English the amount comes to between Rs 8,000 and Rs 15,000. For many parents, it seems a sensible investment since it mostly guarantees higher wages.
There are people like Bharat, from Delhi, who earns Rs 15,000 working as a gardener, but has still managed to send his brother to an English medium college. "I was always aspirational but reality kept my dreams under check. After I dropped out of middle school because of lack of resources to sustain my studies, I began working as a gardener. That day I pledged I would make my brother an English officer."
The report says 83 per cent of higher level education students in urban South India study in English medium institutions. The South offers the best opportunities for socially inclusive access to higher education. For example, 22 per cent of Hindu SC/STs who get higher education, get technical education. Likewise, 25 per cent of Muslims who get attend higher education, receive technical education.
[Source: The Indian Express]
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