The Chinese government has recently made a revolutionary change in the education sector. The announcement said that any institution that teaches school-related curricula should not operate for profit. Any institution that trains for school curricula is barred from receiving foreign investment and is prohibited from raising funds through the stock market. Similarly, online teaching of students under the age of 6 is completely prohibited. It has been ordered not to teach foreign curricula in china and not to hire and train teachers from abroad.

This new announcement by the Chinese government has become a topic of discussion among academics around the world. The training business for school education in china is worth Rs. With the industry running at a profit of Rs 7 lakh crore, the new announcement has revolutionized the practice of the Chinese education sector. Training centers that have hitherto been for-profit have also been ordered to immediately transform themselves into service organizations.


One of the aims of this new order is to control the accumulation of funds in the education sector from abroad. As such, training through out-of-school centers forces young students to face two types of crises: schooling and out-of-school training. As the affluent take training outside, inequality occurs and affects less affluent students. Asymmetry occurs among students, which becomes a social problem. That new changes are being made to prevent private training centers from distorting the basic idea that the school should be an education service.

Many indian academics have welcomed the Chinese government's announcement, urging that a similar order be issued in India.
The education department in india long shifted from service to profit. Only public schools are non-profit. But concerning school education, the share of public schools is declining day by day. In 1978, 74.1% of students were enrolled in government schools. Today only 52.2% of students attend government schools. Profit-driven private schools have grown 10-fold during this period.

In 2018, the chennai High court issued an order. The order states that "private schools should not force students and parents to train for competitive exams in conjunction with for-profit training institutes." In practice, however, many private schools run for-profit companies that bring in companies that provide training for entrance exams, including 'Need'.

Statistics show that 25 crore students are studying in 15 lakh schools in India. It also revealed that 30% of students train outside to study their subjects. This number is increasing day by day. The annual turnover of training centers for school subjects in india is estimated at Rs 10 lakh crore, which is expected to touch Rs. It is projected to increase to Rs 37 lakh crore. As education, which is supposed to be a service, is on the verge of reaching the peak of profit, the order of the Chinese government is gaining importance in india as well.

Parents in india think that their children will get good english knowledge if they study in private schools and that private school teachers will teach responsibly. It is this mindset that draws students towards private schools. people also have the idea that only the affluent will enroll their children in private schools. But, the reality is different. The majority of private schools in the North educate low-income children. 70% of the private schools there are schools that charge less than Rs.1,000 per month.

At the same time, companies that train for competitive exams show higher pass rates by selecting talented teachers and training through them, and by squeezing students. 95% of high-scoring students are trained in private training centers. Increasing this number day by day is forcing students to go for private training. This competition is driving private training centers to the pinnacle of profit. As foreign companies begin to invest in training centers, there is a growing need for action-packed decisions in india, as in china, to retain education as a service.
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Sindujaa D N

12/08/2021 12:09 PM