The Indian education system has issues and challenges that must be resolved to secure the future of children and our country. In previous years, a lot of implementations were done in the education industry but it’s not enough; still, there is so much that needs to be solved. The education system in rural areas is of major concern. In 2025, India still cannot fill the gap between rural and urban education, and we need to fill this gap as soon as possible so that children can grab more opportunities.
Well, the government is giving their best and trying to resolve such issues through running such an education policy. New National education policy 2023(NEP) is proposed by the Indian government which mainly focuses on access, equality, quality and accountability.
This article is a must-read for anyone interested in education reforms – don’t miss out on the valuable insights and solutions. Here, in this blog, we shall discuss the Indian education system in India and what are some challenges that we still are facing in 2025 with solutions. So, let’s dive into it.
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This leads to a lack of emphasis on practical learning, creativity, and emotional intelligence. Students are only focused on exam-related stuff and material learning instead of learning real-world applications. Students are also experiencing stress due to fear of failure in the examination, which disturbs their mental health. Teachers emphasize more on making students learn exam-centric topics to rank them.
Solution:
To resolve this issue from Indian education industry, Indian government and educators should provide project-based learning and competency-based learning to the students. This leads to a better understanding of applying knowledge, skills, and creativity in the real world. Students would not feel the pressure of exams and could have a mastery in critical thinking. Educators can also focus on quality teaching.
Lack of infrastructure in Indian education industry:
Educational infrastructure is inadequate, especially in rural areas. There is no proper computer room, library, or classrooms, which discourages students from attending classes. Even basic facilities such as clean toilets, sanitation, clean drinking water, and first aid are not there. Many female students drop out of school due to poor infrastructure facilities.
Solution:
Raise funds and use them to build classrooms with basic amenities and libraries with proper study materials. There is a need to plant solar panels for uninterrupted electricity. Also, collaborate with NGOs and communities to improve the infrastructure of the school.
affordability issue:
Education from private industry is costly. Transportation costs, education fees, and other costs for study materials- are all the reasons that make education unaffordable for students. According to the UDIDE report 2021-’22, 17.7% of female and 24.30% of male students drop out of school due to facing this issue.
Solution:
Expand government schools to ignore the high fees and cost of study materials. The government should regulate the fees of private schools to reduce the students’ dropout rates. Schools should provide scholarships and transportation costs to financially unstable students.
students safety and well being issues:
Violence and bullying impact majorly on students’ well-being and it lowers self-esteem. Students’ safety must be in the first place in the school. Many schools lack fire safety although rules are there. There’s an absence of a first aid kit, especially in the schools of rural areas.
Solution:
Keep cameras on for having eyes on safety measurements. Always equipped with a first-aid kit and keep some safety tools such as fire alarm and fire extinguisher in every classroom and other areas of the school. Schools should run anti-bullying campaigns to make students aware of bullying and encourage them to safely stand up ways to it. Keep renovating the school building for students’ safety to prevent such accidents.
shortage of qualified teachers:
There is a lack of qualified teachers in the Indian education industry, especially in rural areas. The reasons behind this shortage are the poor school working environment and low salaries. Despite having experience in the education industry, teachers couldn’t get the incentives they deserve and that’s why they resigned from this field.
Solution:
The government should increase the funds because the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has recommended that India should spend 6% of its GDP on education but currently, India spends 3.1% only which is comparatively lower. Government and educational institutions must provide incentives to the teachers of rural areas to hire more qualified teachers in the schools of rural areas.
Bulk Syllabus
The syllabus in the schools is very lengthy and students must finish it before the exams to get good scores. So, students mostly study to pass the exams, they do not deeply understand the topic due to the bulk syllabus which is one of the main issues in the Indian education industry.
solution:
Provide vocational training that means focusing on providing training to the students to enhance their skills and remove that extra syllabus from the books. Also, let students choose the subjects they are more interested in to make them stress-free and reduce the burden of the syllabus.
Reservation system:
The students who come from non-reserved categories feel unfair. This reservation system limits the opportunity of deserving candidates from non-reserved categories. Also, students with reservations may face stereotypes that affect their overall performance.
Solution:
Reservation should be provided to needy students whose family income is lower. It should not be based on caste. Scholarships should be provided to the students to not miss any opportunities.
lack of seats in education industry:
The Indian education system has a shortage of seats due to heavy competition among students. Many deserving students are not getting admission due to limited seats, which leads to stress and anxiety among students. Students coming from scheduled castes find difficulties in accessing education.
Solution:
The Indian education system should encourage distance learning to the students to resolve this issue. Government and private institutions should focus on building schools with more capacity for more students.
Limited technology and outdated curriculum:
Schools are not providing more access to technology to the students in our education industry. Students do not get such topics without visualizations sometimes and for that, they need to use technology. Due to the outdated curriculum, students are not aware of recent incidents and they lack knowledge of new updates.
Solution:
Schools should provide access to technology to the students like, such tools as data visualization tools to learn and understand difficult data-driven topics easily. Schools also need to update their curriculum with the help of AI tools and at SmakTech, we provide software that can help schools and students both to make teaching and learning systems easy and smooth.
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Inadequate school management and insufficient feedback:
School professionals lack time due to heavy workloads. Teachers are not able to multitask due to paperwork and work pressure which leads to poor management in the education industry. Students do not get quick responses or feedback to their queries for the same reason which leads to poor performance in exams of the students and they get stressed.
Solution:
To maintain adequate school management, schools should have school management tools to mark the attendance of the students, grade, analyze the performance of the students, and have proper planning of teaching. SmakTech can resolve this issue of schools by providing ERP software to the schools for managing their day-to-day tasks from marking attendance to maintaining data of the students and also resolve students’ issues by providing AI-based feedback and chatbots which are available 24/7 for the students.
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Every challenges and issues have solutions. We just need to find out them and implement them, but you do not need to find out the solutions as we are with the solutions you are looking for. We at SmakTech have the solutions for the teachers and the students.
Hi, I’m Chhaya. I am from Gujarat. I’ve completed my M.B.A. in Business Management from N.M.I.M.S—Mumbai. I have always had a keen interest in marketing and writing. I began my journey by applying my skills to support educational bodies and EdTech firms, and along the way, I have gained immense experience in this field.
With time, my interest in Education and the Ed-tech industry drew me to gain valuable experience by working with two Ed-tech companies. In short, I can be that go-to person if one needs to know about the Education and Ed-Tech scenario in India and understand the intricacies of the field.
Apart from this, my interests are reading and writing!
Feel free to ping me on my work email, chhaya@smaktech.com, to discuss my work at SmakTech or for any work-related queries!
