Quality and Equality: A Major Concern for School Education in India

Quality of education plays pivotal role in the process of development of nations. Hence, quality concerns in education are national priorities for all nations. As India marches on a period of consistent economic growth, the demand for an educated and skilled workforce continues to grow. Providing quality education and creating employment remains high on the government's agenda, however increasing labor force participation rates and reducing unemployment also requires the resources of the private sector. Thus school Education has gained special significance as it make its students acquire adequate knowledge in various disciplines and decide the future course of action in education and the issue of quality schooling is basic to national development, for the parents and students, quality education means, improving the quality of education invariably, raising the levels of academic performance usually measured in the test scores in the various subjects which form part of school curriculum by establishing the quality criteria associated with the indicators will help schools to point out the important areas of their own activities - their own advantages and disadvantages and development opportunities. In India, quality schooling and teaching will lead to more literate people and lower dropout rates. This once again has further benefits such as less poverty and fewer socio-economic problems, increase in girls’ enrolment and decrease in girls’ dropout rates.