Education plays an important role in the development of a country. Every country has its own system of education. We are going to compare education in the UK with education in India. There are many differences between the two education systems.
In India, primary school begins at age 6 and secondary school at age 10. Children finish school by the age of 15. Uniforms are compulsory in schools. In English medium schools, the national language Hindi is a compulsory subject. Some schools also have other Indian languages or French as a second language subject. Other than English medium schools, there are schools for almost all the different languages spoken all over India. After school, students attend 2 years of junior college which helps them into the degree course.
In the UK, primary school begins at age 5 and secondary from age 11 to 16. In secondary education, students move towards taking the GCSEs (UK Education System, 2012). After secondary education, students take their A-levels which helps them into further education at a college or university (UK Education System, 2012). English is the first language in UK schools. French, German and Spanish are also taught in schools (Department for Education, 2012).
These are some of the differences between education in India and in the UK. Many Indian students prefer to study in the UK as a British qualification is valued more than an Indian qualification. This attracts Indians to study in the UK, but not many students from the UK study in India.
References:
Department for Education (2012) Available at: http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/subjects-age-groups/age-groups/teaching-secondary/teach-secondary-languages.aspx
(Accessed: 18 October 2012).
UK Education System (2012) Available at: http://uk.internationalstudent.com/study_uk/education_system/
(Accessed: 18 October 2012).
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