We take a lot of pride in saying we have a good education system, that the IIT-JEE is the toughest exam in the world. Mr Narayana Murthy's son got into Harvard with a full scholarship, but could not get through IIT, which goes on to prove the reputation of the elite institutions that India has. Certainly, India is one of the youngest countries with more honours kids (graduates) than America has kids; which to be honest, is a moving statistic. But, are our students ready to face the challenges of tomorrow, of the future. Will they be able to succeed in an uncertain society like this where the world information doubles every eleven minutes?

The answer is – probably not! We have been facing a lot of challenges in education in the 21st century, at least in India. The Indian education system follows the British curriculum, which was curated and framed around 400 years ago. They set schools up for us; as a matter of fact, we haven't been able to make a lot of changes in that curriculum; and this isn't just me putting my opinion forth, it is actually said by the HRD Minister in the year 2012, on record. Can we imagine studying something that is 400 years old? How do we materialise all the revolutionary ideas we have by studying what is so old it doesn't exist or prove relevance anymore. Let's understand this by an example. Do you write handwritten letters anymore in the time of electronic communication? Do people need to be good with Math when you have a calculator on your phone, all the time?

So, what really is making our students take a back-seat when it comes to bringing all these theoretical aspects to the real-life? Students find it difficult to relate their textbooks to their practical application. We've grown up in a scenario where we had to learn the Pythagoras theorem without really realising its relevance. Kids today, will not be able to survive with rote-learning, just for the sake of passing examinations. This generation is much more than that. Elon Musk, CEO of the famous Tesla Motors, said that the only way we can remove the disparity in the education system is by making the academic material relevant to the students. Just so you know, Pythagoras theorem is used in the GPS system. This means, if it weren't for the theorem, you wouldn't have been able to get real-time traffic on Google Maps based on your location. How about we give this knowledge to the students? They'd have a first-hand experience of what they are studying. These skills, if put in a nutshell, are the 21st-century skills, or the soft skills you need.

It has been said that the Ivy League schools, and other educational institutions similar to that, create the knowledge and we, in the Indian institutes, merely memorise them . That is one of the strong reasons why, students there as compared to in India, are able to cope with their academic challenges better.

We all know the problem, the global challenges in education, but how are we working towards it to find a solution? We, at Brainwiz, strive to give better solutions to the student fraternity through our programs that will remove this disparity in the system. Take a leap and be a part of the change; reach out to us at www.brainwiz.in.