When it comes to any educational system, there really are two key components: curriculum and pedagogy. What you teach is termed curriculum, and how you teach it is labeled pedagogy. So, when it comes to the Indian educational system, you’re believing it’s theory-based.’

Nevertheless, as far as I’m aware, our curriculum isn’t completely theoretical – our textbooks explain concepts, and almost all chapters include a range of tasks to assist students to grasp the material in a practical way. At least at the basic level, this is true for most CBSE and state syllabus texts.

The pedagogy, on the other hand, needs to be upgraded. The necessity for more “pragmatic” implementations for ideas is becoming apparent, and many states, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, have adopted ABL as an instructional technique. So there is reason to be optimistic…but we still have a considerable way to go in order to improve the “teaching method.”

Is it vital to teach topics in a practical manner?

It is critical because, in a class of 35 pupils, just 10 may be capable of comprehending abstract concepts. The other 25 simply don’t get it and are therefore compelled to mug up.

Considering the future: graduates with weak fundamentals will be unemployed youth.

Yes, at least at the primary level, when children’s basic mindsets toward learning are being created, the ‘chalk and talk’ approach is tremendously important.

Practical implementation at universities

Our Indian universities place a greater emphasis on theoretical or procedural learning. The biggest disadvantage is that colleges lack the necessary equipment to demonstrate to students the practical relevance of theoretical courses. Students prefer not to understand practical concerns when they are constantly and regularly told to learn physical ideas by rote. A mechanical engineer, for example, is taught how a car works but never receives a true glimpse of how this automobile equipment is built. As a result, the institution has nothing to show for it because these instruments are too expensive to purchase and colleges cannot afford them.