43% parents say no enough good colleges for Science courses in India
Around 43% of the parents who were surveyed expressed insufficiency of good colleges for Science courses in India. The proportion was particularly high among parents from Hyderabad (59%) and among those that want their children to pursue a career in research (54%). This is the study conducted by Brain Cafe & IMRB among parents of school children of Classes I-VIII. Around 286 parents from six cities - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bhopal and Moradabad participated in the survey on science education in India. Almost half of the parents in Bangalore were content with the school's focus on activity based learning in science. "Higher interest levels are observed for Environmental Studies and Physics subjects. Astronomy is an area where children show interest but schools do not place as much emphasis as desired," the study pointed out. Around 46% of the parents felt opportunities for higher education in Science is better abroad in comparison to India. This was true for parents who wanted their children to pursue courses in pure science (50%) and medicine (62%). Engineering, followed by medicine are the two most sought after career streams. Research is considered to be an emerging area, however one-fourth of the parents do not consider it to be a lucrative option. Lack of information and proper career counseling, they say, are the most predominantly faced difficulties in choosing a profession.
Source: The Times of India
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