Changing Dimensions of Education System in Indian Democracy

The Indian democratic regime ensures effective deliberation and discussion in which education would be the first driving force in order to enabling ethical, social and political sensibilities among citizens. This is possible when there is equal opportunity of education to all citizens of India irrespective of identity based on caste, gender, geography and religion. Although Article 21(A) of the Indian constitution promised all citizens are eligible to access education freely and shall learn how to live with a dignified and meaningful life. The present Indian democratic and education system is facing several challenges. However, it poses several questions related to role of democracy, inequality in education system, privatization of education, student teachers ratio, interaction between students and teachers etc. Studies by (Kulal, et.al., 2024) revealed that the transformation of education system from pre-colonial to newly structured New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 have significantly changed its direction. As we all know education is a tool that can be used by anyone to protect him or her from arbitrary action and to understand the complexity of social, economic and political structure of a country like India. The worry within political and education system shared by (Motsola, 2023) is to rejuvenate the ethical political education as a remedy in the face of what we call democratic recession. This chapter primarily focuses on to understand the changing nature of India’s education system and how it helps citizens to diagnose the ethical deficit through the democratic decision makers. The article will also explore the different dimensions which are responsible in connection with ethical education and democratic values. The chapter has adopted both secondary and primary data which are available in research articles, government reports, newspapers, and books etc. to analyze the multiple challenges emerged due to several factors. The paper used both explorative and explanatory method. The findings of the article will suggest that through the democratic practices civic and political education would solve all the human miseries.