Indian Education Services (IES)

Data Taken From The Hindu Site..... This Posting is show of my Passion to Indian Administrative service (It is not for any Commercial or publicity use )

ADMINISTRATION IN EDUCATION: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal plans to revive efforts to establish Indian Education Services on the lines of other civil services.

Government is contemplating the starting of an Indian Education Services (IES) for education administrators on the lines of other civil services.

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal today asked a group of experts to study and suggest how to start IES on the lines of other civil services. The aim is to improve administration in the education sector.

Former education secretary Anil Bordia will head the group which will recommend on how to start IES. It was decided at roundtable on teachers’ education.

“The idea is that a dedicated IES cadre should be created. These officers will get well trained on education affairs and can better handle the work,” a ministry official said.

The idea of an IES was first sounded in the late 1980s’ when P V Narshima Rao was the HRD Minister. A study was conducted at that time too. However, it was not followed up. The group headed by Mr. Bordia will have a re-look at the recommendations of that report and give fresh suggestions after a study.

“The broad view was that education administrators do not have in-depth insight into education. They will get some sort of training so that they get the required knowledge on the subject,” the official said.

It was also decided to set up a sub-committee to suggest on how the universities will augment their capacity to provide pre-service and in-service training.

Many universities do not have departments of education. They may start such departments to offer teachers’ training. Another sub-committee was also set up to study the public—private—partnership model in starting new teachers’ training institutions.

The ministry has set up a round-table for evolving strategy for expansion of teachers’ training so that the country can meet the shortage of nearly 10 lakh teachers. It was agreed that training for in-service teachers should be encouraged in distance mode.

A Tribute To Super Indian

This Post is Taken from Book  On The Wings Of Fire -- By A. P. J. Abul Kalam.

I love this President as a Great Personality to Indian Research, Science, Space, Administration and the most of all a person who really care about Youth Education.

Here is Few Lines of Inspiration...

The biggest problem Indian youth faced. I felt was a lack of clarity of vision, a lack of direction. It was then that I decided to write about the circumstances and people who made me what I am today; the idea was not merely to pay tribute to some individuals or highlight certain aspects of my life. What I wanted to say was that no one, however poor, underprivileged or small need feel disheartened about life. Problems are a part of life. Suffering is the essence of success. As someone said:

God has not promised

Skies always blue,

Flower-strewn, pathways

All our life through;

God has not promised

Sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow,

Peace without pain.

I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; buy some poor child living in an obscure place, in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness. Irrespective of where they are right now, they should be aware that God is with them and when. He is with them, who can be against them?

But God has promised

Strength for the day.

Rest for the labour

Light for the way.

It has been my observation that most Indians suffer unnecessary misery all their lives because they do not know how to manage their emotions. They are paralysed by some sort of a psychological inertia. Phrases like the ‘next best alternative, the only feasible option or solution and till things take a turn for the better’ are commonplace in our business conversations. Why not write about the deep-rooted character traits which manifest themselves in such widespread, self-defeatist thought patterns and negative behaviour? I have worked with many people and organisations and have had to deal with people who were so full of their own limitations that they had no other way to prove their self-worth than by intimidating me. Why not write about the victimisation which is a hallmark of the tragedy of Indian science and technology? And about the pathways to organisational success? Let the latent fire in the heart of every Indian acquire wings, and the glory of this great country light up the sky.

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An Autobiography: APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari. Published by Universities Press, Hyderabad. Pages 180, Rs. 200