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QUESTION N14
GS2
12.5 marks

The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you think entry of foreign educational institutions would help improve quality of higher and technical education? Discuss.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you think entry of foreign educational institutions would help improve quality of higher and technical education? Discuss.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Education.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you think entry of’, directly answer: The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you think entry of’, directly answer: Do you think entry of foreign educational institutions would help improve quality of higher and technical education?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. D’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Education≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise EducationExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you thin’, avoid a generic note on Education; answer the actual wording/directive and the Education proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘The quality of higher education in India requires major improvements to make it internationally competitive. Do you thin’, do not add examples around Education unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.