Comparison in Education System

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Education plays a paramount role in the modern technological world (Meiklejohn,
2017) Good education system helps in lessening the challenges faced by the people in their
lives and promotes personal advancement (Nabi et al, 2017). It helps in developing the social
status and removing social issues like illiteracy and inequality among people (Brayboy et al,
2015). Education plays an important, perhaps the most important, role in an individual’s
empathy towards the self-identification (Hansen, 2017). In further discussion, the advantages
and disadvantages of the UK educational system will be discussed. Apart from this; this essay
will also embrace a comparative study of the education system in the UK and India.
The education system varies from country to country. Every education system has its pros
and cons, the education system of the UK also has its advantages and disadvantages.
(UNESCO, 2017).
The education system of the UK provides quality education and wide opportunities for the
students. The system is continuously regularly assessed by QAA to evaluate the principles of
teaching, earning and research. The international students get the wide opportunity to choose
their field area and institution (Altbach, 2015). The courses are shorter in duration which
reduces the accommodation and tuition cost. The education system of the UK is well
recognized for its teaching methodology. The professors provide the best knowledge to the
students and involve more of practical knowledge to develop the skills and enhance the
personality of the students. It provides the opportunity to learn the latest technology and
develop competent skills. It allows for closer student-teacher communication with a facility
of merging diverse subjects into a single course (Arkorful and Abaidoo, 2015).
The other advantages of the system include the unique culture of the country. The UK is a
cosmopolitan country which provides the opportunity to the international students to have

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multicultural society experience and learn the skills that are required for being part of the
global workforce. It is analyzed that there are 4, 42,375 international students from 180+
countries and majorly constitutes Indians (GOV.UK, 2019). It also has a strong research
infrastructure in which 30% of UK university research is categorised as 'world-leading' and
46% as 'internationally excellent' by the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF).
The country places across 6.4% of journal articles, 11.6% of citations and 15.9% of the
world’s most highly cited articles. (GOV.UK, 2019)
The education system of the UK provides financial support and has designed various
scholarship programmes based upon the merit of the student. It helps in reducing the
accommodation cost and tuition fees and provides the opportunity to get an education in the
recognized universities of UK (Kaviraj, 2017). Furthermore, the international students are
eligible for receiving free medical treatment from the National Health Service and the spouse
or the dependent is also exempted from the payment if the person resides during the course or
programme (Wadhwa, 2016).
Apart from the advantages, the education system in the UK also covers some limitations. The
expense of the study is considered as a major issue for the students. The tuition fee varies
from $6500 to $ 13000 per year (UKCISA, 2019) which creates the need for the students to
do a part-time job. The accommodation cost is very high and hence creates difficulty for the
student to manage the expenses. Also, the time frame at the UK universities in considered a
disadvantage because students are under pressure to learn all the skills within a short span of
time. It creates stress for the students to learn everything within a short span and meet the
expectation of the professors (Ball, 2016).
The student also suffers the cultural shock because of the multicultural society and they feel
alone. Homesickness often creates a disturbing environment and creates difficulty to

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concentrate on the studies (Arkorful and Abaidoo, 2015). Other than this, the major challenge
faced by the international student is the language challenge. It becomes difficult to
understand different languages and thus creates difficulty in understanding the subjects. The
students at the universities of the UK have to make an earlier decision regarding the selection
of the field. They have to decide in advance and cannot change their fields (The conversation,
2018).
According to student experience survey 2018, Loughborough University has ranked first in
providing the best societal experience by developing good community atmosphere, good
extracurricular activities and creating best environment in the university. The international
students receive quality education from top-notch activities (MHRD, 2019)
In the further paragraph, emphasis will be provided on the comparison of the education
system between India and the UK. It will cover the basis on which the comparison is done
and will conclude by commenting upon which education system is the most preferable one.
The education system in India is still considered as a formality, a part of the routine and
focuses on getting the degree. It focuses on theory rather than practical and does not apply
creativity to the learning. Education is delivered by both the public and the private sector and
making continuous investment to remove illiteracy (Vijayanand, 2016)
Despite increasing investment in education 25% of the population is illiterate and 15%
reaches to the high school and 7% of 15% of the population make it to high school, graduate.
The education is funded by the central, state and local government (The new leam, 2018). A
student in India is required to memorize facts and figures and get education from older
technologies. The quality of education is still considered poor without a focus on the learning
of the students (Migration Advisory Committee, 2018).