‘The Indian Express’ Investigation of India’s Toppers: Seven ‘Takeaways’ for Betterment of Education System

  • Pradeep Misra Professor, Department of Education, CCS University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords: School toppers, India, India’s toppers, Education system, Takeaways, Education, School education

Abstract

The Indian Express, an English Daily, investigated the progression of 86 national school Board toppers (51 men and 35 women) during the two-decade of 1996-2015. The investigation consisted of toppers of Class X and XII (from the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations). It was published in three parts (The Indian Express, December 27-28-29, 2020). As a follow-up of the major findings of the investigation, this article proposes seven ‘takeaways’ for the betterment of India’s education system.

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2021-06-01
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Misra, P. (2021). ‘The Indian Express’ Investigation of India’s Toppers: Seven ‘Takeaways’ for Betterment of Education System. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9(3), 268-272. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v9i3.3850
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