At MDI Gurgaon (Management Development Institute Gurgaon), while we think that there are many initiatives aimed at transforming India’s education landscape, as outlined in the Union Budget 2025 such as the proposed expansion of broadband connectivity in rural schools, establishment of National Centres of Innovation, and AI-powered Centres of Excellence in education, there is so much more that needs to be done to increase quality at scale.
Countries that have made the transition to developed status have all invested in education
While increasing gross enrolment ratios in Higher Education Institution (HEI) and learning outcomes at the primary and secondary school level is important, for India to be a Viksit Bharat we need to invest a lot more in creating quality at scale – more quality faculty, more investment in research and education sector as a whole to create a greater number of quality human capital in the country. Without these investments in human capital, India will not become a developed nation by 2047. As a start the government should commit to at least matching the investment in education in GDP with countries like Japan, China or Germany.”
