Education should be child centric, says Kapil Sibal

Rooting for reforms in education system, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said reforms need to be child centric so that children can pursue their own dreams and aspirations.

Referring to India's firstmission to Mars, Sibal said: "When we talk about launching a satellite on to Mars, we have more than 220 million satellites in the country, our children and each satellite has its own trajectory. We should help them in finding their orbit and shine."

Sibal has previously held HRD and Science&Technology Ministries.

Speaking here on the occasion of the two-dayCII global university-industry congress, the Minister said that education needs to concentrate on the child and not the curriculum. Its efforts should be to bring out the brilliance in the child.

He also propagated a 10-year vision to create a road map to facilitate reforms in education to ensure that India comes to the forefront of world's education scene.