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Indian Education System

  Indian Education System  The school system in India has four levels: lower primary (age 6 to 10), upper primary (11 and 12), high (13 to 15) and higher secondary (17 and 18). The lower primary school is divided into five “standards”, upper primary school into two, high school into three and higher secondary into two. The school system  Both the CBSE and the ICSE council conduct their own examinations in schools across the country that are affiliated to them at the end of 10 years of schooling (after high school) and again at the end of 12 years (after higher secondary). Admission to the 11th class is normally based on the performance in this all-India examination. Since this puts a lot of pressure on the child to perform well, there have been suggestions to remove the examination at the end of 10  Exclusive schools there are a relatively small number of schools that follow foreign curricula such as the so-called Senior Cambridge, though this was largely superseded ...
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Assaults On Women

Assaults On Women  According to the National Crime Records Bureau, one woman is raped every 20 minutes in India. Incidents of reported rape increased 3% from 2011 to 2012. Incidents of reported incest rape increased 46.8% from 268 cases in 2011 to 392 cases in 2012 Foeticidea and infanticid Where there is an economic or cultural preference for sons, the pregnancy diagnostic tools can lead to female foeticide School going age Many Girls are not given the access to and completion of proper primary and secondary education as compared to boys and otherwise may also suffer from discrimination at the hands of parents and teachers in their upbringing. Adolescence  Many adolescent girls become victims of sexual abuse both on internet and otherwise, exploitation and violence, acid attacks, rape ,early marriage, or even HIV/AIDS. Marriage  Many women are tortured physically, economically and emotionally after their marriage by their husband and inlaws Motherhood  Women are som...
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