The Indian education system has had its fair share of criticism. The debate around its effectiveness rages on now and then. However, much of the noise is general and centred on a few issues learning material to infrastructure to instructors. But there are significant gaps in the system that need attention.

Following government reforms in 1990, there was a steady increase in literacy rates to 79.5% in 2019. However, post-lockdown in 2020, the literacy rate decreased by 2% or 77.7%.