Find the missing step in this chain of reasoning:
We expand school education → We need more teachers → ? → Expenditure on all levels of education should be increased
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Teachers are trained in the higher educational institutions
More schools need more teachers, and these teachers are trained in colleges and universities. So spending on higher education is needed too, and all levels of education need more money.
Option (1) Expenditure per student in tertiary education is higher than in elementary education — Incorrect. This is true, but it is a fact about cost per student. It does not link more teachers to more spending.
Option (2) Teachers are trained in the higher educational institutions — Correct. This links the need for teachers to spending on higher education.
Option (3) Funds should be transferred from tertiary education to elementary education — Incorrect. This goes against the chain. Cutting tertiary funds would leave fewer trained teachers.
Option (4) Elementary education takes a major share of total education expenditure — Incorrect. This tells how spending is shared, not why teachers need higher education.
NCERT (2026-27): “Growth in Government Expenditure on Education: … Elementary education takes a major share of total education expenditure and the share of the higher/tertiary education (institutions of higher learning like colleges, polytechnics and universities) is the least. Though, on an average, the government spends less on tertiary education, ‘expenditure per student’ in tertiary education is higher than that of elementary. This does not mean that financial resources should be transferred from tertiary education to elementary education. As we expand school education, we need more teachers who are trained in the higher educational institutions; therefore, expenditure on all levels of education should be increased. …” |