Contest- Should there be a minimum educational qualification for our politicians?

Education should be mandatory requirement for every skilled job. It refines your skill of perception, widens your lens to view different perspective with respect and your decision making. I think all these are a must to have an elite and refined politics in our country and also for the efficiency of a proper functioning democracy. We often see the other face of politicians ignorant and closed to different perspectives of an issue, beating the same age old drums for the sake of vote banks and passing statements which are totally irrelevant in the present perspective.

Education will bring out awareness and help politicians get rid of these unwanted traits in a democracy. Also it will keep a check on inefficient people from entering politics just for personal aspiration and family aspiration.

Keeping a minimum qualification will also keep a check on people entering it on kin and kith policy and hampering the fabric of governance and democracy

Our political system has gone to its lowest level because of these uneducated politicians. We can see example of Rabri Devi and Sons of Lalu Prasaad Yadav. One has become the deputy chief minister of Bihar, but he is unable to read the speach in Hindi properly. So there is need of some education to these politicians, who are unable to understand what is written on paper. So there should be minimum qualification for those who want to enter into politics. Uneducated people should not be allowed to take participate on politics.

Politics is both a service option and a career option for a person. In the service option the constraint of a minimum educational qualification can act as a deterrent for entry into politics and thus deprive a person and society the benefit of a motivated politician. In case of a person choosing to make a career of it  some educational qualification can be considered. but how does one distinguish between the two. The two are so camouflaged that it is difficult to separate them. So iot is overall better to err on the side of the former option and not have any minimum educational; qualifications.

An educated leader would be a role model for the citizens of his constituency. I recall the words of Mahatma  Gandhi who had said ' when you educate a man.you educate an individual, when you educate a woman you educate a generation. Similarly, an educated political leader is bound to lay stress on education and related matters that has an all round benefit to the society. We have seen how politicians with criminal background have fared in the past. I know for a fact that politicians with no education are unable to understand and grasp many things related to policy making so they have to depend on others.There have been several instances when they have been taken advantage of. On the flip side , having a degree does not put an end to corrupt practices nor does it ensure a efficient governance..

When qualification of a office assistant is fixed than why an illiterate politicians. Politician of every level must be qualified. At present mode of governance is changed. It is almost impossible for a illiterate person to work in this environment. Unqualified politicians always depends on other for work.

No doubt when there is minimum education qualification criteria for the politicians, it might be a deterrent for the uneducated people who wants to enter politics for good cause, but it will keep away those people who has no understanding or interest in politics but join it as s family business. If one recollects the case of Golma Devi Meena of Rajasthan, An illiterate, who became the state minister but resigned within 4 months only because her colleagues don't ve good words for her husband or Rabri Devi who entered politics as a front man of her husband and reigned as Chief Minister for 3 terms, what have the society gained by their presence? Its a waste of public money.

An educated mind is a healthy mind and a healthy mind can also govern in a healthy way, Educated person has the potential to think in a logical way and can also differentiate between right and wrong, which is necessary in Politics. How can you  put your Country in the hands of a person, who doesn't know how to handle himself or herself. It is not that the person should be highly qualified, but there should be a minimum educational qualification for a politician.

We need well educated politicians to come out with laws and policies in the country keeping in mind the long term effect on the nation. For that you need to  be well read about the global socio-economic and political stuffs. Having information and knowledge helps you to analyze the situation and come to a more thoughtful solution or decision weighing the pros and cons of it. In our country, we have seen decisions made by politicians out of sheer ignorance and hunger for vote and power. Reservations and many such policies in education were arm chair policies which have dragged and paralyzed the country. It was just made to get votes.  Lack of educated politicians in opposition also hampers the situation as there is no genuine opposition to oppose such bizzare propositions.

illegal constructions and so many developmental projects lack a visionary and do harm in long run. Country needs expertise in people and politicians for a constructive development of the country.

But I do agree that politics is also a service option along with career option. In fact I would put it across as a career option that is meant for service of nation and people. People who have service option should be allowed to enter politics through proper channels. They can enter at entry level as workers and then groomed and educated to a minimum qualification before they can contest election and come into mainstream politics. This will streamline so many shortcomings. Also put the message clear-- you can not take a shortcut.

The current and future belongs to technology. And going forward the affect of technology on our lives is going to increase many folds. To be able to understand and make the best possible use of technology it is important that the people in important positions are educated enough to understand and make the best use of this technology.

For eg.. MEA is able to help a lot people having issues with their passport or visa... Through their twitter handle... Similar knowledge and use of internet can help the ministries in planning new strategies which may have been successful in other parts of the world. For all these education is important

I feel the qualification for all the public representatives at any level should be a minimum graduation along with atleast one work done in the particular field they are heading

In today's times it would be a rarity to find someone reaching higher political positions and being uneducated. Also being educated is no guarantee that one will take right decisions. In politics what matters is ideology and being faithful to it. So even if there are a limited uneducated politicians till they are successfully implementing their ideology which is accepted by citizens it is OK. What perhaps is causing confusion is the prevalence of decay in the political system and the feeling that if only there were educated politicians it would not fall so low. But if you analyse almost all of them are as educated as we are. Greed and dishonesty are present as much in educated as in uneducated.

Education - The most, first ,basic requirement for every man today in this world ! Because it's something which earns us some self respect ! I think Minimum level of Education should be taken into consideration to nominate himself as politician. But Education itself is not enough for a politician rather good thoughts, love towards his region, love towards people , honesty , sincerity are some values a politician must have ! 

" Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all "

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An educated person can understand and perform better than an in educated one. In our country for getting a job education is preferred, but the sad part is that education for politicians is not necessary. I think there must be minimum education for our politicians, and they must have to clear some exam like we have to clear before getting a job. If our politicians are educated then our country will develop with double speed than now.

As rightly put by some of the respected members, education does not ensure that the politician would not indulge in corruption or would not take wrong decisions. In fact many of the politicians in active politics are highly educated. But compared to an uneducated politician, an educated politician is like to develop proper vision for the development of the nation as he is more widely read.

An educated politician understands the problems related to people and the Country. Additionally, a Politician sans education cannot think of not only the problems of the country , but he lacks innovative ideas that makes the Country well developed. An educated politician always on the look out for ways and means that make the Country and its people proud before other Countries. Hence I am of the opinion that a politician must have education

Today education has become necessary for each one, and it should be mandatory for all posts in our country. Weather he is a politician or a common man, every one should be educated. Some members have written that education will not ensure that politicians will not indulge in corruption, it is right, but getting in corruption or not is their mind state, and there is no method present to read anyone's mind. So we can't say that only uneducated person are corrupted, educated also can get in the corruption. But being educated one will carry the task in right direction than an uneducated one, as educated person can understand and set the goals in a better way in order to complete the given task. So in case of politicians it becomes necessary to have some minimum qualification.

When India gained its Independence , we see that most of the leaders at that time were involved in the freedom movement, which meant that they were patriotic and dedicated . It is also noteworthy that they were educated and were able to grasp  the rudiments of policy making as to how to run a nation. But with time this feeling of nationalism began to corrode as caste and minorities issue began to gain importance with the political class with secularism taking a back seat,to be used when it suited them. The largely uneducated masses were unable to see through the manipulations. To get votes the politicians began to favor just about anyone who was able to garner votes, education, qualification,criminal background were set aside in their rush for power. So we see that the seventies and the later years bringing in a new trend of vote bank politics where  muscle and money power , caste factor and minority issues were the guiding factors on which  candidates was selected..

When it comes to villages and rural areas, we know that people are still in the grip of ill practice due to ignorance in the name of tradition. Having educated politicians in Gram Panchayat would help. The person will know the importance of education and awareness and work for it. He/ she will try to bring it to everyone's door.  Moreover having educated people to govern in rural areas will also ease the development work as they would know the how abouts of it. This will also make Gram Panchayat election an elite one and attract youths. Many educated youths in cities want to go back and serve their natives, but they don't find a dignified way to do that. Having educated youths in Gram Panchayat will attract them.

Being educated only means one has got a degree which is recognized. It is expected he also has assimilated requisite knowledge, which may or may not be true. In politics what counts is ground knowledge, contacts, willingness to further  political party's ideology and work hard. Education is not necessary to have these qualities. As said earlier by me it is now going to be increasingly difficult to find an uneducated politician at entry levels. Commitment and sincerity are far more important than education in a politician.

We all are accepting that qualification is must for politicians. But what  we mean with qualification. Matric, Graduate or Post Graduate! One member give refrence of Depty CM of Bihar who is 9th class passed and can't read Hindi speech. Indeed arranging any degree is left hand game for these politicians. Degree of one minister of Delhi Government is fake. With degree and certificate one must have knowledge. For politicians of Panchyat level one must have Matric certificate with knowledge of Hindi and local language and also have basic knowledge of English and computer. For MLA and ML basic qualification must be Graduate with knowledge of English and Basic computer.