Educational qualification for Politicians

Education can be criteria but education degree can be forged. So we need system to assess the credibility of Politician.

I have some thought to assess politician or election candidate,

Should Election Commission set mandatory exam like entrance exam for candidate to contest general election in India which will be based on GK, Governance Basics? so people can vote only eligible and knowledgeable candidate and finally get good governance.

In my opinion, I think that politicians should have education qualification to some extent.

It's fine, we are very much aware of the literacy rate in our country, not very appreciable, I accept, it needs decades to reach a high percentage and politicians are people that are selected from amongst us and so we cannot expect them to b super educated.

But I believe as we have reached a stage where at least half of the people are literate, taking into consideration 60% literacy rate of our country, so can't we expect our leaders to be among at least those half of the people? And here someone would pop up a question that what about places that have no literacy % at all, so having educational qualification would mean that this particular place will have no representative? But well, why no? Can't a qualified person from another state stand for as a representative? Where is the problem? And if someone would ans, the problem would be the particular person not being a member of that society will fail to understand and solve the problem of the people, then for that matter I want to say that all such points lie down secondary because people can b trained to live and analyze at a place to research and sort problems of a place and such a person would easily win the trust of people as well be it anyone from even outside their territory. But primarily what is required to have that analytical mind? Education, for sure. Education does not only mean bookish knowledge, rather it stands for the capacity to be a civilised human and that comes when you have been a student.

I remember my teacher telling us that, "if a person can be a good student, he will be good at every role of his life. ".

I know how much the lectures on Mahatma Gandhi has inspired me and the stories of Abraham lincoln encouraged me to look for the betterment of others and to develop within me a conscience. Most of the politicians or representatives of our state lack that thing, when a women is raped they point a finger at the victim, when there is riot they speak of protecting their community and not everyone, they fail to bring up secularism and its importance, they fail to address the need of fundamental rights some even do not know what are these rights.

I just urge that leave a part educational qualification if that is so unacceptable condition but at least make these politicians sit for a test before they are selected to judge their thinking, skills, common sense and psychological status. All this means alot to be a leader.

All we need is political mind, not education qualification Eg: Narendra Modi, PM of India not so much studied but now governing India.

Education is must for every politician. Then only he can take good decisions for the development of country. Now a days there are many politicians without any qualification. Of course, some of them are good at their job even though they are not educated. But some politicians rule the nation without any knowledge of democracy caused by their own nature of illiteracy. Every politician must be educated to some extent at least which is mandatory in the process of developing of country.

Education is important for all politicians as well as the citizens of our India. But we are not saying that he should be a topper. At least they should have the minimum educational qualification for them.

If politician is educated he take the decision which are write/wrong concerned with common citizen as a point of view that in what way the country is to develop in all-round. If he is fully educated & have no knowledge about common things that are going to take place in society it's useless. If politician is not educated he is like horse without charriotor, he goes in his way that write /wrong. The citizens will inspire & proud for electing him.

The present pm of our India as completed the degree & knows the problems of society. Now he is leading the whole nation into the way of universal leader, developed in all the fields. This is the best example what I can give you people. Therefore politician should be educated.

Yes, I think that educational qualifications are must for the politicians because a well-educated person can only think logically and practically but an uneducated man will think only practically. But at the same time experience matters a lot along with the intention they hold for the nation.

Education is most important in politics.

I think some qualification must be required to become a minister. Some may say that education is not the ultimate thing but a person who is educated will view a thing in a different way and a person who is not educated will view in some other way. An educated person will be having the capacity to think rationally and he can also make many reforms.

I wonder if you would be better if the politicians and ergo ministers should be elected from a pool of bureaucrats & civil services officers of the same departments. At least then the minister would have some sound knowledge of the charge he is to manage.