while educational institutes across the world are shifting to practical aspect of learning instead of just the theoretical lessons and newer subjects are being introduced adventure education in india is still an alien concept there are still several misconceptions associated with the subject that has been widely taught in foreign universitiesthe concept of learning from adventure experiences which include outdoor sports excursions explorations events and even indoor activities is known as adventure educationa person gets equipped with physical skills that help beyond adventure experiencesvarious institutes in india offer certificate courses in mountaineering rock climbing trekking camping etc these courses have durations from three days to a couple of months but unlike the foreign universities no institute as of now offers a bachelors or masters degree courses in outdoor adventure education on the other hand more than 70 institutes in the us and canada offer degree programmes in outdoor education adventure education and wilderness leadershipmindsetthe indian mindset is still driven to pursue a career as an engineer doctor banker teacher etc that are considered to be safe options adventure activities are always considered to be supplementary activities in our contemporary education system and maximum focus is upon making the students learn through theory said himendra singh principal nehru mountaineering institute uttarkashimost parents visiting the institute for certificate courses usually are curious to know about the job prospects and not about the skills that the kids will learn said susheela chamoli outdoor education specialist himalayan adventure institute mussoorie historyindian education system underwent major reforms in the 18131900 colonial era that resulted into theory based education and we are still struggling to revamp the importance of practical learning sp chamoli member of national adventure foundation and director of himalayan adventure institute mussooriepeople in the us have majorly understood the concept from the history adventure education as it is understood and practiced in the us and many european countries is a product of a eurocentric history and context further influenced by the countrys history of westward expansion through the american west in the 1800s with a dominant national narrative being that living in and struggling with a wild landscape builds strong character in its people jamie hannon associate professor of adventure education plymouth state university usainstitutions and infrastructurethere are only four government institutes that offer mountaineering courses of which some are simple adventure courses that last for a few days which are more like taking a break from mundane life but hardly any institute focuses on adventure based learning added himendra singhno institute in india offers a degree programme similar to adventure education the common notion is that bachelors degree in physical education is the same but it majorly covers the sports aspects and isnt even close to adventure education added singhcareer prospectsjust like any other industry career prospects in the domain of adventure education in india are dependent upon demand and supply as of now the short term certificate courses in india even though open to all are opted only by those involved