Freedom In Higher Education

I see students of higher education struggle with freedom given to learn. Perhaps because they haven't learnt to learn. Simple as it may sound I think the folly of our school boards (read CBSE) in encouraging a huge quantum of academic rote vis-a-vis well rounded individuals who would make serious contributions to society is hardly debatable.The rote and the methodology at school level in many ways discourages exploration and self learning. To produce learnt answers in exams is diametrically different from creating, exploring different aspects to a subject and the finding applications around us. The latter being non-existent at school level in India hampers original thought in higher education . So students expect platters doled out.....and then getting to work becomes more and more a struggle...with not much importance to life skills, they fall short - not because they can't but because they don't know how.