The cramming crisis

Despite record-high graduation rates, over 80% of Indian engineers are considered unemployable due to a 'cramming crisis' that prioritizes rote memorization over practical problem-solving.
While good grades are often equated to academic success, modern examinations frequently test only the ability to recall factual data, definitions, dates and formulas crammed the night before. This is done using point-to-point questions that don’t let students think critically, out of the box or analytically.
This rote memorization learning method is detrimental for all future purposes; it imposes problems like knowledge encapsulation, a lack of critical thinking, and what value does acquired knowledge hold if students are unable to apply it in real-world situations? What is the purpose of rote memorization when the skill of recalling facts has already been replaced by the skill of critical thinking? What is the use of glueing useless data into your mind that would be forgotten within a day?
Let’s answer all these questions and dive into the hidden side of this educational problem.