This is the brief presentation about Indian Education commission which is really helpful from exam point of view.

1. Indian Education Commission
(1964-66)
Priti Kalsia
Assistant Professor
Malwa central college of education for women, Ludhiana

2. Introduction
• 3rd commission in the history of education
after independence
• University education commission (1948-49)
• Secondary Education Commission(1952-53)
• Appointment of Indian Education
Commission in 1964

3. Members
• Chairman – Dr. D.S. Kothari (Chairman of
University Grant Commission)
• Secretary – J.P. Naik, Head of the Department
of Educational Planning
• Few Foreign experts
• A total of 16 members.

4. Major Recommendations
1. National objectives of Education
2. National pattern of Education
3. On National Curriculum
4. On Text Books
5. Method of Teaching
6. Teaching Personnel and Teacher Status
7. Teacher Education
8. Guidance and Counselling
9. Evaluation and Examination

5. 1. National objectives of education
• Education and productivity: (Science education,
work-experience, vocationalization of education,
application of science)
• Social and national integration: (common school
system, social and national service, proper language
policy, promotion of national consciousness)

6. 1. contd…..
• Education and modernization:(peace with
expanding knowledge, curiosity for change,
creation of new social order)
• Social, moral and spiritual values: (should
be the integral part , apart periods in time-
table, common course)

7. 2. National pattern of Education
• Duration: Lengthened by adding a year of
higher secondary course.
Structure
• Pre(1-3yrs), lower primary(4-5yrs), upper
primary(3 years)
• Lower secondary or high school stage of 2-
3yrs of general education OR (1-3)yrs of
vocational education.
• High secondary stage of 2 yrs general OR
(1-3) yrs vocational Education

8. 2. National……..
• General education for ten years: (7-8 yrs primary + 2-
3yrs lower secondary) without any specialization
• Provision for professional courses: At the end of 10
years of general education
40% Made enter in working life
30% Join vocational course
30% 2yrs general education
• Two types of secondary schools
• High schools Higher secondary schools
• (10 years course) (12 years course)
• Upgrading only bigger high schools: (higher schools ¼
of higher secondary )
• To abolish pre-university course: Transfer from college
to higher secondary school

9. 3. National Curriculum
• Same in secondary education commission
• Additional:
• Teaching of science: linked with
Agriculture Technology
(in rural areas) (in urban areas)
• Work experience: workshops training
• Moral education: 1-2 periods in time-
table

10. 4. Text Books
Programmes at National level
• Best talent for mobilised
for preprinting books
• Organization
• Scientific and technical
books
• Cost less + quality more
At State level
• Responsibility of state
education department
• Four text books for each
subject
• Supplement text books,
teacher’s guide
• No profit no loss basis
production

11. 5. Method of Teaching
• Experimental teaching
• Provision of skilled help
• Material for teacher’s guidance
• Minimum teaching aids provided to school
• Training in improving aids
• Co-ordination between education departments
and A.I.R.
• Reducing the size of class

12. Teaching Personnel and Teacher Status
• Substantial increase in salaries
• Qualifications
• Recruitment: Advertised and interviewed
• Opportunities for promotions
• Provision for welfare services
• Triple benefit
• Good conditions of work
• Civil rights to teachers
• Teacher education
• In service programmes

13. Teacher Education
• Removing the isolation of teacher training
• Improving professional training
• Duration of course
• Flexible post-graduation courses
• Improving teacher education institutions
• Admission to training institutions
• In-service facilities

14. Guidance and Counselling
• Guidance an integral part of education
• Guidance at primary level
• Secondary level
• Guidance training
• Professional training of guidance workers
• Literature and research in Guidance: Adequate
material

15. Evaluation and Examination
• Technical improvements in ‘Question Paper’
evaluation: (paper setter, Scientific procedure)
• Nature of certificates: (issued by state boards of
education, no pass or fail remarks)
• Opportunities to students to improve their
performances:(re-appear for entire subjects or
separate)
• Provision for cumulative record
• Final examination by some selected schools
• Internal assessment
• Improvement in home examination
• External examination