2. ABOUT THE COMISSION
First education commission of independent India.
Recommended for university education
Government of India appointed this commission
in 4th Nov. 1948.
Chairman: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
Submitted the report on 25th Aug. 1949.
This Commission consists of 10 members.
First
Second
Commission report consist of 2 volume:
volume contains recommendations and
contains the data used for the study
3. MEMBERS OF THECOMMISSION
1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, Splading Professor of Eastern Religious and
ethics at the University of Oxford. (Chairman).
2. Dr. Tara Chand, Secretary and Educational adviser to the
Government of India.
3. Dr. James F. Duff, Vice Chancellor, University of Durham.
4. Dr. Zakir Hussain, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, now vice chancellor of
Muslim University Delhi.
5. Dr. Arthur E Morgan, Former president of Antioch college, First
Chairman of Tennesee Valley Authority, President of Community
service Inc.
6. Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, Vice Chancellor of University of
Madras.
7. Dr. Meghnad Saha, Palit professor of Physics Dean, Faculty of science,
and President of Post-graduate Council of Science, University of
Calcutta.
8. Dr. Karm. Narayan Bahl, Professor of Zoology, University of Lucknow.
9. Dr. John J. Tigert, formerly Commission of education of the United
States, President Emeritus of the University of Florida.
10. Shri Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta, Professor of English and Dean ,
6. CURICULUM
[A]PHASES OF EDUCATION:
1. GENERALEDUCATION:
Admission to the universities should be after 12years
of school course.
The first degree should be after 3 years of collegiate
education (both Pass & Honours)
2years masters degree for Pass and 1 years masters
degree for Honours
Research facilities based on capability
2. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
Professional education in the fields of Agriculture,
Commerce, Education, Engineering and Technology,
Law, Medicine, Business administration, Public
industrialadministration and relations should be
started and developed.
7. [B]COURSES OF STUDY
1. AT SECONDARYEDUCATION:
Mother tongue, modern Indian languages (Hindi,
Marathi, Guajarati, Tamil, Telegu etc.), English,
Modern European languages (French, German etc.)
General science (math, physics, chemistry, biology,
home science, soil science)
History (Indian, European & world), geography, geology,
psychology, accountancy, book keeping etc.
2. AT DEGREE COURSES
Federal language/mother tongue
English
hu manities, modern Indian For arts (any two):
language, English, French, philosophy, sociology,
chemistry,
geography, economics, home economics etc.
For science (any two): math, physics,
botany, zoology, geology etc.
8. TEACHER
Role of teacher
Responsibility of teacher
Characters of good teacher
Condition of teacher
Provident fund
Residential facilities
Age of retirement
Work load
Salary scales
9. TEACHING STANDARDS
Well equipped and well stuffed
colleges
Vocational institutions
Number of students
Number of working days
No prescribed text books
Compulsory attendance
Seminar and workshops
10. TEACHER EDUCATION
There should be a large number of teacher
training college with excellent staff
The courses on theory of education
should be flexible
More emphasis should be given to
teaching practices
Refresher courses should be organized
from time-to-time
11. WOMENEDUCATION
Women education should be in
conformity with the requirements of women
Colleges for women should be opened and
co-education should be encouraged
Women should be encouraged to acquire
education in home science
Women should be well-informed about
their rights and duties
12. STUDENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Selection
Scholarship
Residence
Student unions
Medical examinations
13. MERITS
Aims
Raising the status of teacher
Improvement in curriculum
Rural, women and religious education
Student welfare
Improvement of exam system
Role of UGC