It describes the recommendations of Radhakrishnan Commission / University Education Commission

1. The University Education Commission /
Radhakrishnan Commission
(1948-49)
B.Ed. English
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2. About the Commission
• First education commission of indepedent India
• Appointed in 1948 by Government of India
• Chairman – Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Former VC of Banaras
Hindu University and Second president of India
• Inaugurated by Abdul Kalam Azad, the then minister of
education
• Consisted of 10 members including Dr Radhakrishnan, Dr Zakir
Hussain and Dr Lakshmanswami Mudaliar
• Submitted the report in 25th August 1949

3. Aim of the Commission
Reconstruction of universities was essential for the socio-
economic development after independence.
• To study the problems of university education in India and to
suggest improvements for the development of university
education.

4. Major Recommendations
1. Aims of University Education
2. Teaching Staff
3. Duration of the course and
working days
4. Research Facilities
5. Professional Education
6. Medium of Instruction
7. Religious and Moral
Education
8. Scholarships
9. UGC
10.Teacher Education and
Training
11.Rural Universities
12.Education for women
13.Reforms of education
system

5. Aims of the Commission
• Training for leadership
• Social efficiency
• Developing knowledge and wisdom
• Developing values of life
• Cultural progress and development
• Imparting professional & vocational education

6. Teaching Staff
• Appointing quality teachers
• Categories: Professors, Readers, Lecturers, Instructors
• Attempts to improve their qualifications and quality
• Revising pay scales – descent and dignified pay scale
as well as promotion based on merit
• Leave for higher studies
• Ratio of junior and senior posts – 2:1
• Retirement age – 60, for professors - 64

7. Duration of Course and Working Days
• Admission after 12 years of school education
• 180 working days excluding examination
• Number of students for university and affiliated
college – 3000:1500

8. Research Facilities
• Appointing research personnel b offering decent
salaries
• Certain number of research fellowships to
encourage research

9. Professional education
Subjects included in this are:
• Agriculture
• Commerce
• Education
• Engineering & technology
• Law
• Medicine
• Business administration

10. Medium of Instruction
• Mother tongue and Hindi language
• English language at secondary and university level
• English as a medium of instruction in higher
education

11. Religious and Moral Education
• Teaching basic principles of all religions
• Developing spirit of religious tolerance and
secularism
• Curriculum with Indian history and philosophy
base

12. Scholaships
• For meritorious and financially backward students
• NSS, NCC schemes as co-curricular activities and
rewards for it

13. UGC
• UGC – University Grants Commission to be
appointed to supervise the universities all over
India and also to allocate fund for various
functioning

14. Teacher Education & Training
• Practice of teaching in school to be given more
importance
• Special attention to the success of students during
the course
• Suitable schools to be selected for practice
teaching

15. Rural Universities
• Facilitating reconstruction of rural universities
especially for agriculture and industry subjects

16. Education for women
• Adequate facilities and conducive atmosphere for
women in colleges and universities
• Promoting women education all over the country

17. Reforms in Education System
• Reforms in examination system by restructuring it
thoroughly
• Essay type questions along with objective types
and oral tests
• Internal assessment to be introduced in colleges
and universities

18. Major Aspects of the commission
• First university commission in independent India
• Recommended on the entire system of university
education
• Also highlighted defects of higher education