A presentation on "Kothari Education Commission - Report"

1. KOTHARI EDUCATION
COMMISSION REPORT
Dr. S. Prakash
Principal
Thiagarajar College of
Preceptors, Madurai

2. INTRODUCTION
The scope of the commission was very wide.
It on epoch-making event of Indian
education.
It was created on july in 1964.
D.S.Kothari – the chairman of the grand
commission.
J.P.Naik -- Ex-head of the department of
education planing.
 Gokhale –Member of secretary.
17- members 20 -consultants

3. Important problems of national
development
• Self-sufficiency in food
• Economic growth and development
• Social and national integration
• Promoting leadership qualities

4. Problems
faced by
India
illiteracy
Society
prone
Low
economic
growth
poverty

5. National goals of education
• Linking education to productivity
• Relating education to social and national
integration
• Accelerating the process of modernization
• Developing social , moral and spiritual values

6. Linking education to productivity
Science education :
Basic component at all level
of education , science education should be
modernaisation.
Work experience :
It is an integral part of
general education , vocational education at
the secondary level and

7. Relating education to social and
national integration
It is a common school system of public
education.
Making national and social service.
Taking necessary steps to enrich hint as the
official language.
Promoting national consciousness.

8. Accelerating the process of
modernization
It is related to current science modern society.
The knowledge is very great and pace of its
growth is infinitely quicker accompanied by
rapid social changes.
The one sure way to modernize the society
quickly is to spread education.

9. Developing social , moral and spiritual
values
• Kothari education commission recommaned
that the centeral and state government should
adopt measures to interduce education in
moral and spiritual values in all institution

10. Educational structure
Pre-primary education :-(3 years)
Pre-primary education for
all children of age 5 - 6 years. This stage will
become preparatory for formal school education
.
Primary education :- (8 years)
* lower primary stage - 5 years ( age 5 – 10 )
* higher primary stage - 3 years ( age 10– 14 )

11. Secondary education :- (4 years)
* Low secondary stage – 2 years(age14-16)
* Higher secondary stage – 2 years(age16-
18)
Higher education :- (3 or 4 years)
* Professional degree education(age 18-
21)
Post graduate :- (2 years)
*Post graduate degree course(age 21-23)

12. Uniform pattern of education in the
country

13. Vocationalisation of secondary
education

14. Education of girls at the secondary
education
1:2 at the lower secondary stage
1:3 at the higher secondary stage

15. School curriculum
School should be given the freedom to device
and experiment with new curricula suited to
their needs.
Ordinary and advanced curricula should be
prepared by state board of school education in
all the subjects .

16. Study of languages
English
Regional
language
Hindi

17. Hindi as the official language of the union
enjoy an importance next only to that of
mother tongue.
A working knowledge of english will continue
to be an asset to students.
The most suitable stage for learning 3
languages is the lower secondary class (8 std-
10std).

18. Science based education

19. Work experience
“Participation in a productive work in school ,in
the home , in a workshop ,on a farm , in a
factory or in any other productive situation “

20. Objectives of work experience

21. Views of kothari education
commission on teacher education
• Removing the isolation of teacher education
from university life
• Removing the isolation of teacher education
from schools
• Removing the isolation of teacher education
from among the different types of teacher
education institutions

22. Conclusion
 It is a report of the Indian commission has
been presented highlighting the national goals
, uniform educational pattern ,
vocationalisation , work experience , problem
in teacher education.

23. THANK YOU