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1. TOPIC:-
Indian Education Commission
(1964-66)
BRANCHING
PROGRAMMING
FRAMES

2. Indian Education Commission (1964-1966)
Daulat Singh Kothari, Ex-Chairman (U.G.C)

3. INTRODUCTION
 Indian Education Commission (1964-1966); popularly known
as Kothari Commission, set up by the Government of India to
examine all aspects of the educational sector in India.
 To evolve a general pattern of education.
 To advise guidelines and policies for the development of
education in India.
 Formed on 14 July 1964.
 It consisted of sixteen members, eleven being Indians and five
foreign experts.
 To formulate the general principles and guidelines for the
development of education from primary level to the highest.
 To advise the government on a standardized national pattern of
education in India.
 However, the medical and legal studies were excluded from the
purview of the commission.
 The tenancy of the commission was from 1964 to 1966 and the
report was submitted by the commission on 29 June 1966.

4. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
 unhealthy social segregation between the schools for
the rich and poor should be ended.
 Primary schools should be made the common
irrespective of cast, creed, community, religion,
economic condition.
 Development of a proper language policy can greatly
assist in strengthening national unity.
 At the secondary stage (classes I-X) the regional
language should ordinarily be the medium of
education.
 In class XI-XII, a pupil should study at least one
language of his choice in addition to the medium of
education.

5. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
 Hindi is already largely in use as a link language. The
educational system should contribute to the
acceleration of this progress in order to facilitate the
movement of students and teachers and to strengthen
national unity.
 Science education and research should be developed
on priority basis.
 Great emphasis should be placed on the development
of education for agriculture and industry.
 Broadly uniform educational structure in all parts of
the country.
 Create the Ten Year School providing a common
pattern of general education for all children.

7. FRAME 1
Q: 1
What was the time span of education commission?
(a) 1942-1944 (b) 1982-1985
(c) 1964-1966 (d) 1967-1968
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

8. FRAME 2
Q: 2
Who was the chairperson of Indian Education commission?
(a) Rajeev Gandhi (b) Daulat Singh Kothari
(c) John Sargent (d) Shri RadhaKrishnan
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

9. FRAME 3
Q: 3
What was the main motto of the commission?
(a) To develop national pattern of education
(b) To provide secondary education to class IX only
(c) To raise moral character of primary students
(d) To evaluate the work of missionaries
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

10. FRAME 4
Q: 4
What Initiative did the education commission
recommended for school teachers?
(a) Uniform for Teachers
(b) Appoint B.Ed. Teachers only
(c) Appointment given to female staff only
(d) Training and quality of school teachers
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

11. FRAME 5
Q: 5
What was the transition facilitated by commission for
youth of India?
(a) Work of school to the world of work and life
(b) To diffuse the western world
(c) Discard for religions and castes
(d) Focus on education only
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

12. FRAME 6
Q: 6
What recommendation did the commission made for social
segregation in schools?
(a) Neighbourhood social concept at lower primary stage
(b) Free Education
(c) Religious Education
(d) Reforms in Education
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

13. FRAME 7
Q: 7
What was the view of commission in regard education
policy?
(a) Development of all Indian Languages
(b) Religious Education only
(c) Medium of instructions in English only
(d) No priority to Linguistic Minorities
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

14. FRAME 8
Q: 8
Which addition in education other than normal
school education did the commission focused on ?
(a) Work of school to the world of work and life
(b) To diffuse the western world
(c) Discard for religions and castes
(d) Focus on education only
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

15. FRAME 9
Q: 9
What pattern of general education did the commission
recommended for all children?
(a) Five year school
(b) Ten year school
(c) Eight year school
(d) Twelve year school
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

16. FRAME 10
Q: 10
What are the guidelines recommended by commission
for school examination?
(a) External examination only
(b) Verbal examination only
(c) System of internal evaluation
(d) Practical examination only
 If you select option (a); refer to :
 If you select option (b); refer to :
 If you select option (c); refer to :
 If you select option (d); refer to :

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