The Kothari Commission (1964-66), chaired by Daulat Singh Kothari, was the first major commission in India aimed at modernizing and standardizing education to meet national goals. Its recommendations focused on curricular improvement, equal educational opportunities, productivity enhancement, and social integration through various educational reforms. While praised for its comprehensive approach to educational issues, it faced criticisms for its unresolved administrative roles and conflicting views on instructional mediums.

1. INDIAN EDUCATION COMMISSION
KOTHARI COMMISSION (1964-66).
PREPARED BY VIPIN KUMAR SHUKLA

2. (INTRODUCTION)
• National education commission (1964-66) popularly
known as “ Kothari Commission.
• Daulat Singh Kothari (6 July 1906- 4feb 1993) was an
Educationist).
• He was appointed as the chairman of UGC in the year
(1961) were he worked till (1973).
• He was the chairman of Indian education commission of
(1964-66) popularly known as Kothari Commission.

3. Contd….
• It was the first (AD-HOC) commission set up in India
for the modernization and standardization of
education in India.
• The most urgent reform needed in education is to
transform it, relate it to the life, needs and aspirations
of the people and thereby to make it a powerful tool
of social, economic and cultural transformations
necessary for realization of our national goal.

4. Contd….
• For this purpose education should be developed as to
increase the productivity achieve social and National
Integration.
• It also accelerate the pace of modernization and to
build the character by cultivation, social, moral and
spiritual value.

5. RECOMMENDTIONS OF
KOTHARI COMMISSION (1964-66)
• Curricular Improvement.
• Educational Structure.
• Equalization of Educational opportunity.
• Educational and National objectives.
• It divided into two parts:
• a) Increasing the productivity.
• b) Achieving social and National Integration.

6. Contd…..
• Increasing the productivity:
• Science education- Work experience, Application of
science to productive process and Vocationlization.
• Achieving Social and National Integration:
• Common school system, Social and National service,
Development of an appropriate language policy.

7. Contd…..
• Accelerating the pace of modernization.
• Cultivating Social, Moral and Spiritual value.
• Improvements in methods of teaching.
• Quality of books.
• Teacher education.
• Status of teacher.
• Better school building.
• Development of talent.
• Establishment of school complex.
• Guidance and counseling.
• Evaluation.
• Identification of gifted talent.

8. Contd….
• Administration and Supervision.
• Adult education.
• Correspondence courses.
• Education of Physically handicapped and Backward
children's.
• Pre-Primary education.
• The Indian education services.

9. MERITS OF KOTHARI COMMISSION
• Kothari commission report was masterly piece of
work on all aspect of Indian Education.
• The Commission presented a comprehensive report of
educational problems in the context to national needs
and aspirations.
• The Commission made a realistic approach to link
education to the Socio-Economic, Cultural and
Spiritual aspect of Indian Life.
• The Commission recommended reasonable and
respectable scales of pay to all categories of teachers
subject to periodical revision.

10. DEMERITS OF KOTHARI
COMMISSION
• The position of head of the school was left undecided
by the commission.
• The Commission committed a mistake in placing
Sanskrit on a par with Arabic.
• The views of commission on medium of the
instruction was not only conflicting but also
controversial.