EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

BASIC FACT ABOUT EDUCATION SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The issue of ‘academic burden on students’ was examined by ____ .
A
Mathur Committee
B
Yashpal Committee
C
Adielshiah Committee
D
Iswar Bhai Patel Committee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The issue of ‘academic burden on students’ was examined by . Yashpal Committee suggested the scrapping of all higher education regulatory bodies and creation of a super regulator which is a seven-member Commission for Higher Education and Research (CHER).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Yashpal Committee was set up by the Indian Government in 1992 under the Chairmanship of Prof. Yashpal ( who was the former chairman of the UGC) to suggest mechanism by which the burden of academics could be reduced on students. In the year 1993, the Committee submitted its report.

Detailed explanation-3: -Learning burden is a load placed on both physical as well as mental state of a person. It is mainly assessed in term of physical weight of the learning materials and the amount of learning tasks given to the child. Moving from home to school and back to home the child carries, the learning materials on his shoulder.

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