EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kothari Commission was formed under Education Minister
A
Abdul Kalam Azad
B
K.L. Shrimali
C
M.C. Chagala
D
K.C. Pant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The commission submitted its 287-page report on 29 June 1966 to M. C. Chagla, the then minister of education.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following this, the first National Policy on Education (NPE) was promulgated in 1968 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, based on the recommendations of the Education Commission (1964-1966) (also called the Kothari Commission).

Detailed explanation-3: -The first education commission in India was the Hunter Commission. It was set up on February 3, 1882 under the Chairmanship of Sir William Hunter, a member of the Executive Council of Viceroy. The Hunter Commissions made the following recommendations with regards to education in India.

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