EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

MODERN HISTORY OF EDUCATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Secondary Education Commission was established in
A
1964
B
1948
C
1952
D
1854
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Government of India established the Secondary Education Commission on 23 September 1952 under the chairmanship of Dr. Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar. It was called the Mudaliar Commission after him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The aims are: 1. Democratic Citizenship 2. Improvement of Vocational Efficiency 3. Development of Personality 4. Education for Leadership.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mudaliar Commission was an education commission set up with the aim of examining the system of secondary education in India. Its main purpose was to examine the conditions of the secondary education system in the country and suggest ways to improve it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The commission recommended for abolition of intermediate classes. The senior intermediate class (XIIth class) should be combined with the degree class and the junior intermediate class (XIth class) with the high school class.

Detailed explanation-5: -To open Multi-purpose schools according to the varying interest and needs of students. ii. The multi-purpose school should be open near the industrial institute. The students of these two types of institutions should learn from each other.

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