EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian education system is divided into pre-primary, elementary, and secondary education at the school level. Secondary education in India covers children of age group 14-18 (classes 9th to 12th) i.e., 4 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary education covers children aged 14 to 18, a group comprising 88.5 million children according to the 2001 Census of India. The final two years of secondary is often called Higher Secondary (HS), Senior Secondary, or simply the “+2” stage.

Detailed explanation-3: -The secondary stage of education covering 2-3 years of academic study starts with classes 8th-10th, consisting of students aged between 14-16 years. The schools that impart education up to 10th class are known as Secondary Schools, High Schools, Senior Schools, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -This stage of compulsory education is called “lower secondary”. Upon completing lower secondary, students should be ready to start a job and take up vocational training, in or outside of the workplace. Or they go on to “upper secondary” or “sixth form”, where 16-year-old to 18-year-old teens prepare for university.

Detailed explanation-5: -The following recommendations were made: (i) The methods of teaching aim at inculcating desirable values and proper attitudes habits of work in the students besides imparting knowledge. (ii) The methods of teaching should help the students for attachment to work.