MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Central Advisory Board of- Education (CABE) 15.1.1 The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) consisting of Education Ministers from States, Administrators, Educationists and Academicians continued to be the National level body providing vital inputs for the management of Education Policy-by reviewing trends in the education sector, analysing implementation of programmes and advising on policy prescriptions.
15.1.2 The CABE met in New Delhi on July 6-7, 1989 to review the implementation of the NPE with special reference to :
- Pre-school Education-Control and regulation over nursery schools;
- Status of elementary education as well as its perspective for VIII Five Year Plan;
- National Literacy Mission and perspective for the VIII Plan;
- Teacher Education, including National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE);
- Recommendations of CABE Committee on housing facilities for women teachers;
- Secondary Education, including:
* Vocationalisation
* Science Education
* Education Technology
* Environment Education
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- Higher Education, including restoration of academic calendar, number-of teaching days, autonomous colleges, etc.
- Technical Education, covering AICTE, Perspective for Technical Education during VIII Plan, Community Polytechnics and thrust areas;
- Education for SCs/STs/Minorities and disadvantaged sections; and
- Resources for Education including external funding.
15.1.3 The main recommendations of the CABE were continuance of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Elementary Education, Science Education, Vocationalisation of Education, National literacy Mission and Higher Education during the VIII Plan.
Meeting of State Education Secretaries and Directors of Education
15.2.0 A Conference of Education Secretaries and Directors of Education of all States and Union Territories was held in New Delhi on 5th July, 1989 to review the implementation of NPE. Another Conference of Education Secretaries and Directors of Education was held at New Delhi from January 29 to 31, 1990. in this Conference various issues relating to Elementary Education including Teacher Education; Educational Technology; Science Education; Vocationalisation of Secondary Education; Adult Education; Technical Education and Language development were discussed.
Educational Statistics 15.3.1 Based on the recommendations of the Working Group set up by the Ministry, the Central Plan Scheme on "Computerisation of Educational Statistics" was introduced in nine educationally backward States during the year namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Four types of forms, S-1, S-2, S-3 and B were designed and printed copies of the same in six languages (Assamese, Bangla, English, Hindi, Oriya and Telugu) were supplied to these States. After the required data are collected in specially designed forms, the same will be processed on computer at the State headquarters to produce the required annual statistics of school education.
15.3.2 The 14th meeting of the Standing Committee on Educational Statistics was held on 19.12.1989 and it reviewed the progress of work undertaken by the Statistics Unit of the Department of Education.
15.3.3 The Ministry organised a two-day Training-cum-Workshop on Computerisation of Educational Statistics, on 22-25 October, 1989, for the benefit of Statistical Officers Incharge of Work of Educational Statistics in nine educationally backward States.
15.3.4 The Ministry deputed its officers as resource personnel for the conduct of training programmes on educational statistics organised by the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for the benefit of statistical staff working at district level.
15.3.5 The following publications on Educational Statistics were brought out during the year under report:-
1. Education in India 1984-85 Vol. I (Schools)
2. Education in India 1985-86 Vol. I (Schools)
3 Education in India 1984-85 Vol. I (Collegiate)
4. Education in India 1985-86 Vol. I (Collegiate)
5. Selected Education Statistics 1987-88
6. Selected information on School Education 1987-88
7. Indian students going abroad 1983-84
8. Indian students going abroad 1984-85
9. Indian students going abroad 1985-86
15.3.6 Time lag in publication of data has been somewhat reduced (by three to four months) after computerisation.
Computerised Management Information System (CMIS) 15.4.0 CMIS has developed softwares for the following projects. The status of the projects already computerised are also indicated.
Sl.No. Name of the project Status during the
year
1. Monitoring of Centrally Completed
Sponsored Schemes.
2. Pay-billing system of the Computer output
Deptt. of Education. is being regularly
supplied
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3. Analysis of Annual Plan Completed
allocation and achievements.
4. Financial data on Income and Completed for the years
Expenditure of Educational the years 1980-81,1981-82,
institutions- Education in India and 1982-83 and 1983-84
Vol.II
5. Database for Education in Completed
India Vol. I., 1985-86
6. Creation of database for Completed
Selected Educational
Statistics, 1988-89
7. Annual Action Plan for four Quarterly Reports are being subm-
Quarters on selected schemes itted
of the Deptt.
8. Indian Students going Completed
abroad, 1986-87
9. Foreign Students studying Completed
in Indian Universities,
1985-86
10. State profile on Budgetted Completed
Expenditure on Education
11. International Standard Computer output is being regularly
Book Numbering (ISBN) supplied.
system for NERC.
12. Book Import-Database Completed and tables generated
for Book Promotion.
(A project of NERC)
13. Population Projections Completed
in the age-group of 6.14.
14. Model Building for Projections Completed
of enrolments
15. Projection of financial Completed
requirements for different
sectors of Education
16. Identification of Educationally Completed
Backward Districts.
17. Database of the names of Completed
Subject experts proposed to be
nominated on the Selection Committees
of different faculties of Central
Universities.
18. Database for Elementary Block level
Education (Project of EE Divison) database completed
Development of Computer Based Management Information System by NIC 15.5.0 NIC has installed two Super PC/ATs with 18 terminals,, 2 PC/ATs, 5 PC/XTs & 3 PCs for the Department of Education. A team of officers of NIC has been assisting different Divisions of the Department of Education by developing software packages for generating various reports as per the requirement of the Department. The list of various software packages already developed by NIC, apart from those meant for Educational Statistics are the following :
- Processing applications for grants to voluntary agencies for Adult Education Divison.
- System for monitoring the performance of Adult Education Centres.
- Mass Literacy Programme through Post Box 9999.
- Grants to Non-formal. Education Centres.
- Technical Education facilities: Pilot information system for Andhra Pradesh.
- Nomination of experts for selection committees of different universities.
National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration 15.6.0 The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), set up by Government of India as an autonomous organisation continued to undertake the following activities :-
- Training and Orientation of Senior Educational Administrators.
- Research in problems of educational planning and administration (23 research studies were in progress).
- Extension services and consultancy services for states and other organisations.
- Seminars, workshops and conferences on matters relevant to educational planning and administration (Forty training programmes/seminars/workshops were conducted upto end of November, 1989 and 25 more training programmes were scheduled upto 31.3.1990).
- Provision of training and research facilities to other countries. and to international organisations, UNESCO, UNDP, IIEP, Commonwealth Secretariat, etc.
- Provision of technical support to
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Government on management of education.
The Institute brought out the following publications:-.
School Mapping - Guidelines
Hand Book on Environmental Education for Educational Planners and Administrators.
Planning and Management of Non-formal Education - A Manual for Project Officers.
journal of Educational Planning and Administration Vol. 2, Nos. 3&4, July & October Issue, 1989 - Special Issue on "Distance Education".
Implementation of National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986 15.7.1 Various schemes under the National Policy on Education, 1986 and the related Programme of Action continued during the year and are at different stages of implementation. The progress of implementation was reviewed by the CABE and the Conference of State Education Secretaries as already stated.
15.7.2 It is nearly three-and-a-half years since the current National Policy on Education was formulated. Some feedback has been received on the various parameters of the policy and the programmes launched thereunder. A careful appraisal/review of the policy is also contemplated.
Annual Action Plan 15.7.3 Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the year 1989-90 reflecting objectives under four important programmes, timeframe for accomplishment of goals, achievement of physical and financial targets for the year was prepared. Quarterly Progress Reports of AAP 1989-90 were regularly sent to the Cabinet Secretariat.
Scheme of Assistance for Studies, Seminars Evaluation etc. for
implementation of Education Policy 15.8.1 The Scheme of Studies, Seminars, Evaluation etc. for the Implementation of Education Policy aims at resolving problems relating to the formulation, implementation and evaluation of education development programmes.
15.8.2 The Scheme is intended to provide financial assistance to deserving institutions and individuals, on the merits of each proposal, for conduct of seminars/workshops, conduct of impact and evaluation studies etc. Such programmes are to have relevance to Education Policy, its implementation and connected problems.
15.8.3 During 1989-90, financial assistance was given for the organisation of eleven Seminars/Workshops and one study project. A programme of the Centre for Rural and Industrial Development (CRRID), Chandigarh to hold 50 grass-root Seminars, 5 regional Seminars and a national debate on democracy, Secularism and socialism that had been approved in 1988-89 was under implementation. The centre held 35 grass root Seminars and 2 regional Seminars.
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