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The following universities have sent their
views so far :-
Agra, Allahabad, Annamalai, Calcutta, Delhi,
Indira Kala Sangit Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jadav-
pur, Kerala, Kurukshetra, M. S., University
of Baroda, Osmania, Patna, Roorkee, S.V.
Vidyapeeth, Sri Venkateswara, Varanaseya
Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya and Indian School
of International Studies. The Universities
are in general agreement with the
recommendations made by the Committee. The
report is under consideration by the
following 9 universities :
Bombay, Burdwan, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Poona,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Agricultural and
Viswa-Bharati.
The Vice-Chancellors at their Conference held
in New Delhi from 11th to 13th October, 1962
accepted recommendations No. 2-7 and 9 made
in the `Report of Examination Reform'. As
regards the other recommendations, the Vice-
Chancellors have made the following
observations
Recommendation No. 1 :
The recommendation regarding the introduction
of two additional papers at the school
leaving examination may not be workable. The
best method of assessing candidates may
be based on examination result and personal
interview.
Recommendation NO- 3 :
There is need for changing the present system
of awarding marks. Candidates getting a
third class, at M.A./M.Sc. may be given
another chance.
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Recommendation No. 10 :
Delay in examination results is not due to
administrative slackness but caused by
examiners. A beginning should be made to
have assessment done by internal examiners.
Supplementary Item V : Setting up of residential schools
for super intelligent children.
Recommendation Action Taken
The Board recommended that the res- The special tasks assigned to the Standing
olution be referred to the Standing Comm- Committee of the Central Advisory board of
ittee on Secondary Education. Education on Secondary Education in June,
1962, were withdrawn. Hence the resolution
was not considered by the Committee.
Supplementary Item No. VI: Women's Education.
Recommendation Action Taken
The Board recommended that the reso- The Standing Committee was later dissolved.
lution be referred to the Standing Commit-
tee on Primary Education.
PART II
ACTION TAKEN BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS AND UNION TERRITORIES
Item No. 5 : Appraisal of Compulsory Education Programmes and
allocation of funds for them.
Recommendation Action Taken
ANDHRA PRADESH
No action is called for at State level at
present.
The Board considered the difficul-
ties which had arisen in the implement- ASSAM
ation of the Compulsory Education Progr-
ammes due to lack. of funds. The Chairman The additional requirement of funds for
informed the Board that the Planning Com- meeting the demand for additional enrolment
mission had agreed in principle to provid- and for maintaining adequate qualitative
ing an additional allotment of Rs. 10 cr- standard is communicated to the Government
ores for these programmes during the re- of India from time to time.
maining years of the current Plan, of wh-
ich Rs. 2 crores would be provided during GUJARAT
1963-64 outside the annual Plan ceiling
of the States. There was full agreement The State Government is aware of the incr-
that if the demand for additional en- eased enrolment of students at all stages.
rolment was to be met and adequate qua- The education plan will be reviewed whene-
litative standards maintained, it was ver necessary.
essential that the additional funds sho-
uld be provided throughout the Plan per-
iod over and above the Central and the
States' Plan ceilings.
KERALA
In view of the increased enrolment at The State Government endorses the recom-
all stages of education the Board recom- mendation.
mended review of education plan in order
to provide adequate resources over and above MADHYA PRADESH
the State and Central allocations to meet
the demand for additional enrolment and There is already much emphasis on the
for maintaining adequate qualitative stand- compulsory education programme but finan-
ards. cial handicaps are there. Attempts are now
being made to meet the increasing enrolm-
ent by providing more work to the existing
teachers. Additional teachers are necessa-
ry for successful implementation of the
programme.
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MYSORE
The scheme of compulsory primary
education has been introduced from August,
1961. The additional enrolment is expected to
go beyond the estimated target of 10 lakh
children during the Third Plan. There are
about 3,282 school-less villages of all kinds.
It is, therefore, necessary to open schools in
these villages. Additional staff will also be
necessary. According to the present
programme, provision has been made for the
appointment of 16,800 teachers during the
Third Five Year Plan costing Rs. 634.5 lakhs
as against the requirement of Rs. 923.02
lakhs. This heavy amount could not be
accommodated within the plan ceiling. The
State Government, therefore, suggests that the
entire cost of the compulsory primary
education scheme may be treated outside the
plan ceiling earning 100% aid.
ORISSA
Steps have already been taken to appoint
1,900 primary school teachers during the
current year inspite of the fact that
provision on this account was, dropped from
the original budget due to national
emergency.
PUNJAB
The scheme cannot be properly implemented
unless additional funds are made available by
the Government of India for which a request
has already been made.
UTTAR PRADESH
The compulsory education programme has been
adopted for boys between the age group 6-11
years in 26 selected rural areas. In the
urban areas compulsory primary education for
boys of the age group 6-11 has been extended
to the whole area of 95 municipalities out of
139 and that for girls to the whole areas of 8
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municipalities and selected area of 2
municipalities. No tuition fee is charged in
the schools under this scheme and also in
class VI of Senior Basic Schools. Besides
this, a scheme of universal primary education
has been adopted under the Third Five Year
Plan. The programme of expansion includes the
opening of 23,870 new junior Basic Schools to
provide for universal education for all
children of 6-11 group within walking distance
of every child. The programme also includes
the appointment of 13,000 additional teachers
in the existing and new junior Basic Schools
in the rural areas. This will cover 82% boys
and 43% girls in the age group 6-11 years or a
combined percentage of 63% Enrolment drives
were also organised for taking in more girls
in particular and about 8 lacs additional
children were enrolled in 1961-62. As a
result of this the teacher pupil ratio of 1 :
40 has been disturbed and this is now being
managed through the introduction of double
shift system in classes I and II so that
financial resources of the State may be
conserved for further expansion of education.
WEST BENGAL
The State Government are awaiting the
decision of the Government of India on this
recommendation.
Item No. 6: Introduction of productive labour in schools and colleges.
Recommendation Action Taken
GUJARAT
The Board approved the proposal This Government has accepted in principle
to introduce, productive labour in s- that whenever a new secondary school is op-
chools and colleges and recommended that ened, particularly in rural areas, it should
a committee under the chairmanship of Sh- be a post-basic school and the management b-
ri Pratap Singh Kairon, Chief Minister of odies of such schools are exhorted to open
Punjab, should be set up to work out post-basic school rather than an ordinary s-
a detailed scheme of practical character econdary school.
for implementation.
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KERALA
Productive labour has been introduced in
upper primary and high schools by introducing
craft education as per the recommendations of
the Secondary Education Commission. The
finished articles produced in schools under
craft education are being auctioned. This
gives the students a bias towards productive
labour.
ORISSA
Shramdan by students is organised from
time to time by some schools under proper
guidance of teachers. Campus Work Projects
have also been started in some of the high
schools. The different products of arts and
crafts that are produced by students are sold
to public and the money so realised is
generally utilized in Welfare projects.
WEST BENGAL
The State Government agree in principle
with regard to the introduction of productive
labour in schools and colleges and hope that
the implementation of the scheme will begin in
the Fourth Plan period.
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
Craft-spinning, weaving and carpentary
is introduced in the primary schools.
Item No. 7 : To consider the report of the Expert Committee
appointed by the Government to work out details of the Scheme of
correspondence Courses and Evening Colleges.
Recommendation Action Taken
ANDHRA PRADESH
The Board noted the experiment of The State Government have already started
Correspondence Courses and Evening Col- evening courses in seven colleges. The need
leges and while accepting the report of for expanding the scheme in Government coll-
the Expert Committee it made the follo- eges will be considered later. The State re-
wing recommendations :- quests for the extension of Central assista-
nce for five years.
(i) The need for expanding the
Scheme to Provide for more Evening
Colleges should be born in mind;
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(ii) Central assistance should be Although there is only one evening college
given for five years instead of upto in the State, most of the well established co-
the end of the Third Plan only; and lleges have their evening sections. Some of th-
em, including the only Government College, pro-
(iii) A scheme for part-time courses vide facilities for science courses in the eve-
should also be formulated by the Union ning.
Ministry of Education.
GUJARAT
The Government had made efforts in the
past in this direction and various college
authorities as well as universities were
approached for opening evening colleges and
starting correspondence courses. But the
response was not encouraging. Every year 10
to 15 new day colleges are being opened and
the needs of higher education are met by these
day colleges.
KERALA
Part-time evening classes of A.M.I.E. in
three engineering colleges and part-time
diploma courses in four polytechnics have
already been started. An evening college for
arts courses has also been started from the
current academic year.
ORISSA
Two evening colleges were started with
effect from the Session 1962-63. Two more
evening colleges have been started during
1963-64.
PUNJAB
The recommendation has been noted.
UTTAR PRADESH
Accepted. The pattern of evening
colleges should be on the lines of working
men's colleges as provided in the statutes of
Agra University.
WEST BENGAL
Noted.