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Development of Education System

Notes

How do natural circumstances become obstacles in universalization of elementary
education?

Self Assessment
1. Multiple choice questions :
Choose the correct option.
(i) The provision of "Universal Elementary Education was incorporated in the article 45 of
the constitution of India in .................
(a) 1940 (b) 1950 (c) 1960 (d) 1970
(ii) The official age (entry) to obtain admission in Grade I is ................. years.
(a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 6 years (d) 8 years
(iii) The constitutional directive is that states shall endeavor to provide free and compulsory
education to all children until they complete the age of ....................... .
(a) 14 years (b) 15 years (c) 16 years (d) 17 years
(iv) The constitution of India, 1950 mentions, ........................ languages which can be medium
of education.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
(v) The national policy of education (1986) and its revised formulation (1992) envisaged a
uniform pattern of school education .......................... pattern.
(a) 10 + 2 (b) 11 + 1 (c) 9 + 2 (d) 8 + 4
(vi) Basic education was accepted as the form of ..................... .
(a) National education (b) Commercial education
(c) State education (d) Government education

15.3 Summary

• Universal Elementary Education in the literal sense would mean everyone in a population
having a full primary school education.
• Elementary education denotes and implies that this is the first level of education leading
on to higher levels of education.
• The UNESCO organised regional conferences of the 1960's defined UEE in the context of
having all children of school age entering primary school and enrolment targets were set.
• The implementation of automatic progression and compulsory education policies probably
led to the emergence of the problem of quality.
• The comparative data presented is intended to provide a more informative and descriptive
picture rather then one from which inferences can be made on cause and effect.

15.4 Keywords

• Universalization : The process of to make anything universal, or involving all the
people in the world.
• Faulty : Not perfect, not working or made correctly.
• Administration : The activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a
business, school or other institution.

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