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Unit 21: Problems of Secondary Education...

• provide insight and support to study existing school based assessment practices and Notes
strengthen the same
• develop support materials and research based materials to strengthen school stage procedures
and practices.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is in the process of establishing one such centre
in Public Private Partnership model. The character of the Centre is not-for –profit kind.
The general operational elements for establishment of the Centre are:
• The required infrastructure will be provided by the Board.
• A joint working committee will be constituted to make the centre operational.
• The selection of staff including Head of the Centre will be done by Joint working committee.
• Academic expertise and capacity building expertise will be provided jointly by CBSE and
the partner organisation with major contributions from partner organistions.
• Both the partner organisation and the Board will equally share the initial expenditure incurred
in making the centre function effectively. The Centre is expected to generate its own financial
resources through publications, projects and empowerment programmes etc. at a later stage.
• All major decisions such as projects to be undertaken, collaborating with national and
international agencies, research activities, identifying the growth path for the Centre etc. will
be taken by Joint Working Committee.
This centre, upon becoming operational, will be converted into National Institute for Assessment,
Evaluation and Research during the 12th Plan Period. An outlay of Rs. 210 crore has been proposed
for this purpose.

What is CCE/

Self Assessment:
2. State whether the following statements are Ture or False:
(i) The existing secondary system, suffers from aimbessness.
(ii) The standard of secondary level textbooks is right.
(iii) Modern methods of teaching are mostly conservative and traditional in nature.
(iv) No new method or technique will help to provide the practical aspect of the subject.

21.6 Summary

• Development of secondary education has been divided in five period.
First Period : Originally all secondary schools were English Schools. They were established
by private bodies, Christian missionaries and Government.
• Second Period : The Indian universities began to dominate secondary education since their
inception in 1857. The policy regarding curriculum, examination system, medium of
instruction and other vital problems began to be chalked out by university fathers who had
very little of school experience and kept administrative needs and requirements of colleges
in the forefront. It may also be noted that till 1854, secondary schools were mainly under

Government or European Management.
• Third Period : The Calcutta University (Sadler) Commission examined some common problems
of secondary of secondary and university education, and held that “no satisfactory re-
organization or the university system ...... Will be possible unless and until a radical
reorganization of the system of secondary education. upon which university work depends,
is carried into effect.

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