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Development of Education System

Notes (3) Working Group on School Community Relations.
(4) Working Group on School Community Relations.
(5) Working Group on Statistics.

The destiny of India is being shaped in the classroom.

5.3 Aim of the Commission

Like other pervious commissions on education the purpose of the Education commission of
1964, too was to study the various problems of education in the country and suggest measures
for their removal. For evaluating the working of the existing system of education a number of
educationists from foreign lands were also invited to serve on the Commission as experts. At
the appointment of the Commission need of determining an educational policy for the country.
The Commission was appointed on July 14, 1964 through a resolution of the government. The
Commission Started its work on the birth day of the father of the nation, October 2, (1964).
The Commission appointed seven working committees and tweleve study-terms for studying
the various problems of education in the country. The commission toured round the whole
country and studied the various problems involved deeply and submitted its report to the
Government after twenty one months. Within these 21 months the Commission organised two
conferences of students, interviewed about 900 persons interested in education in the country
and toured for 100 days and visited many educational centres of the country.

5.4 Recommendations of the Commission
The Commission has asserted that the progress of the country, development of finance, social
security and welfare activities can be ensured only through education. Therefore, education
should be given highest priority in any scheme of national development.

Education and National Aims
1. Education should be according to the needs of life in order that the same may be successfully
met. National aims can be achieved through education alone.
2. Through education of an individual should get appropriate opportunities for his all-round
development.
Changes in Education
1. All should get general education upto a certain level capable persons should be given
opportunities for their maximum development.
2. The existing education should be revolutionised for making it a base for ushering in
socialism.
3. Education should be so planned as to encourage national productions, Education will
further develop through national production.
Reorganisation of Education
1. The standard of primary education should be raised and secondary education should be
given a vocational bias.
2. The standard of university education should be encouraged.
3. The standard of teacher's training should be raised and number of trained teachers should
be increased.

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