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Unit 13: Policy Perspectives on Teacher Education: University Education Commission

• That attendance at lectures be compulsory for under graduate students as at present, and Notes
that private candidates of only certain categories be allowed to appear for public examination.
An experiment should, however, be made with the evening college for the working people;
• That tutorial instruction be developed in all institutions imparting university education in
the following manner:
(a) students should report to tutors in groups not exceeding 6 in numbers;
(b) tutorials should be made available to all undergraduates both pass and honours;
(c) tutorials should stimulate the mental development of the students and they should not
become mere coaching for examination;
(d) if tutorials are to succeed, the teaching staff should be improved in quality and quantity.
• That university libraries should be greatly improved by;
(a) large annual grants;
(b) the introduction of open access system;
(c) longer hours of work;
(d) better organization; and
(e) well-trained staff which include reference assistants.
• That the laboratories be improved in building, fittings, equipment, workshops and
technicians." (Report of Radha-Krishnan Commission of 1948-49)

To avoid overcrowding at universities and colleges the maximum number in the
Arts and Science faculties of a teaching university be fixed at 3,000 and in an affiliated
college at 1500;

13.5.1 Course of study:
According to the recommendations of Radhakrishnan Commission, the general as well as specific
interest of the students should be taken care of when the courses will be designed for the courses
of the university level. Master Degree should be given to honours students after one year's study
beyond the bachelor's degree. Literature for general education courses should be developed
which will give the students an acquaintance with and mastery of the contents and methods of
thinking and working in each field.

13.5.2 Research and Training
The regulations for Master of Arts and Master of Science should be uniform in all universities of
India. The admission procedure as well as the process for enrolling in Ph.D. degree should be
arranged on an all India basis. D.Litt. and D.Sc. Degrees should be awarded on published work of
outstanding quality. A large number of Scholarship should be provided for the research work to
the university by the Ministry of Education. Fundamental research should be the primary step
for a u university.
13.5.3 Professional Education
The University Education Commission has made some recommendations regarding professional
education and has divided it into the five aspects of education as Agriculture education,
Commercial Education, Engineering and Technology, Legal Education and Medical Education.
(i) Regarding Agriculture education, the Commission emphasized that agriculture education
should be recognized as an important national issue and the study of the subject of
agriculture should be introduced in all stages of education i.e. primary, secondary and
higher level. The existing agriculture colleges and institutions should be improved and
research centres should be established.

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