GEORGE COLLEGE

(DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)
Under WBUTTEPA, Approved by NCTE

Course code and name: 1.1.2, Contemporary India And Education

Course half and name: 1st half, Education in post-independent India

Internal Assignment topic: Briefly discuss the recommendations of the
Kothari Commission.

Guided by: Prof. Umesh Chandra Mandal

Name of the student: Sayan Chkraborty

B.ED 1st Semester, Session 2020-2022

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College serial number: 41
 Introduction

The appointment of the Kothari Commission of 1964-1966 was a

significant event in the history of education in free India.In1964,Dr.D.S
Kothari was requested to give advice to the government on the action to
be taken for the development of education at all the levels and he
submitted a report in 1966.This the third commission in post-
independent India.The commission was consisted of 17 members in
which 5 foreign experts from countries such as USA,UK,USSR,France and
Japan.the commission tried to cover every field and aspect of the entire
educational system and its firm belief that education is the most
powerful instrument of national development.

Kothari Commission(1964-1966)
 Aims Of Education

The commission clearly specified the five important aims of education in India.

 Education And Productivity

 Social And National Integration

 Education And Modernization

 Development Of Democracy

 Social And Spiritual Values

Recommendation of Kothari Commission on equality of educational opportunity

 Equal opportunity to all (caste, Religion, Gender, etc)

 Providing free education upto higher secondary

 Providing free education for lower secondary level

 Distribute books, playing kit free of cost

 H.S and University education free for quality students

 Mandatory book bank in schools

 Scholarship
Recommendation of Kothari Commission on the education of backward classes

 Establish of residential schools and employment of residential teachers

 Apply local language for teaching

 Hostel facility

 Providing tution

 Financial help

 Providing vocational education

Recommendation of Kothari commission on women education

 Organization and committee for women education

 Establishment of women school

 Establishment of women hostel

 Arrangement of equal curriculum

 Providing occupational scope for women

 Arrangement of fine arts

 Major Recommendations of kothari commission

 Recommendations on secondary education

 Recommendations on school curriculum

 Recommendations on Three language formula

 Recommendations related to teachers

 Recommendations on educational structure

 The Commission also stressed the importance of science, education,

vocational, Adult education, and literacy campaign.
 Conclusion

The Kothari commission(1964-1966) report was a masterly piece of work

on all aspects of Indian Education.The Commission presented a
comprehensive study of educational problems in the context of the national
and aspirations.The Commission made a realistic approach to link education
to the socio-economic, cultural and spiritual aspects of Indian life.

But there are some demerits as well like the position of heads of schools
was left undecided by the Commission.The Commission committed a
mistake in placing Sanskrit on a par with Arabic.The views of commission on
medium of instruction was not only conflicting but also controversial
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