In the context of the development of education during British India, a...
- In 1882, the Government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of W.W. Hunter to review the progress of education in the country since the Despatch of 1854. The Hunter Commission mostly confined its recommendations to primary and secondary education.
- It emphasized that state’s special care is required for the extension and improvement of primary education and that primary education should be imparted through vernacular.
- It recommended the transfer of control of primary education to newly set up district and municipal boards.
- It recommended that secondary (High School) education should have two divisions— literary—leading up to university and vocational—for commercial careers.
- It drew attention to inadequate facilities for female education, especially outside presidency towns and made recommendations for its spread.
- The Sadler commission was set up in 1917 to study and report on problems of Calcutta University but its recommendations were applicable more or less to other universities also. It reviewed the entire field from school education to university education. It held the view that, for the improvement of university education, the improvement of secondary education was a necessary pre-condition. Its observations were as follows:
- School course should cover 12 years. Students should enter university after an intermediate stage (rather than matric) for a three-year degree course in university.
- A separate board of secondary and intermediate education should be set up for the administration and control of secondary and intermediate education.
- There should be less rigidity in framing university regulations.
- A university should function as centralized, unitary residential-teaching autonomous body, rather than as scattered, affiliated colleges.
- Female education, applied scientific and technological education, teachers’ training including those for professional and vocational colleges should be extended
- The Hartog Committee was set up in 1929 to report on the development of education. Its main recommendations were as follows.
- Emphasis should be given to primary education but there need be no hasty expansion or compulsion in education.
- Only deserving students should go in for high school and intermediate stage, while average students should be diverted to vocational courses after VIII standard.
- For improvements in the standards of university education, admissions should be restricted.
- Hence option (a) is the correct answer.
In the context of the development of education during British India, a...
The correct answer is option 'A' - 1-2-3.
Explanation:
1. Hunter Education Commission:
The Hunter Education Commission, also known as the Indian Education Commission, was established in 1882. It was named after Sir William Wilson Hunter, a British civil servant and writer. The commission was appointed to investigate the state of education in British India and make recommendations for its improvement. The commission's report, known as the Hunter Report, was published in 1883.
2. Sadler University Commission:
The Sadler University Commission was established in 1917. It was named after Michael Ernest Sadler, an English historian and educationist. The commission was appointed to inquire into the condition and prospects of the universities in British India and make recommendations for their development. The commission's report, known as the Sadler Report, was published in 1919.
3. Hartog Committee:
The Hartog Committee, also known as the Indian Statutory Commission on Education, was established in 1929. It was named after Sir Philip Hartog, a British educationist. The committee was appointed to review the progress of education in British India and make recommendations for its further development. The committee's report, known as the Hartog Report, was published in 1931.
In chronological order, the establishment of these education commissions/ committees is as follows:
1. Hunter Education Commission (established in 1882)
2. Sadler University Commission (established in 1917)
3. Hartog Committee (established in 1929)
Therefore, the correct order is 1-2-3.
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