Secondary Education Commission

1952 – 1953

Secondary Education Commission

(Mudaliar Commission)

• 1952 September 23• Chairman of the committee –

Dr. A. Lexmanswamy Mudaliar

• Secretary of the committee – A. N. Basu

Aims of Secondary Education commission

• To develop balanced personality.• To inculcate democratic citizenship.• To promote the spirit of nationality and national

integration.• Formation of character and development of ethical

qualities.• To inculcate quality of leadership.• To cultivate discipline, cooperation, social

sensitiveness and tolerance.• To develop vocational efficiency.

Challenges in Secondary Education

Access

QualityEquity

IssuesGender

Socio-Economic

Disability

Disadvantaged

Importance Of Secondary Education

Secondary Education: Develops faculties of critical thinking, abstraction,

insight, skills and competence at a higher level Foundation for higher education Requirement for employment and labour market quality Critical to social and economic development and growth Rates of return on secondary education are high Rising demand from elementary leavers International competitiveness Gender equity Requirement for primary teachers Poverty reduction and equity

Characteristics of Secondary Education Commission

1. The duration should be 7 years (Children between 11 to 17) It should begin after 5 years of primary education.

2 The mother tongue or regional language should be the medium of instruction through out secondary stage.

3 English or Hindi should be introduced at the end of junior basic stage.

4 All the middle school stage, the curriculum should include Languages, Social Studies, General Science, Mathematics. Arts and Music, Craft and Physical Education.

5. The existing text books should be modernized. Frequent changes in text books should be encourages.

6. Steps should be taken to open multipurpose schools to provide vocational courses according to natural aptitude and inclinations of the learner and also the occupational needs of the community.

7. The teaching should be made more purposeful and realistic by reducing verbalism.

8. The existing examination system should be restructured. The number of external examinations should be reduced. More objective type questions should be included to eliminate the element of subjectivity.

9. The service of trained Guidance Officers and Career Masters should be made available gradually in all school.

10. There should be uniform system for the selection and appointment of teachers.

11. There should be a Board of Secondary Education consisting of not more than 25 members with Director of Education as its Chairman to deal with all matters of education at the secondary stage and to lay down general policies.

1. It laid foundation for the process of vocationalisation of education in India.

2. The guidance and counseling programme in schools, recommended by the commission.

3. It caused radical changes in teaching learning activity.4. It give practical suggestions for the overhauling of

examination system, made it more inclusive and genuine.

Merits of Secondary Commission

Demerits Secondary Commission

1. The commission’s suggestion’s regarding the high power committee for selecting text books was ridiculous and unrealistic.

2. It neglected the area of women’s education.

3. The three language formula was a burden on the students.

CurriculumBeyond

Reforms in Secondary EducationExamination

Teachers

Infrastructure

Methodology Drop outs

Improving in

EmpowermentQuality•ICT/Technology

Quality Secondary Education

Transaction

ICT in Schools Integrated Education for the Disabled

Children “SUCCESS” – Universalisation of Access to

Secondary Education Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Incentive for Girls Girls’ Hostel Vocationalisation of Secondary Education To universalize secondary education (class

IX and X) during the 12th Five Year Plan

Educational importance

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