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The Report of the University Education Commission(December 1948-August 1949)

1950

We are grateful for the opportunity which we were given to survey the work of the universities to assess their contribution to the eductional progress of the nation to appraise the value of their objectives and achievements and to examine their structure and functions in view of the great changes that have occurred in the political economic and social life of the country in recent years. [...] Towards the end of 1856 the Government of India approved of the general plan of the Committee ; drafts of Bills for the establishment of three universities were soon prepared and the first of these passed early in 1857 received the GovernoGeneral's assent on 24th January. [...] While the Governor-General was the Chancellor of the Calcutta University the Governors of Bombay and Madras were the heads of the other two. [...] In 1865 a number of influential people supported by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab mooted a proposal for the establishment of an Oriental University for that Province and in 1867 the British Indian Association of the NortWestern Provinces (United Provinces) petitioned the Viceroy pointing out some defects of the educational system and recommening the establishment of a university in [...] While recognising the great value of a university of this type the Lieutenant-Governor considered that at all events at first the University should confine its 'operations to the direction of the methods and aims of instruction ; adapting them to the needs circumstances provisions and predilections of the country. The Act imposes no limitations on the scope and activity of the Universi
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Pages
750
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144821
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii unknown view
Introduction
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Chapter I. Historical Retrospect
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Chapter II. The Aims of University Education
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Chapter III. Teaching Staff: Universities and Colleges
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Chapter IV. Standards of Teaching
83-116 unknown view
Chapter V. Courses of Study : Arts and Science
117-138 unknown view
Chapter VI. Post-Graduate Training and Research : Arts and Sciences
139-173 unknown view
Chapter VII. Professional Education
174-286 unknown view
Chapter VIII. Religious Education
287-303 unknown view
Chapter IX. Medium of Instruction
304-326 unknown view
Chapter X. Examinations
327-342 unknown view
Chapter XI. Students Their Activities And Welfare
343-391 unknown view
Chapter XII. Women’s Education
392-402 unknown view
Chapter XIII. Constitution and Control
403-436 unknown view
Chapter XIV. Finance
437-455 unknown view
Chapter XV. Banaras Aligarh and Delhi Universities
456-479 unknown view
Chapter XVI. Other Universities
480-542 unknown view
Chapter XVII. New Universities
543-553 unknown view
Chapter XVIII. Rural Universities
554-594 unknown view
Appendices
595-736 unknown view
Backmatter
737-747 unknown view

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