History and Development of Education in Modern India Vols. 26 to 30

Contents: Vol. 26: Planning for Educational and Economic Development: Preface. 1. Influence of great Britain. 2. The issues of economic development. 3. Other aspects of the education problem. 4. Education planning. 5. Methodology. 6. Costing and financing. 7. Decision, implementation, evaluation. 8. Poverty of philosophy and Vice Versa. 9. Thwarted equalities and quality of the rural elite. 10. Vocational education work experience and a poverty of both. Index. 

Vol. 27: Indian Educational Policy its Principles and Problems: I. Its principles: Introduction. 1. Preparation for a policy. 2. Statement of the policy. 3. Principles of the Policy. 4. Recall to a policy. Conclusion. II. Its Problems: Introduction. 5. The problem of control. 6. The problem of management. 7. The problem of finance. 8. The problem of religious neutrality.  9. The problem of the teacher. 10. The problem of illiteracy. 11. Problems of changing times. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. 

Vol. 28: Evaluation in Higher Education: Preface. 1. Some observations on examinations in India. 2. A programme of action on examination improvement. 3. Address. 4. Seminars with University Professors. 5. Introduction to illustrations of objectives and evaluation techniques. 6. Economics. 7. Political science. 8. Psychology. 9. History. 10. Chemistry. 11. Physics. 12. Botany. 13. Mathematics. 14. Selected references on educational evaluation. Index.

Vol. 29: National Policy on Education: Preface. 1. National policy on education. 2. A brief review of the policy. 3. The national system of education. 4. Universalisation of elementary education. 5. Vocationalisation of secondary education. 6. Reorganisations of University education. 7. Some other thrusts of the new policy. 8. Indian education planning, management and training. Appendices. Index.

Vol. 30: Towards New Educational Management : Report of the UGC Committee 1990: Preface. 1. National policy on education 1986: need for newer management in higher education. 2. Management of higher education an overview. 3. University system its dimensions and characteristics. 4. Acts of Universities some major findings. 5. Views on current pattern of management of higher educations. 6. General approach and basic principles for a newer system of management. 7. University and other systems. 8. Powers of the University. 9. Visitor chancellor vice chancellor and other officers. 10. Authorities bodies and committees. 11. Management of research and extension. 12. Management of general administration, finances and examinations. 13. Colleges and their management. 14. Decentralisation in practice. 15. National/co-operative facilities. 16. University and its accountability. 17. Teachers students non teachers and other issues. 18. Alternative models of University management. 19. Management of institutions deemed to be universities. 20. Guidelines for model act. Appendices. Index.

The East India Company was the first administration to start a policy of giving grants in aid to Schools being run by the private agencies. The woods despatch of 1854 was the first document on policy of education.

After the British Parliament tool over the administration of India direct in its hands, several acts were passed under various educational policies. The Hunters Commission was appointed in 1882 to review the existing system of education in India and to suggest reforms. Lord Curzon in his education policy made for reaching recommendations for improving the governance of Universities in India.

Lord Curzon was credited with the expansion of higher education in India.

In 1919 a commission was appointed by Govt. of India to review the working of Calcutta University and to have implications for other Universities of India.

These five volumes mainly dwell on the history of educational policies of India of those times. (jacket)