Syllabus
UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA
Major: EDC/H/CC/6/4 Minor: EDC/M/6/6
MDC: EDC/MD/CC/1.2 or CC/2.2
History of Education
Unit-1: Education in India during ancient and medieval period
● Salient features of Vedic education.
● Salient features of Brahmanic education.
● Salient features of Buddhistic education.
● Salient features of Islamic education.
Unit-2: Education in India before independence
● Sreerampore trio and their contribution in the field of education.
● Charter Act, Oriental-occidental controversy, Macaulay Minute
and Bentinck’s resolution.
● Adam’s report, Woods Despatch, Curzon policy, Basic education.
● Commission (Hunter and Sadler).
Unit-3: Education in India after independence
● Radhakrishnan Commission (objectives, rural university).
● Mudaliar Commission (objectives and structure).
● Kothari Commission (objectives, structure and curriculum of
primary and secondary education).
● NEP (only highlights)–1986, 1992 and 2020
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