3. Introduction
The reports of the various committees and commissions
suggested significant educational reforms in regard to
national development. Government of India resolutions,
1913 was followed by
• Sadler Commission’s Report(1919)
• Hartog Committee Report in (1929 )
• Wardha Scheme(1937).
4. Intro….
• Begun to understand the seriousness of the situation in the area of
education.
• Ultimately realized that it could no longer be indifferent to the
problem of education of the Indian people
• there was the need of bringing about radical reform in all aspects of
Indian education.
• As the British became hopeful of its victory in the Second World
War, it directed its attention to do something for the Indian people in
the field of education.
5. Intro…..
• It advised Sir John Sargent
• The Educational Advisor to the Government of India
• To prepare a comprehensive scheme of education for educational
reform in India.
• The government formed a Committee of Enquiry with 22
members.
• The report of the committee was submitted to the Central
Advisory Board of Education (CABE) in 1944.
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6. • It must be mentioned here that this plan is not
entirely a new plan. It is rather the summery of
different resolutions, minutes and proceedings
since 1936.
7. Report known as
• Sargent Scheme of Education
• Report by the Central Advisory Board of
Education, 1944
• Scheme of Post-war Educational Development
in India.
8. Aims of the Sargent Plan
• Reorganizing the entire system of Indian
education
• Total amount of Rs. 313 crores (227 crores
from Public funds)
• Eight stages( 8 five year programmes)
• First five year programme for training of
teachers
• Remaining for the expansion of education
from area to area till to cover whole country.
9. Suggestions of the committee(12
chapters)
• Pre Primary Basic schools(3-6 yrs)
• Compulsory and free education(6-14 yrs)
Junior basic(6-10) Senior basic(11-14)
• High School Education(11-17 yrs)
Literary vocational
10. • Part time & full time schools
• Technical and Vocational Education
• Adult Education
• Health Education
• Special schools(Dull & Handicapped)
• Administration of Education
• Employment exchange
11. Training of (Handsome salary of the
teachers)
Teacher student Ratio
1:30(Primary) 1:20(Senior)
13. Recommendations
• Pre-primary education
• Primary and basic education
• Secondary education
• University education
• Technical, vocational & industrial education
• Adult education
• Training of teachers
• Education for handicapped
• Health of the students
• Recreational & social activities
• Education administration
14. Merits
• First comprehensive scheme embracing all aspects of
education
• Provision of equal opportunities to all the students at
various stages of education.
• Teaching profession.
• Education of the handicapped.
• Importance of the employment problem
15. Shortcoming and defects of the report
• Not an original report. only a patch-work of the
recommendations of different committees.
• copy of the pattern practiced in England.
• could not serve as a model to India because the
social, political and economic conditions in the
two countries are vastly different.
16. • The proposal for selective admission in schools,
colleges and universities was undemocratic.
• Expensive scheme
• Restricted university education
• No provision for vital problems(women edu.,
rural edu.)
17. Implementations
• In 1945 an education department was established at the centre to
increase administrative efficiency.
• According to the recommendations of the committee 40 crores of
rupees were given to the provincial Governments for implementing
certain aspects of the scheme in their areas.
• The Provincial Governments were advised to make five year plans
for education. In 1946 these plans were made in some provinces.
• It was decided that the scheme should be implemented within 16
years instead of 40 year.
18. • According to the recommendations of the committee University
Grants Committee was constituted in 1945 which later on became
University Grants Commission in 1956.
• The aim of providing compulsory and free education to children
between 6—11 years of age was accepted.
• Efforts were made for adult education and also for improving the
economic condition of teachers.
• The committee of polytechnic school and the All India Technical
Education Committee were established in Delhi.