Unit 1: Education in Ancient and Medieval India

• Education during Vedic period: Salient features.
• The Gurukul system.
• Aims of Vedic Education system.
• Education during Buddhist period: The system Admission into the Buddhist Education.
• Aims of Buddhist Education.
• Education during Muslim or Medieval Period: Main features, Curriculum.
• Women education and place of the Teacher during the Muslim period.

Unit-2: Education in British India – I

• Charter Act of 1813.
• Controversies between Anglicist and Classicist.
• Macaulay’s Minute.
• Evaluation of Macaulay’s Minute.
• Wood’s Despatch of 1854.

Unit-3: Education in British India – II

• Hunter Commission: major recommendations on Primary Education.
• Assessment of the recommendation on Primary Education.
• Recommendation on Secondary Education.
• Assessment of recommendation of Secondary Education.
• Impact of Hunter Commission’s recommendation on Indian Education.

Unit-4: Education in British India – III

• Educational Policy of Lord Curzon on Primary Education.
• Assessment of the Policy.
• Education Policy on Lord Curzon on Secondary Education.
• Effects of the Government Policy on University Education.
• Assessment of the Policy.
• Government of India’s Resolution on Educational Policy, 1904 and its effect on Indian Education.

Unit: 5 Education in British India – IV

• Gokhale’s Resolution – 1910.
• Gokhale’s Bill – 1911.
• Impacts of Gokhale’s attempts.
• Government Resolution on Educational Policy 1913.

Unit: 6 Education in British India – V

• Sadler/Calcutta University Commission.
• Sadler or Calcutta University Commission on Secondary Education.
• University Education and on other educational issue.
• Criticism and evaluation of the Commission.

Unit: 7 Education in British India – VI

• Hartog Committee Report on Primary, Secondary and Higher Education.
• Evaluation of the Hartog Committee Report.
• Wardha Scheme or Basic Education: Salient features, curriculum, merits and criticism of the Scheme.
• Sargent Report of 1944-45: it’s recommendations and effect on Indian Education.

Unit: 8 Development of Education in India Since Independence – I

• Various Constitutional Provisions regarding Education in India: on Free and Compulsory Primary Education.
• On Right of the Minorities on Education.
• On Principle of Secularism in Education.
• On Education of the Weaker Section.
• On Study of Hindi.
• On official Language.
• On the place of Mother Tongue
• On Higher Education and Research

Unit: 9 Development of Education in India Since Independence – II

• The University Education Commission of 1948: Aims, Recommendations, Evaluation of Recommendations of the Commission.
• Secondary Education Commission of 1952-53: Aims, Recommendations, Evaluation of the Commission.

Unit: 10 Development of Education in India Since Independence – III

• Education Commission of 1964-66: Terms and Reference, Major Recommendations, Evaluation of the Commission’s Report.
• National Policy on Education 1986: Main Considerations of National Policy on Education, Assessment of the Policy.

Unit: 11 Development of Education in India Since Independence – IV

• National Policy on Education (NEP): Objectives, Recommendations on Elementary Education, on Secondary Education and on University Education, Assessment of National Policy on Education.
• Programme of Action, 1992: Recommendations of Programme of Action, 1992.

Unit: 12 Development of Education in India Since Independence – V

• National Knowledge Commission: Terms of Reference and Organization, Methodology and Recommendations of National Knowledge Commission.
• Yashpal Committee Report: the idea of a university, Challenges of the Higher Education Sector, Recovering the idea of the University.

Unit: 13 Development of Education in Assam

• Development of Primary Education in Assam: In Pre-Independence Assam, In post-Independence Assam
• Development of Secondary Education in Assam: In Pre-Independence Assam, In post-Independence Assam.
• Development of Higher Education in Assam: In Pre-Independence Assam, In post-Independence Assam
• Current Status of Higher Education in Assam.

Unit: 14 New Initiatives of Universalisation of Education

• University of Elementary Education: Meaning, Stages of Universalization, Importance and Problems of Universalization of Education.
• SSA and Universalization of Education.
• Universalization of Secondary Education and Role of RMSA
• Samagra Shiksha
• RUSA and Universalization of Education.

Unit: 15 Distance Education in Assam

• Development of Distance Education for School Education in Assam.
• Development of Distance Education for Higher Education in Assam.