APPENDICES

Appendix I

Titles on Student Activism

State/UT Number of Titles Percentage of Total -~ -

Andhrapradesh

Assam

Bihar

Delhi

Gujarat

Jammu & Kashmir

*Kerala

Madya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Orissa

Pun jab

Ra jastan

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Total 4 4 5 100.00

(Reproduced from S. Saraswathi, 'Youth in India).

*Kerala has produced only 1.80 per cent of books on student activism while Uttar Pradesh has produced 4 6 . 7 4 per cent of books on the subject).

Appendix I1

Kerala: Age, Sex and Population, 1981

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Age Group Persons Males Females

All Ages

0 - 9

10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 +

Source: Census of India 1981, Series 10, Kerala, part IV A Social and Cultural Table.

Appendix I11

Education Commissions

1. Macaulay's Minutes (1835)

Lord Macaulay was appointed by the British government

to formulate an education policy for India. He was a

famous historian and a respected officer in England. It

was the Minutes of Macaulay which laid the foundations of

English education in India.

2. Woods Despatch (1854)

In 1854 Sir Charles Wood submitted a few measures for

the improvement of higher education in British India to

the government. This is called as 'Wood's Despatch'. As a

result in 1857 three universities came into being in India

-- in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras presidencies.

Education Directorates were established in the various

states of British India.

3. Hunter Commission Report (1882)

The Commission report was concerning secondary

education in India. It was suggested that the government

must encourage private agencies in this field while

primary education was to be taken over by the government.

4. Sadler Commission (1919)

Dr. Michael Sadler was the Chairman of the Calcutta

University Commission of 1917. It submitted its report in

1919. It recommended the delinking of Intermediate course

from University education and starting of the three year

degree course. It said that the universities shall

concentrate on higher education alone.

5. Hartog Committee Report (1929)

In 1928 the Simon Commission appointed a

sub committee under Sir Philip Hartog to look into

educational matters. It reviewed as a whole the

situation prevailing in the field of education in India.

It recommended steps for the improvement of education

in India like the introduction of vocational

courses.

6. Abot, Wood Report (1936)

The two eminent educationists were appointed to study

improvements in education, vocational education and

the case of educated unemployed. They recommended the

encouragement of vocational education in schools.

7. Sargent Commission Report (1944)

Sir John Sargent was the advisor to the Government of

India in educational matters. This commission recommended

free education between 6 and 14 for all children. It also

recommended the inclusion of more subjects for study in

middle school classes.

8. Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission Report (1948)

his Commission commonly known as the University

Commission was appointed for reviewing the progress of

education in India. It put forth many suggestions. It

recommended 15 years of studies as the requirement for

getting a Degree, that is 10 year in school, 2 years in

intermediate class and 3 years in degree classes. It also

discovered the fact that secondary education was the most

neglected part of education in India.

9. Mudaliyar Commission Report (1952-53)

It was appointed in 1952 and it suggested many

measures for the improvement of secondary education in

India. It divided the whole education into four stages - (1) basic stage (2) middle or senior basic stage

( 3 ) higher secondary stage, and (4) three years of

higher education.

10. Kothari Commission Report (1964-66)

In 1964 the UGC Chairman Dr.D.S. Kothari was

appointed as the chairman of the Education Commission.

It submitted its report in 1966 with many suggestion. The

report is called as the 'Magna Carta' of Indian education.

It recommended more spending in the field of education,

more encouragement for science education, revision of

teachers service conditions, the adoption of regional

language in education etc. Many of the recommendations

have been accepted by the government.

11. Adisheshaih Commission

The Commission was appointed in 1984 under the

Chairmanship of Dr. Malcolm Adisheshiah and it submitted

its report in 1985. The Commission reviewed the working

of the Kerala University for the last 10 years. It

recommended several measures like restricting admission to

Pre-Degree course, increasing the fees, starting of

autonomous colleges etc.