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The Syllabus

Nature of Indian Society
  • Indian Social Structure - Its Nature and Interrelationship among the Structures
  • Problems of Indian Society in the Context of National Development

Aspirations of Indian Society
  • Major Areas of Aspirations in Indian Society 
  • Role of Education relevant to Indian Society

Education and Policies
  • Constitutional Provisions of Education in India
  • Education as a Key Area of Public Policy (Implementation of Educational Policies and Research for Policy Analysis and Planning)
  • Schemes of Education

Indian Society and Education
  • Education as a subsystem of Indian Society 
  • Education as an Instrument for Social Change

Development of Education in India Before Independence
  • Ancient and Medieval Education Systems in India
  • Education under Colonial and Imperial Rule

Development of School Education – 1947 to 1964
  • The University Education Commission, 1948-49
  • Secondary Education Commission, 1952-53

Development of School Education – 1964 to 1985
  • The Education Commission, 1964-66 
  • The National Education Policy, 1968

Development of School Education in 1986 and Above
  • National Policy on Education, 1986 and NEP 2020
  • National Knowledge Commission, 2006-2009
  • National Curriculum Framework, 2005 (including National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education, 2009)

Concept and Nature of Education
  • Concept, Nature and Scope of Education 
  • Conceptual Distinctions between Education and Schooling, Learning, Training, Teaching and Instruction
  • Aims of Education

Philosophical Basis of Education
  • Educational Philosophy of Indian Philosophers (Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo)
  • Educational Philosophy of Indian Philosophers (Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and J. Krishnamurthy) 
  • Educational Philosophy of Western Philosophers (Plato and Rousseau)
  • Educational Philosophy of Western Philosophers (John Dewey)

Democratic Principles of Education
  • Meaning, Concept and Types of Democracy (including Relationship Between democracy and Education) 
  • Principles of Democracy and its practice in Education
  • Education in a Democratic Society

Agencies of Education
  • Family as an Agency of Education
  • School as an Agency of Education
  • Community as an Agency of Education
  • Media as an Agency of Education

Universalization of Secondary Education
  • Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
  • Government Initiatives for Secondary Education

Equity and Equality in Education
  • Equity and Equality in Education – Concept and Nature of Inequality and Its Consequences 
  • Constitutional Provisions for Promoting Equality

Curricular Issues and Quality Concerns in Secondary Education
  • Concerns of National Curriculum Framework (NCF. 2005) for Secondary Education
  • Addressing the Special Curricular Issues in the Curriculum 
  • Quality Assurance in Secondary Education

Professional Development of Secondary Teachers
  • Professional Development of Teachers (Aspiration, Qualities, Professional Preparation) 
  • Professional Ethics of the Teachers (Importance, Professional Identity, Strategies for Development)

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