Unit I: Educational provision in the Constitution of India

• Fundamental Rights
•  Directive Principles of State Policy
•  Fundamental Duties
•  Centre-State Relationship
•  Language Issues

Unit II: Recommendations of various commissions after independence

• Indian University Commission (1948-49)
•  Secondary Education Commission (1952-53)
•  Indian Education Commission (1964-66)
•  National Policy of Education (1986,1992)

Unit III: Equalization and universalization of Elementary and Secondary education

•  Concept l Problems
•  Probable solutions l Views of Swami Vivekananda

Unit IV: Inequality, Discrimination and Marginalization in education

• Concept l Causes
•  Probable solutions

Unit V: National Values:

•  Concept
•  Characteristics
•  Relevance in education
•  Relation with international understanding.
•  Views of Swami Vivekananda in case of the followings : (a) Mass Education (b) Women Education (c) Technical and Vocational Education (d) Culture and Education

2nd Half : Policy Framework for Education in India

Unit I: Contemporary issues of education

•  Unemployment l Poverty
•  Population explosions l Student unrest

Unit II: Policies on education

•  SSA l RTE (2009) l NCF (2005)
•  NKC(2009) l RMSA l NCF-TE (2009)

Unit III: Role of Monitoring agencies

• UGC l NAAC l NCTE
•  NUEPA l NCERT l IASE
•  CTE l SCERT l DIET

Unit IV: Community participation and development

•  Women education
•  Dalit education
•  Tribal education
•  Adult Education and continuing in education
•  Distance and Open Education
•  Government initiatives towards educational policies
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Unit V: Educational Planning and Management

• Educational Planning
•  Institutional Planning
•  Leadership
•  Administrative structure of Secondary Education
•  Quality Management
•  Supervision
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Engagement with Field / Practicum

•  Any one of the following:
  i. Study the impact of Right to Education Act on schools
  ii. Critical Analysis of Different Committees and Commissions on Education
  iii. Study of Educational Process in Private Schools
  iv. Planning and Implementation of Activities–l
• Eco-Club,
•  instructional material to inculcate values,
•  field visit to vocational institutes to make reports,
•  awareness development about population explosion in rural /slum areas,
•  creating awareness among SC/ST students about various schemes and scholarships available to them,
•  survey of schools to see the implementation of various incentives of government to equalize educational opportunities,
•  Preparing a presentation on rich cultural heritage of India.