Contemporary India And Education Syllabus

Contemporary India And Education Syllabus For B.Ed First Year, Second Year, And Semester 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th And 8th In English Language Free Download PDF For The Session 2020 - 2021 - 2022

Contemporary India And Education

• Max. Marks:100
• Time: 3 Hours
• (Theory:80, Internal: 20)

NOTE FOR PAPER SETTER

1. The paper setter will set nine questions in all, out of which students will be required to attempt five questions.
2. Q.No 1 will be compulsory and will carry 16 marks. There will be four short-answer-type Questions of 4 marks each to be selected from the entire syllabus.
3. Two long answer-type questions will be set from each of the four units, out of which the student will be required to attempt one question from each unit. Long- answer type questions will carry 16 marks each.

Course Outcomes (COs)

After the transaction of the course, student teachers will be able to:

• understand the Equality of opportunities in Education, Fundamental rights, duties, and Directive Principles of state policies and their impact on Education.
• Explain the concept of Diversity, Concerns related to the Socially disadvantaged segment of society.
• Describe the significant recommendations of the Commission before Independence related to Secondary Education.
• understand the Work Education and Experiential learning in the context of Nai Talin.
• Understand the Objectives and Recommendations of the policies related to Secondary Education.
• Explain the major features of New Education Policy 2020.
• Develop an understanding of emerging issues related to Contemporary India and its impact on Education.
• Evaluate the Govt Policies of Universalisation of School Education ie DPEP, MDM, SSA, RMSA and IEDSS.

Course Contents / Syllabus

Unit – I

Indian Constitution and Status of Education:

• Equality of opportunities in education: Article 28, 29, 350, and 351 and their issues.
• Education and Fundamental Rights and Duties: Article 14, 15, 16, 21-A,30, and 51A.
• Directive Principles of state policies

Diversity in Society and Implications for Education:

• Social diversities based on castes, Languages, Religions, and Regions,
• Status of Education of Socially disadvantaged segments namely SC, ST, OBC, Women, PWD’S and minorities.
• Right to Education Act 2009: right of children to free and compulsory education

Unit – II

Educational Committees and Commission before independence with special reference to:

• Macaulay's minutes: Its features and recommendations
• Adam’s Report: features and its recommendations.
• Woods Dispatchof 1854: Recommendations Merits and demerits
• Basic Scheme of Education 1937: objective, merits, and demerits; Concept and need of Nai Talim and philosophy of work education and experiential learning for rural reconstruction.

Unit – III

Educational Committees and Commission after independence with special reference to:

• Secondary Education Commission (1952-53): objectives and recommendations.
• Indian Education Commission (1964-66): objectives and recommendations.
• National policy on Education (1986) ): objectives and recommendations
• Revised National Policy 1992
• POA(1992): Major features.
• New Education Policy 2020.

Unit – IV

Contemporary Issues in Indian Education

• Universalization of school Education and DPEP, MDM, SSA, RMSA, and IEDSS
• Vocationalization of Secondary Education: need and implications.
• Emotional Integration and international understanding in the context of globalization.
• Modernization: Concept, merits, and demerits.
• Sustainable development goals(UN) 2015.
• Concept and Importance of Road Safety, Road Safety rule, and regulation, Traffic Sign Road Safety measures, legal mandates of Road Safety.

Practicum/Sessional

Any one of the following:

1. Revisiting educational policies framed for the education of different sections of the society SC/ BC/Minorities/ Women.
2. Prepare a report on problems of secondary education.
3. Review educational policies for vocational education.
4. Review of Policies related to the universalization of school education.
5. Case study of a school on Community Engagement, Conduct and Outcome of SMC meetings.
6. Panel Discussion on Gandhi’s idea on Education and their relevance in present-day context.
7. Survey on literacy levels and out-of-school children in any locality.

Suggested Readings / Reference Books:

• Bhattacharya and Sriniwas. (1977). Society and Education, Calcutta: Academic Publications.
• Deshpande, S.(2004). Contemporary India: A sociological view. New Delhi: penguin.Dubey,
• S.C. (2001). Indian Society, New Delhi: National book trust.
• Government of India (GOI) (2009). Right to Education Act. New Delhi: MHRD.
• Ghanta, R. and Dash, B. N. (2005). Foundations of Education, Hyderabad: Neelkamal Publications.
• Kashyap, S.C. (2009). The constitution of India, New Delhi: National Book latest edition.
• Mishra, B.K. and Mohanty, R.K. (2003). Trends and issues in India Education, Meerut: Suryapublications.
• Ministry of Human Resource Development of India (1986).National policy on education.
• NCERT,(1964-1966). Educational and national Development: report of the education commission, New Delhi: NCERT.
• Rajput, J.S. (1994). Universalization of Elementary Education, New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House.
• Right to Education Act, (2009). Gazette. Notification of central Government.
• Sachdeva,M.S. et.al (2011). Philosophical, Sociological and Economic bases of Education, Patiala: Twenty-First Century Publications.
• Shankar Mukharji. (2007). Contemporly issues in modern Indian education, Authors Press.
• Stormquist, Nelly P.(2002). Education in a Globalised World. New York: Rowman and Little field publishers.
• Walia, J.S.(1979). Modern Indian Education and its Problems, Jalandhar City: Paul Publishers, Gopal Nagar.
• Walia, J.S(2014). Philosophical, Sociological and Economic Bases of Education. Jalandhar: Ahim Paul Publishers.

Note: This Is The General Pattern Of The Syllabus For Contemporary India And Education Subject For B.Ed. The Topics, Units, Course Content, Question Paper Pattern And Recommended Author Books May Vary From Your B.Ed College Or University.

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