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1) The document traces the history of science education in India from the 1950s to the present, highlighting several important commissions, policies, and institutions that have shaped its development. 2) Key milestones include establishing the UGC and AICTE in 1953, the NCERT in 1961, introducing the 10+2+3 education pattern, and the National Policy on Education in 1986. 3) While access to science education in India has expanded significantly, the document concludes that literacy and access to quality science education remains below desired levels.

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Akhila Ashok, NS

1) The document traces the history of science education in India from the 1950s to the present, highlighting several important commissions, policies, and institutions that have shaped its development. 2) Key milestones include establishing the UGC and AICTE in 1953, the NCERT in 1961, introducing the 10+2+3 education pattern, and the National Policy on Education in 1986. 3) While access to science education in India has expanded significantly, the document concludes that literacy and access to quality science education remains below desired levels.

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P.C.Mahalanobis
D.N Wadia Birbal Sahni S.Chandrasekhar

EMINENT
SCIENTISTS

(Contd..

S.R.Kashyap Sreenivasa Ramanujan S.N.Bose

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Secondary Education All India Seminar on Scientific Policy
Commission (1953): Teaching Science Resolution (1958):
(1956): Indian Parliament
Teaching of General Science
(compulsory subject in high Serious Discussions on adopted major policy
school and higher secondary Teaching Science statement -Science
schools) Development

UNESCO Planning
Establishment of UGC Commission (1963):
and AICTE (1953) NCERT (1961) Improvement of Science
and Mathematical
Education (India)
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Indian Science Education
Commission (1964-66): The Constitutional
Amendment (1976): National Policy On
*Compulsary Science as a Education(1986):
part of General Education Science and Technology
Education in Concurrent Navodaya Vidyalayas
*Introduced 10+2+3 List
pattern

National Curriculum For NCF 2005


Elementary and Secondary *Science as Science and
Education (NCF 1988): Technology in Upper Primary
Teaching Science, A *Activity Based Approach
composite discipline in *Learning Through Life
secondary stage Experiences
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Indian Institute of Advanced Centres
Indian Institute of
Science (IISc, for Science and
Technology
Bengaluru) Technology

People Science
Exploratory Movement (PSM):
(Experimental Science Scientific learning and
Laboratory, Pune) Inquiry through
People’s participation
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CONCLUSIONS
India today has Level of literacy still Much to be
the second largest hovers around 35%. desired-
education system, Access to science Quality and
still need to meet education on the Relevance to
the aspirations of average around Higher Science
billions of people 30% Education
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