Kothari Commission

National Education Commission (1964-1966)
Kothari Commission
Agency overview
Formed14 July 1964
Dissolved29 June 1966
JurisdictionIndia Government of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Agency executives
  • Daulat Singh Kothari, Chairman
  • [J. P. Naik], Secretary
  • J. F. McDougall, Associate secretary
  • A. R. Dawood
    H. L. Elvin
    R. A. Gopalswami
    V. S. Jha
    P. N. Kirpal
    M. V. Mathur
    B. P. Pal
    Kumari S. Panandikar
    Roger Revelle
    K. G. Saiyidain
    T. Sen
    Jean Thomas
    S. A. Shumovsky
    Sadatoshi Ihara, Members

National Education Commission (1964-1966), popularly known as Kothari Commission, was an ad hoc commission set up by the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India, to develop a general pattern of education, and to recommend guidelines and policies for the development of education in India.[1] It was formed on 14 July 1964 under the chairmanship of Daulat Singh Kothari, then chairman of the University Grants Commission.[2] The terms of reference of the commission was to formulate the general principles and guidelines for the development of education from primary level to the highest and advise the government on a standardized national pattern of education in India.[3] However, the medical and legal studies were excluded from the purview of the commission.[3] The tenancy of the commission was from 1964 to 1966 and the report was submitted by the commission on 29 June 1966.[2]

  1. ^ "National Education Commission 1964-66". PB Works. 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Education Commission 1964-66". PB Works. 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b J C Aggarwal (2009). Landmarks In The History Of Modern Indian Education, 6E. Vikas Publishing House. p. 626. ISBN 9788125924029.