{"id":959,"date":"2025-12-12T02:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vracademy.in\/?p=959"},"modified":"2025-12-12T02:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:45:56","slug":"chronological-list-of-national-commissions-and-committees-in-indian-education-1845-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vracademy.in\/?p=959","title":{"rendered":"Chronological List of National Commissions and Committees in Indian Education (1845\u20132025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chronological List of National Commissions and Committees in Indian Education (1845\u20132025)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Independence Era (1845\u20131947)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Commission \/ Committee \/ Event<\/th>Key Figure \/ Chairman<\/th>Key Recommendations \/ Significance<\/th><\/tr>
1835<\/strong><\/td>Macaulay’s Minute<\/strong><\/td>T.B. Macaulay<\/td>Advocated for English education; “Infiltration Theory”.<\/td><\/tr>
1847<\/strong><\/td>Thomason College of Civil Engineering<\/strong><\/td>James Thomason<\/td>First engineering college in the empire (now IIT Roorkee).<\/td><\/tr>
1854<\/strong><\/td>Wood’s Despatch<\/strong><\/td>Charles Wood<\/td>“Magna Carta of English Education”; proposed universities, graded schools, and grants-in-aid.<\/td><\/tr>
1882<\/strong><\/td>Hunter Commission<\/strong><\/td>W.W. Hunter<\/td>Focus on primary and secondary education; suggested mother tongue for primary levels.<\/td><\/tr>
1902<\/strong><\/td>Raleigh Commission<\/strong><\/td>Thomas Raleigh<\/td>Reviewed universities; led to the restrictive Indian Universities Act, 1904.<\/td><\/tr>
1917<\/strong><\/td>Sadler Commission<\/strong><\/td>Michael Sadler<\/td>10+2+3 structure; separation of intermediate education from universities; Boards of Secondary Education.<\/td><\/tr>
1929<\/strong><\/td>Hartog Committee<\/strong><\/td>Philip Hartog<\/td>Highlighted “Wastage and Stagnation” due to rapid expansion; focus on quality over quantity.<\/td><\/tr>
1934<\/strong><\/td>Sapru Committee<\/strong><\/td>Tej Bahadur Sapru<\/td>Examined unemployment among educated youth (UP).<\/td><\/tr>
1937<\/strong><\/td>Abbot-Wood Report<\/strong><\/td>A. Abbot & S.H. Wood<\/td>Recommended polytechnics and a hierarchy of vocational institutions.<\/td><\/tr>
1937<\/strong><\/td>Wardha Scheme (Nai Talim)<\/strong><\/td>Dr. Zakir Hussain<\/td>Basic education through handicrafts; learning by doing; mother tongue instruction.<\/td><\/tr>
1944<\/strong><\/td>Sargent Plan<\/strong><\/td>John Sargent<\/td>Aimed for universal literacy within 40 years; comprehensive post-war educational development.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Post-Independence Era (1947\u20132000)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Commission \/ Committee \/ Event<\/th>Key Figure \/ Chairman<\/th>Key Recommendations \/ Significance<\/th><\/tr>
1948-49<\/strong><\/td>University Education Commission<\/strong><\/td>Dr. S. Radhakrishnan<\/td>First commission of independent India; focused on higher education and “Rural Universities”; laid groundwork for UGC.<\/td><\/tr>
1952-53<\/strong><\/td>Secondary Education Commission<\/strong><\/td>Dr. A.L. Mudaliar<\/td>Diversification of curriculum; introduction of “Multipurpose Schools”.<\/td><\/tr>
1958<\/strong><\/td>National Committee on Women\u2019s Education<\/strong><\/td>Durgabai Deshmukh<\/td>Prioritized women’s education; established National\/State Councils for Women’s Education.<\/td><\/tr>
1964-66<\/strong><\/td>Kothari Commission<\/strong><\/td>Dr. D.S. Kothari<\/td>“Education and National Development”; 10+2+3 pattern; Common School System; 6% GDP target.<\/td><\/tr>
1968<\/strong><\/td>National Policy on Education (NPE)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>First National Policy based on Kothari Commission; Three Language Formula adopted.<\/td><\/tr>
1976<\/strong><\/td>42nd Constitutional Amendment<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>Moved ‘Education’ from State List to Concurrent List<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
1986<\/strong><\/td>National Policy on Education (NPE)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>Operation Blackboard; Navodaya Vidyalayas; Statutory status for NCTE.<\/td><\/tr>
1990<\/strong><\/td>Ramamurti Review Committee<\/strong><\/td>Acharya Ramamurti<\/td>Reviewed NPE 1986; emphasized “Enlightened and Humane Society”; Common School System.<\/td><\/tr>
1992<\/strong><\/td>Janardhana Reddy Committee<\/strong><\/td>N. Janardhana Reddy<\/td>Created the Programme of Action (POA) 1992<\/strong> based on NPE review.<\/td><\/tr>
1992-93<\/strong><\/td>Yash Pal Committee<\/strong><\/td>Prof. Yash Pal<\/td>Report “Learning Without Burden”; reduce school bag weight and curriculum load.<\/td><\/tr>
1992-93<\/strong><\/td>Punnayya Committee<\/strong><\/td>Justice K. Punnayya<\/td>UGC committee on funding of Central Universities and internal resource generation.<\/td><\/tr>
1993<\/strong><\/td>Gnanam Committee<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>Recommended decentralization and autonomy in university management.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Modern Era (2000\u20132019)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Commission \/ Committee \/ Event<\/th>Key Figure \/ Chairman<\/th>Key Recommendations \/ Significance<\/th><\/tr>
2002<\/strong><\/td>86th Constitutional Amendment<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>Inserted Article 21A<\/strong>; Education made a Fundamental Right for ages 6-14.<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/strong><\/td>National Knowledge Commission<\/strong><\/td>Sam Pitroda<\/td>Focus on knowledge economy, libraries, e-governance, and expansion of universities (GER).<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/strong><\/td>Lyngdoh Committee<\/strong><\/td>J.M. Lyngdoh<\/td>Guidelines for Student Union Elections in universities.<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/strong><\/td>Yash Pal Committee<\/strong><\/td>Prof. Yash Pal<\/td>“Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education”; proposed NCHER (super-regulator).<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/strong><\/td>RTE Act<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act passed (Enforced 2010).<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/strong><\/td>Justice Verma Committee<\/strong><\/td>Justice J.S. Verma<\/td>Teacher Education reforms; stricter regulation of B.Ed. colleges.<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/strong><\/td>T.S.R. Subramanian Committee<\/strong><\/td>T.S.R. Subramanian<\/td>Drafted the “New Education Policy” inputs.<\/td><\/tr>
2017-19<\/strong><\/td>Draft NEP Committee<\/strong><\/td>Dr. K. Kasturirangan<\/td>Prepared the draft for the National Education Policy 2020.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NEP 2020 and Future Reforms (2020\u20132025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Commission \/ Committee \/ Event<\/th>Key Details \/ Significance<\/th><\/tr>
2020<\/strong><\/td>National Education Policy (NEP)<\/strong><\/td>5+3+3+4 structure<\/strong>; foundational literacy; multidisciplinary education; discontinuation of M.Phil; HECI proposed.<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/strong><\/td>NIPUN Bharat Mission<\/strong><\/td>Target: Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for every child by Grade 3 by 2026-27.<\/td><\/tr>
2021<\/strong><\/td>National Steering Committee for NCFs<\/strong><\/td>Chaired by Dr. K. Kasturirangan<\/strong> to develop 4 National Curriculum Frameworks.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/strong><\/td>NCF for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS)<\/strong><\/td>First integrated curriculum for ages 3-8 (Anganwadi to Class 2).<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/strong><\/td>PM-SHRI Scheme<\/strong><\/td>Upgradation of 14,500+ schools as exemplar NEP implementation centers.<\/td><\/tr>
2022-23<\/strong><\/td>Dr. K. Radhakrishnan Committee<\/strong><\/td>Reforms in Accreditation<\/strong> (NAAC); proposed Binary Accreditation (Accredited\/Not Accredited).<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/strong><\/td>National Credit Framework (NCrF)<\/strong><\/td>Integration of academic and vocational credits; enabling mobility between education streams.<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/strong><\/td>PARAKH<\/strong><\/td>National Assessment Centre<\/strong> established under NCERT for standard-setting and holistic assessment.<\/td><\/tr>
2024-25<\/strong><\/td>APAAR ID<\/strong><\/td>“One Nation, One Student ID”; automated academic registry for lifelong tracking.<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/strong><\/td>SQAAF Implementation<\/strong><\/td>School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework<\/strong> mandated for compliance.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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