Discuss the main findings of the Hartog Committee.
In 1929, the Hartog Committee submitted its report. The committee was appointed to survey the growth of education in India.
The main findings of the committee are as follows:
In 1929, the Hartog Committee submitted its report. The committee was appointed to survey the growth of education in India.
The main findings of the committee are as follows:
- There was a scanty growth of literacy in the country. There was a problem of 'wastage' and stagnation at the primary level.
- It observed a great waste of money, as pupils left their school before completing a particular stage of education.
- At the secondary education level, there was a great waste of effort, due to the immense number of failures at the matriculation examination.
- The committee recommended the introduction of diversified courses in the middle schools, which met the requirements of majority of the students. It also emphasised industrial and commercial careers for boys, at the end of the middle stages.
- The committee suggested the improvement of university education, women education, education for minorities and backward classes.