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| INTRODUCTION TO HUNTER COMMISSION - 1882 | | | UNIT STRUCTURE | 1. | Learning Objectives | 2. | Introduction | 3. | Hunter Commission of 1882 1. | Aims and Objectives of the Commission | 2. | Its Recommendations on Primary Education | 3. | Its Recommendations on Secondary Education | 4. | Assessment of the Recommendations of the Commission | | 4. | Let Us Sum Up | 5. | Further Readings | 6. | Answers to Check Your Progress | 7. | Possible Questions | 8. | References | | | LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | After going through this unit, you will be able to: | | Explain the reasons for the appointment of the Hunter Commission. | | State the name of the Chairman and other members of the Commission. | | Explain the aims and objectives of the Commission. | | Discuss its important recommendations on primary education. | | Discuss its recommendations on secondary education. | | List the effects of the recommendations on the development of Primary and Secondary education. | | | INTRODUCTION | | The present educational system in India is not created in one day. It is the result of the introduction of changes and modifications in the system for a long period of time. This unit will help us to understand the conditions of Primary and Secondary education in India after Wood’s Despatch of 1854. Wood’s Despatch has been discussed in Unit2. Hunter commission made a thorough enquiry on the present condition of primary and secondary education in India. Based on the findings of its enquiry the commission made valuable recommendations to improve the conditions of primary and secondary education in India | | | HUNTER COMMISSION OF 1882 | | The administration of India by East India Company came to an end in 1857. As a result of the first struggle for independence by Indians in 1857,the power of

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