? Education in Post-Independent India by Dr. Sunita Agarwalla, published by Mahaveer Publications, is a detailed and scholarly textbook prepared according to the FYUGP (NEP-2020) syllabus for B.A. 5th Semester (Education Honours) and 6th Semester (Non-Honours – Course Code: EDDSEN602) students of all universities and autonomous colleges of Assam.

This book systematically explores the development of the Indian education system after independence (1947 onwards), emphasizing the major commissions, committees, policies, and reforms that shaped the nation’s educational framework. It offers an analytical study of the University Education Commission (1948–49), Secondary Education Commission (1952–53), Kothari Commission (1964–66), and successive National Policies on Education (1968, 1986, 1992, and 2020). 

Unit I: Educational Scenario at the Time of Independence

1. A Brief Account of the Educational Scenario at the Time of Independence

2. University Education Commission (1948–49) or Radhakrishnan Commission

3. Education in the Indian Constitution — Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

Exercise

Unit II: Educational Efforts in India – I (1951–2000)

1. Secondary Education Commission (1952–53)

2. Indian Education Commission (1964–66) — Kothari Commission and its recommendations

Exercise

Unit III: Educational Efforts in India – II (1951–2000)

1. National Policy on Education (1968) — Aims and features

2. Swaran Singh Committee Report (1976) — Constitutional amendment and education

3. Adiseshiah Committee Report (1978) — Education for equality and expansion

4. National Policy on Education (1986) — Objectives, structure, and implementation

5. Ramamurti Review Committee Report (1990) — Evaluation of NPE

6. Janardana Reddy Committee Report (1991) — Modifications and follow-ups

7. Revised National Policy on Education (1992) — Strengthening the education system

Exercise

Unit IV: Recent Developments in Indian Education

1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) — Universalization of elementary education

2. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) — Secondary education reforms

3. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) — Higher education development

4. National Knowledge Commission (NKC) — Innovation and quality in higher education

5. National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 — Child-centered and inclusive education

Exercise

Bibliography