T. S. R. Subramanian Committee Report on Education

The T.S.R. Subramanian committee was entrusted with preparing a new education policy for India. The major recommendations are

An Indian Education Service (IES) should be established as an all-India service with officers being on a permanent settlement to the state governments but with the cadre controlling authority vesting with the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry.
The outlay on education should be raised to at least 6% of GDP without further loss of time.
There should be a minimum eligibility condition with 50% marks at the graduate level for entry to existing B.Ed courses. Teacher Entrance Tests (TET) should be made compulsory for the recruitment of all teachers. The Centre and states should jointly lay down norms and standards for TET.
Compulsory licensing or certification for teachers in government and private schools should be made mandatory, with provision for renewal every 10 years based on independent external testing.
Pre-school education for children in the age group of 4 to 5 years should be declared a right and a programme for it implemented immediately.
The no detention policy must be continued for young children until the completion of class V when the child will be 11 years old. At the upper primary stage, the system of detention shall be restored subject to the provision of remedial coaching and at least two extra chances being offered to prove his capability to move to a higher class.
On-demand board exams should be introduced to offer flexibility and reduce year end stress of students and parents. A National Level Test open to every student who has completed class XII from any School Board should be designed.
The mid-day meal (MDM) program should now be extended to cover students of secondary schools. This is necessary as levels of malnutrition and anaemia continue to be high among adolescents.
UGC Act must be allowed to lapse once a separate law is created for the management of higher education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) needs to be made leaner and thinner and given the role of disbursal of scholarships and fellowships.
Top 200 foreign universities should be allowed to open campuses in India and give the same degree which is acceptable in the home country of the said university.

IIM Bill, 2017

To grant IIMs power to grant degrees and not Post Graduate Diploma.
Allows students to acquire Doctoral degrees (not fellowships) from IIMs and increase research.
20 IIMs to get INI status (Institute of National Importance) and functional autonomy.
Board of Governors to appoint Director of each IIM through Search cum select committee.

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