Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-I
In 1948, under whose chairpersonship was a University Commission appointed with the purpose of reconstruction of university education to meet the demand for scientific, technical and other manpower needed for the socio-economic development of the country?
ADr. Zakir Husain
BDr. S. Radhakrishnan ✓ Correct
CDr. A. L. Mudaliar
DDr. D. S. Kothari
Correct answer: (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan — The 1948 University Commission was chaired by Dr S. Radhakrishnan, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The 1948 University Commission was chaired by Dr S. Radhakrishnan, so that is the answer.
★It is known as the University Education Commission or Radhakrishnan Commission.
★It was the first education commission of independent India.
★It aimed to reconstruct university education for national development.
★It recommended improvements in teaching, standards and university administration.
★Zakir Husain, Mudaliar and Kothari led other later committees, not this one.
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