The main drawback of the Sargent Plan was:

AIntegration of education with economic institutions

BGiving importance to the social sector

CGiving more importance to technical education

DHighly selective admission in colleges ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Highly selective admission in colleges

Explanation

A major weakness of the Sargent Plan was its highly selective admission to colleges.

It did not actually integrate education with economic institutions.

Giving importance to the social sector was not its shortcoming.

Emphasis on technical education was not the flaw for which it is criticised.

The plan also proposed a forty-year timeline, seen as far too slow.

It was drafted in 1944 as a scheme for post-war educational development.

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