The students will be provided two years of practical training after passing a three-year diploma course. Subjects like Industrial Arts, Weaving, Tannery, Wood Work, Masonry, Glass making be introduced in technical schools and teaching of these subjects be started. Diploma holders from polytechnics be allowed BTech degree after passing a course of one year. Topic: 201 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (2) Nationalization of Institutions All private institutions were nationalized on October 1, 1972. The owners of these schools were paid no money or any other compensation. The servants of the institutions were given the same pay and allowance equal to those of government institutions. It was a great deed of course because in this way privately managed schools and colleges had been deprived of doing any injustice to servants and teaching staff. Topic: 202 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (3) Facilities and Training of Teachers Refresher courses and training abroad for teachers were to be arranged. In addition, a School Service Academy was proposed to be established on the pattern of Civil Service Academy. It was told that there were one hundred and sixty thousand (160,000) teachers in all and the existing institutions for the training of teachers will be able to train up to 1980 another one hundred and four thousand (104,000) teachers. The number of teachers was insufficient, therefore, education as a subject be given proper attention and students graduating with this subject to be provided job of teacher. Some retired civil servants, military service people and students of a university will be included in the National Education Corps. Better pay scales have been recommended for teachers and leave salary was allowed to teachers. Topic: 203 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (4) Facilities for Students Much attention has been given to students in this policy. Education up to matric for all students was made free. Rs. Twenty million were allotted for scholarship of students in 1971-72. Students were allowed to have loans from banks to be returned in instalments after getting jobs. In addition to this, travelling facility, facility of medical check-up and book banks were established. Welfare Committees were set up for students in the institutions and they were allowed to elect members from themselves. Topic: 204 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (5) Setting of New Universities There were seven universities in the country in 1972.
The students will be provided two years of practical training after passing a three-year diploma course. Subjects like Industrial Arts, Weaving, Tannery, Wood Work, Masonry, Glass making be introduced in technical schools and teaching of these subjects be started. Diploma holders from polytechnics be allowed BTech degree after passing a course of one year. Topic: 201 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (2) Nationalization of Institutions All private institutions were nationalized on October 1, 1972. The owners of these schools were paid no money or any other compensation. The servants of the institutions were given the same pay and allowance equal to those of government institutions. It was a great deed of course because in this way privately managed schools and colleges had been deprived of doing any injustice to servants and teaching staff. Topic: 202 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (3) Facilities and Training of Teachers Refresher courses and training abroad for teachers were to be arranged. In addition, a School Service Academy was proposed to be established on the pattern of Civil Service Academy. It was told that there were one hundred and sixty thousand (160,000) teachers in all and the existing institutions for the training of teachers will be able to train up to 1980 another one hundred and four thousand (104,000) teachers. The number of teachers was insufficient, therefore, education as a subject be given proper attention and students graduating with this subject to be provided job of teacher. Some retired civil servants, military service people and students of a university will be included in the National Education Corps. Better pay scales have been recommended for teachers and leave salary was allowed to teachers. Topic: 203 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (4) Facilities for Students Much attention has been given to students in this policy. Education up to matric for all students was made free. Rs. Twenty million were allotted for scholarship of students in 1971-72. Students were allowed to have loans from banks to be returned in instalments after getting jobs. In addition to this, travelling facility, facility of medical check-up and book banks were established. Welfare Committees were set up for students in the institutions and they were allowed to elect members from themselves. Topic: 204 - National Education Policy 1972 – 1980 (5) Setting of New Universities There were seven universities in the country in 1972.
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