Education Committees & Commissions, 1983–2019
Chattopadhyay to Kasturirangan — objectives, report titles and recommendations, committee by committee.
MASTER TABLE (Learn this first)
| Year | Committee / Commission | Chairperson | Official Name | Report Title | Core Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–85 | Chattopadhyay Committee | Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya | National Commission on Teachers – I | The Teacher and Society | Teachers' salary, status, service conditions |
| 1990 | Ramamurti Committee | Acharya Ramamurti | Committee for Review of NPE 1986 | Towards an Enlightened and Humane Society | Review of NPE 1986 |
| 1991–92 | Janardhana Reddy Committee | N. Janardhana Reddy (CM, Andhra Pradesh) | CABE Committee on Policy | Report of CABE Committee on Policy | Led to NPE 1992 + POA 1992 |
| 1992–93 | Yashpal Committee | Prof. Yash Pal | National Advisory Committee | Learning Without Burden (15 July 1993) | Curriculum load on school children |
| 2005–09 | National Knowledge Commission | Sam Pitroda | National Knowledge Commission (NKC) | Reports to the Nation | Knowledge society & higher education |
| 2012 | Justice Verma Commission | Justice J.S. Verma | High-Powered Commission on Teacher Education | Vision of Teacher Education in India: Quality and Regulatory Perspective | Teacher education reform |
| 2015–16 | T.S.R. Subramanian Committee | T.S.R. Subramanian (ex-Cabinet Secretary) | Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy | National Policy on Education 2016 (draft) | First attempt at a new NEP |
| 2017–19 | Kasturirangan Committee | Dr. K. Kasturirangan (ex-ISRO Chairman) | Committee for Draft National Education Policy | Draft National Education Policy 2019 | Basis of NEP 2020 |
Memory chain: Teachers (1983) → Review (1990) → Revision (1991) → Burden (1992) → Knowledge (2005) → Teacher Education (2012) → New Policy attempt (2015) → New Policy final (2017–19).
The rest of this note
- MASTER TABLE (Learn this first)
- 1. CHATTOPADHYAY COMMITTEE (1983–1985)
- 2. RAMAMURTI COMMITTEE (1990)
- 3. JANARDHANA REDDY COMMITTEE (1991–1992)
- 4. YASHPAL COMMITTEE (1992–1993)
- 5. NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION (2005–2009)
- 6. JUSTICE VERMA COMMISSION (2012)
- 7. T.S.R. SUBRAMANIAN COMMITTEE (2015–2016)
- 8. KASTURIRANGAN COMMITTEE (2017–2019)
- SUPPORTING LANDMARKS (write these as context)
- RAPID REVISION — ONE LINE EACH
- EXPECTED EXAM QUESTIONS