Syllabus

Course Code: MED103    Course Name: Education Studies

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Education
• Meaning and Nature
• Concept (Narrow and Broader)
• Agencies
• Need and Importance
• National and Global Perspective

2. Education as a –
• Phenomenon
• Practice
• Field of Study
2 3. Structure and System of Education in India
• Educational Structure at central, state, district, block and village level
• System of Education in India
· Higher Education
· Secondary Education
· Elementary Education
· Technical Education

4. Need, Importance and Significance of –
• Distance Education and Open Learning Systems in National and Global Perspective
• Educational Bodies like UNESCO,UGC, NUEPA, NIOS, RCI, NCERT, NCTE, CBSE, SCERT(s) & DIET(s)
3 5. Constitutional Provisions and Acts w.r.t. Education
• Provisions w.r.t. Education in Constitution of India
• RTE Act, 2009
• Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995
• Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

6. National Programmes/ Schemes in Education
• Mid-Day Meal Scheme
• SSA, RMSA & RUSA
• IEDSS & IEDC
• Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
• Saakshar Bharat
4 7. National Issues in Education
• Universalization of Elementary Education
• Globalization of Education
• Liberalization of Education

8. National Concerns in Education
• Expansion of Secondary and Higher Education
• Issues related to equity, equality and quality of Education
• Education of the disadvantaged
• Quality issues in Teacher Education Programmes
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