What were the initiatives during the second five year plan to improve…
2023
What were the initiatives during the second five year plan to improve technical education in India?
A. Closure of non-performing engineering colleges
B. Establishment of IIT at Madras
C. Schemes for improvement of existing technical institutions
D. Stipend-based training programme for outstanding students at select technical institutions in the country
E. Plan to establish a central institute for printing technology.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Answer: D. B, C, D and E only — CONCEPTTo identify measures under a development plan, separate capacity-building and quality-improvement proposals from later regulatory responses. The Second…
- A.
A, B and C only
- B.
A, C and D only
- C.
A, B and E only
- D.
B, C, D and E only
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Correct answer: D
CONCEPT
To identify measures under a development plan, separate capacity-building and quality-improvement proposals from later regulatory responses.
The Second Five Year Plan (1956–61) linked industrialisation with growth in technical capacity, so its education measures emphasized new institutions, stronger existing institutions, and support for specialized training.
APPLICATION
The plan included the establishment of IIT Madras, schemes to improve existing technical institutions, stipend-supported training for outstanding students at selected institutions, and a proposal for a central institute of printing technology. Closure of non-performing engineering colleges was not one of these initiatives.
CONTRAST
A, B and C only includes the closure statement and omits the student-training and printing-technology measures.
A, C and D only includes the closure statement and omits IIT Madras and the printing-technology measure.
A, B and E only includes the closure statement and omits institutional-improvement schemes and student training.
B, C, D and E only brings together the four capacity-building measures while excluding the closure statement.
CROSS-CHECK
IIT Madras was established in 1959, within the 1956–61 plan period, and the other three included measures share the plan’s expansion-and-improvement direction.
RESULT
Therefore, B, C, D and E only is the correct combination.