Incorporating productive work in the curriculum is seen as an integral part of India's Fifth Plan war against poverty and as a base for self-reliance. Five programmes for reforming India's non-productive education system are outlined, culminating in a suggestion for an educational pause which would allow students to take part in the productive…

Since its independence, India's emphasis on technology has created support for universities but neglected improvement of elementary and adult education, resulting in no social or economic gains for the poor and illiterate. (ND)

A critique of India's colonial educational system and a review of post colonial reform measures are presented. An outline of the projected reforms of the national educational system from 1976-86, including administration, skills, teaching, curriculum content and finance, is provided. (Author/DB)

Examines comparative education's status in India in college curricula and as an educational research topic. Argues that comparative education receives scant attention, referring to surveys that show almost nonexistent numbers of doctoral dissertations in comparative education at two Indian universities and that show the paucity of comparative…