The First Historical Survey entitled Development of Education in India was published in 1986. It covered the period before and after independence up to the year 1985. The Second Historical Survey covering the period 1985-1990 was brought out in 1991. Both these surveys placed in the hands of the discerning educationists as also reviewers have been well received. Third Historical Survey of Educational Development in India, covering the period 1990-92, reflects the attempts made in the direction of implementing the national policy of education, 1986 and that modified in 1992. The material has been grouped in four parts. Part one presents a historical survey of educational planning with special reference to Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) and the formulation of the modified national policy on education 1992. Part two is devoted to educational statistics. Part three includes documents covering almost all facets of education. Part four consists of appendices relating to topics not covered earlier.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Agarwal
Dr. S.P. Agarwal is a Post Graduate in Advanced Electronics Engineering, a Post Graduate in Business Administration and holds a doctoral level degree in International Business. He has a long experience of more than 40 years in R&D, S&T Policy making and administration, technology development & trade, promotion and developing of consulting services, technology incubation, development of small business etc., and has worked in various R&D and commercial organizations. He was Adviser in the Ministry of Science & Technology till 2002. Presently, he is a Professor and Head of the Centre for International Trade in Technology at Indian institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. Dr. Agarwal has speical interest in promotion and development of consultancy services, and his taken several initiatives in this direction while he was with the Ministry of Science & Technology or earlier. These included conceptualizing and implementing a Plan scheme for development and promotion of consultancy capabilities in mid eighties, setting up of Consultancy Development Centre at New Delhi, Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and Pacific, supporting consultancy associations and promotional organizations etc., besides research studies and reports. He has been consultant to national and international organizations such as UNDP and ESCAP, and has actively participated in national and international conferences, delegations, trade fairs, etc. in India and abroad. He was invited by ITC and UNIDO for their international meetings for development and cooperation in consultancy services in developing countries, in Geneva and Vienna in mid nineties. He has been on the Boards of Directors of several companies including consultancy companies. He has published more than 100 technical/research papers in India and abroad, including those related to consultancy services. He is perceived to be a champion for the development and promotion of consultancy profession in the country and abroad.
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