Exam Details

Subject Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
Paper
Exam / Course MASTER OF ARTS(EDUCATION)/POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Describe the key features of higher education in India before Independence and discuss the reforms undertaken during the first decade after independence.
OR
What is meant by 'equity' in the context of higher education in India Discuss the efforts made to ensure equal opportunity for all citizens for acquiring higher education. What are the issues involved in it

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

What is your assessment of quality and quantity of research being done in Indian Universities? What steps have been taken to promote research in our higher education institutions? Give examples.
OR
What are the expectations from a university/college teacher in terms of his/her academic and social roles? Evaluate the academic, professional and social functions of teachers in higher education in India.

3. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each

Discuss the importance of academic freedom in institutions of higher learning.

Critically reflect on impact of WTO regulations on higher education in India.

Analyse critically the impact of privatization of higher education in our country.

Evaluate critically the role of NAAC in the assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions.

Discuss the role of teachers' organization in professional development of college teachers.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the current problems being faced by higher education system in India with special reference to access, equity and relevance. Give your suggestions to improve the situation.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Communication And Information Technology
  • Communication Technology For Distance Education
  • Computer Technology
  • Design And Development Of Self-Learning Print Material
  • Designing Courseware
  • Dimensions of Educational Management
  • Education Nature and Purposes
  • Educational Research
  • Et-An Overview
  • Growth and Development of Educational Management
  • Growth and Philosophy of Distance Education
  • Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
  • Higher Education:The Psycho-Social Context
  • Institutional Management
  • Introduction In Higher Education
  • Learner Support Services
  • Learning, Learner and Development
  • Management Of Distance Education
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Oriental Dimensions of Education
  • Planning And Management Of Higher Education
  • Societal Context of Education
  • Understanding Education