Question

When was the District primary Education Program started?
A. 1988
B. 1990
C. 1994
D. 1995

Answer 1

Hint: The District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was launched as a major initiative to revitalize the primary education system and to achieve holistic approach to universalize access, retention and improve learning achievement and to reduce disparities among social groups.

Complete answer:
DPEP is based on the principle of “additionally” and is structured to fill in the existing gaps by providing inputs over and above the provisions made under central and state sector schemes for primary education. The state governments are required to at least maintain expenditure in real terms at base year level.
The national curriculum required that all schools teach the same subject content from the age of 7-16. From 1988 all schools were required to teach the core subjects English, Maths, Science etc at GCSE level. GCSE’s and SAT’s were also introduced as part of the National Curriculum.
Most states and districts in the 1990s adopted Outcome-Based Education (OBE) in some form or another. A state would create a committee to adopt standards, and choose a quantitative instrument to assess whether the students knew the required content or could perform the required tasks.In 1994, the District Primary Education Programme was started with the objective of universalisation of primary education. It was implemented in seven states including Maharashtra
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) is a statutory body of Indian government set up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (73, 1993) in 1995 is to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Indian education system.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note: In 1994, the District Primary EducationProgramme (DPEP) was started with the objective of universalisation of primary education. It was implemented in seven States including Maharashtra. The plan envisaged 100% attendance in primary school , arresting student drop-out, education for girls and for the physically handicapped. It included programmes such as research on and evaluation of primary
education, alternative education, creating social awareness, etc.