.............. was the chairperson of National Knowledge Commission (2007).
Mr. Sam Pitroda
The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted on 13 June 2005 by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as a high-level advisory body to transform India into a knowledge society. It submitted its final report in 2009.
It was chaired by Mr. Sam Pitroda, the telecom pioneer, and made recommendations on access to knowledge, knowledge concepts, knowledge creation, knowledge application and e-governance, including the National Knowledge Network and expansion of universities.
Prof. Yash Pal headed the 2009 Committee on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar is a scientist and former Director General of CSIR, and Sam Manekshaw was India's first Field Marshal.
Hence, the chairperson of the National Knowledge Commission was Mr. Sam Pitroda.
Similar Questions
During British period in India Lord Curzon had organized .................. for development of Indian Education.
RUSA scheme is launched mainly to provide ........................
Policies in Education are important because ........
(i) they help in establishment of rules and standards in education
(ii) they create standards of quality for learning
(iii) they define expectations and accountability in education
RUSA stands for ...........
RUSA was established in 2013 by :
Improve access, equity and ............ in Higher Education is key objective of RUSA.
The two reports headed by Prof. Yashpal are :
(i) National Policy on Education-1986
(ii) National Knowledge Commission
(iii) National Curriculum Framework-2005
(iv) Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education
(v) Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education
Important Questions from Policies and Governance
- The Supreme Court of India directed the government to implement environmental education in all educational institutions as compulsory subject in :
Which one of the following is a non- statutory body?
Which one of the following has been the basis for introduction of yoga in teacher training course?
In order to meet the demands of market economy and produce competent graduates, who can compete with their counterparts in international markets, the first and foremost change that needs to be introduced in the prevailing system of Indian higher education is related to:
Which among the following is the statutory function of the UGC?
