AN OVERVIEW OF HISTORY OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INDIA

Education is the passport to the future and tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. Primary education, also called an elementary education, is the ?rst stage traditionally found in formal education, beginning at about age 5 to 7 and ending at about age 11 to 13. The primary stage is very crucial stage in the life of the child. The primary school lays the foundation for children to learn moral values. India has achieved signi?cant progress in recent decades regarding access to schooling and enrolment rates in primary education. The paper makes an attempt on the history of the primary education in India