extending the years of schooling from ten years to twelve
years.
The first of these sections will describe the curriculum
development work done by the Inter-State Board for Anglo-
Indian Education because this was deeply influential.
3.2. The Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education:
(1947-1990)
During the 1950s, the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian
Education was mainly responsible for the All-India
Examination patterns adopted by the Anglo-Indian schools.
The Board was guided by the Council for the Indian School
Certificate Examination. The secretary was the Anglo-
Indian Member of Parliament A.E.T. Barrow. The Senior
Cambridge examinations were found to be irrelevant to
Indian education; so a new examination was introduced.
The new examination was called the Indian School
Certificate examination (I.S.C.E.)
The Council for the Indian School Certificate examination
published three books in 1961 on the Diversified Courses
introduced into Anglo-Indian schools. The task of the
Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian education was to ensure
uniformity and a high standard of education in Anglo-Indian
schools. (32)
In the 1950s D,Souza, who was the Inspector of Anglo-Indian
schools in West Bengal, realised the importance of
"Indianising" the Anglo-Indian schools. He appointed the
Non-Official Anglo-Indian Education Reorientating Advisory
Committee from the educationists in West Bengal's Anglo-
Indian schools.
The findings of the committee were published in a Report of
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