A descriptive, informative, and comprehensive reading material on its subject, this publication provides the reader with a historical perspective on the evolution and development of educational system in India from ancient to the present times through periods including Buddhist, medieval and British—reflecting upon aspects such as system, seats and centers of learning, curriculum, pupil-teacher relation, methods of evaluation and so on. The description for the post-Independence and modern period is enriched with details of various education commissions, reforms in educational system and contemporary developments such as introduction of distance and open education, environmental education, vocationalisation of secondary education and Universalisation of primary education.