Chapter III OBJECTS, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF COMMISSION

15. The objects of the Commission shall be as follows, namely :-

1. (a) to conceive, experiment upon and implement such innovative proposals in the field of education and learning as would transform the objectives, contents and methods of education in the light of the vision of great pioneers and educationists of India's freedom movement and of progressive educationists of the world and in light of the needs of the contemporary world in its march towards a future that would be in harmony

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1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall conceive, experiment upon and implement such innovative proposals in the field of education and learning as would transform the objectives, contents and methods of education so as to promote the objectives of the Commission.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing function, the Commission shall perform the following functions, namely:,
   • (i) to promote experimentation, designing and development of the contents of learning which would inspire pupils to foster the over-arching aims of education to be achieved by the Commission;
   • (ii) to promote, explore and invent new methods of pedagogy and evaluation so as to make the learning process interesting, instructive, experimental and practical;
   • (iii) to experiment upon the contents and methods of learning at its own innovative institutions or innovative institutions selected by it from those existing;
   • (iv) to promote and recommend, on the basis of results of its experiments carried out on

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1. (1) The Commission shall have the power to do all such things as are necessary for, and conducive to, the efficient performance of its functions under this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Commission shall have following powers, namely:,
   • (i) to carry out research in aims and contents of education and methods of pedagogy and evaluation;
   • (ii) to institute fellowships and scholarships for carrying out research in aims and contents of education and methods of pedagogy and evaluation;
   • (iii) to organize workshops, conferences, symposia and such other meetings to elicit ideas for educational innovations;
   • (iv) to have access to all the materials, including