(4)(a)The objectives of education at the primary level shall be universalisation of education at the primary level by comprehensive access by both formal and non-formal means and by improving retention and completion rates with carriculum development and teacher education to help children attain the required level of achivement in the following basic purposes:-(i)development of 'basic skills' in literacy in the mother tongue and Kannada (where mother tongue is not Kannada), numeracy and communication;(ii)development of 'life skills' for understanding of and meaningful interaction with the physical and social environment, including study of Indian culture and history, science, health and nutrition;(iii)introduction of 'work experience' or socially useful productive work to provide children with the ability to help themselves, to orient them to the work processes of society and to develop right attitudes to work;(iv)promotion of values including moral values; and(v)development of good attitudes towards further learning.(b)The main objective of education at the secondary level shall be to impart such general eduction as may be prescribed so as to make the pupil fit either for higher academic studies or for job-oriented vocational courses. The general education so imparted shall, among others, include,-(i)the development of linguistic skills and literary appreciation in the regional language;(ii)the attainment of prescribed standards of proficiency in any two other selected languages among classical or modern Indian languages including Hindi and English;(iii)the acquisition of requisite knowledge in mathematics and physical and biological sciences, with special reference to the physical environment of the pupil;(iv)the study of social sciences with special reference to history, geography and civics so as to acquire the minimum necessary knowledge in regard to the State, country and the world;(v)the introduction of 'work experience' or 'socially useful productive work' as an integral part of the curriculum; and(vi)training in sports, games, physical exercises and other arts.
