Slutz R 1963 Asad Trip 42 New Delhi Jan 15 completes secondary school his diploma is marked "Matriculation Failed" Each state sets its own Matriculation Exam. However, little by little, increasing emphasis is occurring on the Internal Exam which in Delhi is now weighted about 20%. The University faculty sets the Matriculation questions. Faculty members decide these courses, provide book lists and other requirements and then formulate exam in terms of these requirements. Demand at first declined External Exam but now feels it has merit. If there is no External Exam, there is no standard for measuring performance and little protection of the teacher from parental or political pressures. Demand is getting under way this summer with an institute program. Among topics to be covered will be the PSSC material. The high school physics course requires only $125 worth of equipment. The plan is to buy a few sets of equipment and Indian artisans will copy them. There will be 4 institutes (as I have described earlier) under the University Grants Commission. Demand said the Russians are trying hard to get into India with science programs; UNESCO has been trying to